AARP The Magazine
Features
July & August 2010
54
Valerie Bertinelli’s
Sexy Comeback
She got fit, found faith, fell
in love. Inside the daring,
dazzling, dang-she-looks-good rebirth of television’s
hottest lady next door
By Meg Grant
36
42
Cheap Is the
New Rich
Spending is out, simplicity’s
in. Why the nation’s thriftiest
people are also the happiest
By Jeff Yeager
42
Bring Back That
Mayberry Spirit
As The Andy Griffith Show
turns 50, Americans still find
comfort in Andy, Opie, and
their idyllic hometown
By Wayne Curtis
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FROM LEFT: SAM JONES/CPI-SYNDICATION; TERU ONISHI
Heart to Heart
With Laura Bush
The former first lady talks
about childhood loss, public
disappointments, and new
happiness in Texas
By Cathy Booth Thomas
52
Beach-Season Big-Screen Bonanza
George Clooney, above, wants to spend time with you
this summer. So do Julia Roberts, Sly Stallone, Chris
Rock, Annette Bening, and a host of Hollywood’s hottest
stars. The shocker: Some of this summer’s biggest
blockbusters aren’t just for kids. Here’s our sneak peek
at the season’s top ten films for grownups By Bill Newcott
Also on the Cover
22 Your Doctor and You
26 Outsmart Your Bank
COVER PHOTOGRAPHED IN MALIBU, CALIFORNIA
BY ART STREIBER; PRODUCTION: PRODUCEIT INC.;
WARDROBE: LINDA MEDVENE; PROP STYLIST: JAMIE
DEAN; HAIR: ROQUE; MAKEUP: ERIC BERNARD;
MANICURIST: ASHLIE JOHNSON
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