📚 Second Act: What Late Bloomers Can Tell You About Success and Reinventing Your Life

> **"Henry Oliver is a rare smart, funny and insightful. *How to Reinvent Yourself* showcases his wide reading, deep understanding and playful prose style. Read this book to discover why it's never too late for a second act in your own life."** > — *Helen Lewis*, author of *Difficult Women* --- Our society tells us over and over that if we're going to achieve anything, we'd better do it while we're young. We fixate on stories of prodigies; we put our children in piano lessons or language classes as toddlers, hoping to give them the best shot at success we can. As for ourselves, too many people feel it's too late to change the course of their own lives. Whether we are at the start of our careers and sense we're on the wrong path, or feeling unsettled in our late or middle years, we all wonder: **How can we reinvent ourselves? Is it too late?** This book has answers. **Late bloomers** — individuals who experience significant success later in life — offer lessons for people who feel frustrated. This book encourages readers to: * Think about themselves as potential late bloomers * Discover, encourage, and advocate for late blooming in others After all, it's never too late to uncover hidden talents or accomplish long-held goals. The road to success is never as straightforward as we're led to believe. Consider: * Julia Child didn't discover her love for cooking until she was 37 * Vera Wang started her design business at 40 * Michelangelo painted *The Last Judgment* in his 60s --- This inspiring, passionate book combines: * **Wonderful storytelling** * **Fascinating new research** …to challenge traditional expectations about life trajectories. You'll explore: * A range of **blueprints for self-reinvention** * The latest insights from **psychology and neuroscience** * The remarkable life stories of late bloomers — from **Penelope Fitzgerald** to **Samuel Johnson**, from the **inventor of the Covid vaccine** to **Malcolm X**