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The story of a boy who did not want to become a priest the masterpiece of Romanias greatest storyteller Recollections from Childhood original title in Romanian Amintiri din copilărie is a highly entertaining recount of the authors idyllic childhood disrupted by his parents ambitions to have him enter priesthoodOne of the main literary contributions of Romanian author Ion Creangă The largest of his two works in the memoir genre it includes some of the most recognizable samples of firstperson narratives in Romanian literature and is considered by critics to be Creangăs masterpiece Wikipedia
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The language elegant lyrical compelling recollects and evokes a childhood in a faraway place and a time long ago This book transports you to a world and way of life in a small British colony during the 1930s and 1940s that began to disappear after WWII
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Thirtytwo writers including Maxine Hong Kinston William Saroyan and MFK Fisher describe their experiences growing up in California
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the first English translation of the Sterns ground breaking research on suggestabilitytraces the development of childrens ability to recollect recount and testify accurately
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This book has fullcolor illustrations throughoutBlue Ridge stands at the northeast side of the basin where Rutland City and its environs are situated My home on Post Road in rural Rutland Town was a short distance from the mountain I could see the mountain from my home It was always there as if watching over me like a great and comforting mother figurePsalm 121 begins I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help My help cometh from the Lord which made heaven and earth That is how that mountain has always felt to me It was almost a spiritual presence in my life during my growing up years in the 1940sI have always been a driven person When I was a teenager beginning high school my perfectionism and zeal to excel in my studies were causing my mother concern She saw the stress I was putting upon myselfShe sought the best remedy she could She took me back up on the mountain We spent two days there a timeout to relax and soak in its serenity My mother let the mountain soothe me and help me put my priorities in orderThis beloved mountain is where I first learned to appreciate the beauties of nature It is the site of many cherished family good times It is where some aspects of my character were moldedAs I recounted in my first writings mine was a quite ordinary childhood for that point and place in time the 1940s in rural Vermont These stories I relate in this book are part of my history and they are a part of my familys history They are also a part of Vermonts history
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This book has fullcolor illustrations throughoutWe walked to school This was no badge of merit it was an accepted fact Rain or shine snow or sleet temperatures well below freezing with a crisp wind it didnt matter We walked to school because that was the only way wed get thereSchool was about a mile from home Today the odometer measures just a little over threequarters of a mile but the hilltops have been gouged away the dips have been filled and raised and corners have been straightened to expedite todays speeding traffic In those days the road was a narrow dirt road The few vehicles that used it kicked up a wake of dust as they passed by usI think my favorite times walking to and from school were in the fall There was a newness about school that I actually relished after the long summer vacation I enjoyed the colors of autumn the lavenders and pinks of the wild asters amidst the yellow goldenrod along the roadside I liked how the dewdrops glistened like jewels on the grass in the mornings But every season had something special to offer on our treks to and from schoolSchool life in the 1940s was far from boring Quill pens and penmanship Slate blackboards and chalk Wood stove and pottery water jug Sledding and snowballs Dinner pails and picnics Rhythm band and pump organ Teacher and the woodshedThis little book tells of these and so much more These were my school days in a oneroom schoolhouse in 1940s Vermont I hope you enjoy these stories
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The American poet recalls the people and experiences of his childhood in western Pennsylvania and New Jersey
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Excerpt from Recollections of Persons and Places in the West The Author begins with his Birth where Men generally begin Incidents Of Childhood First Voyage down the Ohio River About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books Find more at wwwforgottenbookscom This book is a reproduction of an important historical work Forgotten Books uses stateoftheart technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works
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The Russian ballerina Lydia Kyasht was very much a free spirit A childhood friend of her fellow ballerina Tamara Karsavina she appears frequently in the early pages of the latters autobiography usually as chief mischiefmaker and her autobiography reflects that aspect of her personality She gives her impressions and experiences of European life and society especially of the Russian Court before the revolution but her book is as much about the authors romantic adventures as it is about her dazzling career as a dancer I believe it is a good thing for a woman to have a lover she writes a bold sentiment for 1929 when her book was first published Kyasht was born in 1885 She studied at the St Petersburg Imperial Ballet School with Pavel Gerdt and joined the Maryinsky Theatre in 1902 becoming second dancer in 1905 and first dancer in 1908 She was also a soloist with the Bolshoi 19034 and performed in various concert recitals In 1908 she went to London where she succeeded Adeline Genée as prima ballerina at the Empire Theatre performing there for several seasons until 1913 In 1912 she also danced with Diaghilevs Ballets Russes and again in 1919 and made her New York debut in 1914 After returning to Russia to dance concert performances 191417 she settled in London and founded her own school which moved to Cirencester in 1948 while also dancing in cabaret and the theatre In 1939 she founded her own company Ballet de la Jeunesse Anglaise which toured England 1939 and Europe 1944 and in 1940 also ran the Lydia Kyasht Ballet From 1953 she also taught at the Legat School She died in 1959
