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An inspirational true story of a year-long mission for ninety-three new experiences a nonagenarian undertook to show it's never too late for something new. Between her 93rd and 94th birthdays, Ieda Jonasdottir Herman committed to finding ninety-three things she had never done before as part of her ongoing effort to motivate others to live life with vitality. The result was a year of ordinary adventures that prove you're never too old for something new - even at 93.

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Ieda Jonasdottir Herman (1925-2019) was born in Reykjavik, Iceland. She immigrated the the United States in 1945 after marrying an American she met while he was stationed with the US Navy in Iceland during World War II. She earned a degree from the Institute of Children's Literature in 2009. She published her first book in 2014 at the age of 88, a childhood memoir entitled Growing Up Viking: Fond Memories of Iceland(originally published under the title Trolls - Monster Worm - Hidden People: Fond Memories of Iceland.). In 2016, she released a young adult novel The Silver Arrow.The following year, she published a historical fiction version of her memoir, calling it Viking Kids Don't Cry. That year she also co-authored a cookbook Homestyle Icelandic Cooking for American Kitchens, and released a motivational adult coloring book Happiness in Living Color. Heidi Herman was born and raised in Central Illinois, but her passion and a common theme in her writing is her Icelandic heritage. After a 30-year career in business, where she authored magazine articles, white papers, and technical assessment reports, Heidi turned to fiction writing full-time, inspired by her mother's example. In the winter of 2012, her mother, Íeda Jónasdóttir Herman, published a childhood memoir, which featured some of Iceland's folklore. Heidi was immersed in childhood memories of the Scandinavian legends, lore, and imaginative stories. The myth of Iceland's troll-like Christmas characters - Jólasveinar - sparked the imagination of many readers and led to Heidi writing her first book, The Legend of the Icelandic Yule Lads. It was followed by two more books on Icelandic folklore: The Guardians of Iceland and Other Icelandic Folk Tales and The Icelandic Yule Lads Mayhem at the North Pole. In 2017, she co-authored and Icelandic cookbook, Homestyle Icelandic Cooking for American Kitchens with her mother, Íeda Jónasdóttir Herman, which won a US category in The Gourmand World Cookbook Awards that year. Heidi published her debut novel, Her Viking Heart, in 2018 and it was named the 2018 Foreward INDIES Book of the Year Gold Winner - Romance Category. Her newest work, On with The Butter: Spread More Living onto Everyday Life was inspired when Heidi worked to complete her mother's final work, Never Too Late. Íeda Jónasdóttir Herman (1925-2019) was 94 years old and had completed a year of new experiences to prove a person is never too old to enjoy life. That message, along with her mother's example, led Heidi to write this new motivational book with ideas and encouragement on how anyone can find those activities and experiences. Heidi currently lives in South Dakota but snowbirds south in the winter. In addition to writing, she loves Scandinavian festivals, cooking, photography, travel, and exploring the outdoors.

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