Woven from the voices of 74 very different people ranging in age from 70 to 99, this book provides an extraordinary panorama of American life and w...
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Dec 20, 2009
Tentengan usai datang ke acara di cipete yang disangka di radal hari ini :D. Punggung terasa berat saat menggendong tas berisikan buku ini. Tali tas pun harus dikendurkan. Tapi saya tahu, selepas bermotor, dengan beban saya tumpahkan di jok belakang, saya akan menuai bacaan yang bermutu. Cerita dari Oma-Opa berumur tentang jaman mereka dan tentunya tentang mereka sendiri. Oma-opa jadi jubir bagi jamannya. Tetap saja harus sabar kayaknya. Serasa datang ke pantri wreda dan merasakan zaman berputa
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Dec 05, 2009
I loved the two previous Terkel books I've read, The Good War and Working, and was looking forward to another engrossing read in this one. Sadly it just didn't take. Here, he's talking to people who've lived through a major part of the 20th century. (The book was published in 1996.) Most of the interviewees are 70-90 years old and are probably long gone now.
I so enjoyed his previous books for the clear, sympathetic look at ordinary Americans. The untold millions of us who go on More...
I so enjoyed his previous books for the clear, sympathetic look at ordinary Americans. The untold millions of us who go on More...
Jan 01, 2011
Noel L.
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Great book, as usual, by Mr. Terkel.
It's like talking to your grandparents, but you get a larger sample than the ones you actually have.
It contains inspiring stories, and it gave me some perspective on my life. Listening to how they remember their life as they are looking back, helped figure out what is important in my.
It's like talking to your grandparents, but you get a larger sample than the ones you actually have.
It contains inspiring stories, and it gave me some perspective on my life. Listening to how they remember their life as they are looking back, helped figure out what is important in my.
Nov 02, 2008
This author just died. The book has been in the head board of my bed waiting and waiting to be read.
Sep 02, 2009
Gina
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A lot of information no matter what you believe or your political views.
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