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From the introduction which wistfully recalls Ms Jacksons childhood spent picking out pecans for her mothers candy making to the candid discussion of the health aspects of pecans the author evokes nostalgia and a desire to cook with pecans in order to improve our health The compendium of more than one hundred sumptuous recipes includes the use of pecans in all categories of cooking As a bonus each recipe includes a little story or anecdote that enhances ones use of the recipes
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Childhood before World War II was a simpler kinder time but it wasnt without its hilarious adventures as this illustrated memoir shows Heres what Tom and Huck would have done if they had lived on the California coast in the 1930s
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The historical novelist recalls her childhood and struggle with rheumatoid arthritis that made her unable to walk as a child and describes the family and friends who encouraged her to become a writer
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Grants wife and daughter provide the foreword for a work in which the screen idol and those who knew himfamily friends and actorsdescribe his childhood his meteoric career his opinions on life and more
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In the stirring recollections and reflections presented in this autobiographical volume the author for the first time describes his childhood and youth as well as his experiences as a young doctor of neurology in prewar Vienna Dr Frankl recalls his early disagreements with Sigmund Freud and Alfred Adler and considers the impact of these disputes on the development of Logotherapy deemed the third Viennese School of Psycotherapy Toward the end of World War II Frankl was arrested and deported as was his entire family The description of his harrowing experiences in four concentration camps including Dachau and Auschwitz is of unforgettable intensity and interest After his liberation by American troops in 1945 Frankl returned to Vienna to discover that none of his family had survived Slowly and painfully he started to build a new life In the postwar years Frankls philosophical and psychological ideas caught the attention of a worldwide public On numerous lecture tours throughout the world he met some of the most famous figures of our time Pope Paul VI First Lady Mamie Eisenhower philosopher Martin Heidegger Dr Frankls anecdotes and reflections on these encounters are highlights of the narrative Viktor Frankl Recollections An Autobiography is augmented by numerous heretofore unpublished photographs from Frankls private archives Dr Frankls words of undeniable power and insight make this volume a classic on par with his earlier Mans Search for Meaning an international bestseller since its publication over 30 years ago This is an indispensable memoir that will fascinate his millions of readers as well as professionals in psychology social work psychiatry counseling philosophy and the clergy
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Childhood before World War II was a simpler kinder time but it wasnt without its hilarious adventures as this illustrated memoir shows Heres what Tom and Huck would have done if they had lived on the California coast in the 1930s
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Provocative informative recollections of the varied and colorful life of the great pianistcomposer dictated to his close friend with an Introduction by Daniel Gregory Mason CONTENTS Happy Childhood in the Country The St Petersburg Conservatoire Moscow Sverev and Arensky A Dramatic Incident The Moscow Conservatoire The Free Artist First Symphony Serious Mental Shock and Final Recovery Growing Popularity An Idyll in Dresden The Summit of Life War and Revolution America 21919 Rachmaninoff as Composer Notes on the Family of Rachmaninoff List of Works Index Illustrated
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The narrator a European looks back on his childhood during World War II and his sexual adventures as a young man
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Memoirs of a Sicilian womans childhoodspent in a harsh convent where she learned to make incredible pastriesare combined with recipes written down for the first time for such delectable treats as biscotti tarts cakes marzipan confections 35000 first printing 25000 adpromo
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The American poet recalls the people and experiences of his childhood in western Pennsylvania and New Jersey
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Childhood recollections of life in the Adirondack Mountains during the Great DepressionIn the 1930s life for kids tucked away in the quiet woodlands of the Adirondack Mountains was rich with nature and filled with human characters This captivating memoir contains the recollections of one woman who spent her childhood on the hillsides and in the woods near Ticonderoga A childseye view of days long gone the book describes a time and place of poverty and hardship tempered by compassion hope and humor
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