Still Alive!: A Temporary Condition : a Memoir+ÆOld age is a shipwreck,+ô Charles de Gaulle once observed. Not so, says Herb Gold in this lively, often hilarious memoir of his first seven decades. He is clearly enjoying every moment to the fullest. This is a book about how time overtakes us, how reminiscence, loss, hope, pain, success, failure-the lifelong accumulation of dreams and reality-crowd about us with every passing day. Combining a fascinating selection of people, places, and key events from a long life into the alembic of his ever-fertile imagination, Gold has distilled gold from his uncanny ability to recall conversations, anecdotes, atmosphere, and telling detail. In this age of overheated memoirs, STILL ALIVE! will surely find its way to a grateful audience both young and young at heart. |
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... face with her hands , even spreading her fingers to hide her hairline . As I passed , she removed her hands from her face and announced accusingly , startling everyone in the vicinity : " You don't even recognize women , do you , Herb ...
... face with her hands , even spreading her fingers to hide her hairline . As I passed , she removed her hands from her face and announced accusingly , startling everyone in the vicinity : " You don't even recognize women , do you , Herb ...
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... face of a Japa- nese - sneaky , yellow , totalitarian - from that of a Chinese . The Chinese face in those days was open , smiling , and dem- ocratic . Marvin's father had a wild , high , energetic laugh . He said the objective ...
... face of a Japa- nese - sneaky , yellow , totalitarian - from that of a Chinese . The Chinese face in those days was open , smiling , and dem- ocratic . Marvin's father had a wild , high , energetic laugh . He said the objective ...
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... face was wet with tears . We were raised in the Midwest , in regular - folks Amer- ica , where men did not weep ( they may have been learning lately ) . I was startled and confused . My own throat was con- gested . It was not because of ...
... face was wet with tears . We were raised in the Midwest , in regular - folks Amer- ica , where men did not weep ( they may have been learning lately ) . I was startled and confused . My own throat was con- gested . It was not because of ...
Contents
Remembrance of Cultural Revolutions Past | 1 |
A Night Scavenger | 29 |
Lakewood Ohio 1930s | 45 |
Copyright | |
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