Gail Sheehy's breakthrough work, Passages, made history when it remained on the New York Times list for more than three years after its publication in 1976. A Library of Congress survey named this look at life's stages one of the ten most influential books of our time. At last, this is your story. You'll recognize yourself, your friends, and your loves. You'll see how to use each life crisis as an opportunity for creative change — to grow to your full potential. Sheehy's brilliant road map of adult life shows the inevitable personality and sexual changes we go through in our 30s, 40s, 50s, and beyond.