You Don't Look Young for your Age is a collection of humorous essays by Bruce Freedman. Illustrated by Dusty Hanson, it combines social observations with personal anecdotes to poke fun at mainstream thinking.

The book comprises 25 chapters covering 10 themes ranging from religion to relationships. For instance, chapter 10, ‘Only Good People do Yoga,’ ponders the popular perception that being stretchy is the path to greater spirituality and enlightenment. And chapter 16, ‘The Best Thing that ever Happened to You,’ uncovers the underhanded plot by parents to fool single folk into having children.

What ties all the chapters together is the inescapable realization that wrong can also be right.

First-time author Bruce Freedman's 10+ years analyzing Asian stock markets may leave him qualified to write about the world, but what ever made him think he could write humor? Well, he was once ranked #1 for Hong Kong bank research by Reuters. That might not seem so funny until you consider the abominable stock market advice he was giving his clients. The book pulls no punches and uses the same analytical techniques and persuasive tools that he developed over many years of obscuring the truth.

The book will be available for sale in December 2010. In the meantime, you can download the chapter ‘The Five C's of Buying an Engagement Ring’ which was recently featured on Charles Adler's cross-Canada radio show, Adler Online. You can listen to an on-air interview with the author here.

Bruce Freedman grew up in Montreal and moved to Hong Kong shortly after university to pursue a career in investment banking. Disillusioned by the bucket loads of money he earned for staring at a computer screen, he decided to follow his dreams and take up writing. Now, he can earn next to nothing for staring at that same computer screen. Bruce recently returned to Toronto where he's puzzled by the abundance of irezumi tattoos yet scarcity of decent dim sum. Aside from writing humor and freelancing for The Globe & Mail, Bruce consults on communications strategy for the financial sector. He can be reached at bruce@brucefreedman.com