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Growing up Harley Davidson
This book proves that dreams due come true.The book Growing Up Harley Davidson is about the life of a family whos dream came true one day.It also shows that dreams come true even if the odds of doing so aren't so great.The book proves that if two minds are working together that anything is possible.However, this book showed along with this is a lot of time and money.This book first caught my eye because it envolved a family environment.It talked about in great detail about each generation of the family receiving it and the changes they made to make it better.The most interesting part of this book was at the ending chapters.It discussed the selling and of the buyback of the Harley Davidson Company.This was interesting to me because during that time of the selling the qualtiy of the motorcycles were going dowm along with the families dreams.I would recomend this book to anyone who is interested in learning more about Harley Davidson Motorcycles. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1937-    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. Business    4. Childhood Memoir    5. Childhood and youth    6. Corporate & Business History - General    7. Davidson family    8. Davidson, Jean,    9. Family relationships    10. Harley family    11. Harley-Davidson Incorporated    12. History    13. Motorcycles - General    14. Motorcyclists    15. Transportation    16. United States    17. Transportation / Motorcycles / General   

Editorial Review

Born in Hong Kong to parents who immigrated there from the Toishan region of mainland China, Elaine Mar came to America in 1972, when she was not quite 6. Colorado was quite a shock to a girl who had previously shared a five-room apartment with four other families. "She must be rich," Man Yee (her Chinese name) thought, emerging from the basement room where she and her parents slept to explore her Aunt Becky's three-bedroom house in a working-class Denver neighborhood. Not so: her aunt, father, and other relatives worked in the kitchen of a restaurant owned by others, and Mar's pungent memoir of her odyssey from poor immigrant to Harvard undergraduate shatters stereotypes about Asians as the "model minority." She was a smart girl and a good student who soon preferred the American name Elaine and "only spoke Chinese when absolutely necessary," but she found it hard to decipher the "cultural cues" on which social success in school depended. Honestly chronicling conflicts with her parents, whose horizons and expectations seemed unbearably limited, Mar outlines her youthful rebellion and their response with mature understanding. Her observation of American life is as clear-eyed and unsentimental as her self-portrait of a girl adrift between two cultures. Read more

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Loved this memoir
Some people who've posted reviews here feel this book is not significant but I think we can all relate to being teased at school and trying to get by as a child. I loved this memoir and recommend it to anyone else who also loves memoirs or autobiographies.

Eh, no big deal
I read somewhere that the events in a person's life are only interesting to that person.So true in this case.Yeah, yeah, Asian girl picked on my American classmates.Asian girl must learn proper American table manners. blah blah blah.The flowery, overly-detailed descriptions were lame and contrived.It could have been a good story if it wasn't so full of self-pity and a narcissistic attitude. Poor child, auntie won't hug her.Poor dear, she can't date outside her ethnic background.It seems more like the diary of a confused and angry adolescent.Now, Amy Tan, that's an interesting writer!

An Engrossing Memoir
The book opens with a sensuous description of a Hong Kong child eating chicken bones, crushing them between her teeth to release the clotted marrow within. The author later contrasts this earthy and primal experience with the manner in which Americans eat fried chicken, delicately nibbling away from the bone, oblivious to the rich marrow within. I found this broad metaphor thought-provoking, contrasting the sterility of American suburban life with the riotous, crowded Hong Kong environs where the author lived her earliest years. Read more

Subjects:  1. 1966-    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography    4. Biography / Autobiography    5. Biography/Autobiography    6. Childhood Memoir    7. Chinese American women    8. Chinese Americans    9. Ethnic Cultures - General    10. General    11. Mar, M. Elaine,    12. Women    13. Biography & Autobiography / General    14. Biography: general    15. Mar, M. Elaine   

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"Childhood's work is to see what lies beneath," Mark Doty writes in his memoir, Read more

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A Mysterious, Beautiful Memoir
I read (and met) Mark Doty while I was in college. On the grass at Sarah Lawrence, I memorized his sad, beautiful poetry and read and re-read his book, Heaven's Coast, chronicling his life with his partner dying from AIDS. So, I was very excited when Firebird was chosen by my book club. Again, I found myself amazed and delighted by Mark Doty's use of imagery, but I was also disappointed as the book leapt from experience to experience without explanation. Maybe this is why I never felt "inside" his character, and at the end, was left feeling as though the chapters were more like poems, mysterious pieces of his life that were without resolution. Mark Doty is a man of great accomplishment, a poet of unquestionable talent, but after this book, he's still a mystery to me.

Evolution of a poet
It's not always a pretty story, but it's always intellectually and emotionally moving. Mark Doty is one of America's finest writers of poetry and prose. That such a mind should have triumphed over his stressful growing up years is remarkable. His background would have landed many other kids in a foster home. Firebird is a coming-of-age memoir of a pre-gay geeky kid with a deranged and alcoholic mother, a passive/conflicted father, and a sister whose middle name is Trouble. Unfathomable memoir for ssuch a Poet of beauty
Mark Doty is one of the finest poets of our time, writing eloquent, informed poems, essays, books, and musings about life and art.To read FIREBIRD: A MEMOIR almost breaches credibility, so stressful and trying was his childhood and youth.But perhaps, and probably, this is why he is able to write with such sensitivity today.FIREBIRD relates the coming of age of a chubby, nerdy, alienated, pre-gay, geeky kid who finds little solace in his family (a deeply disturbed alcoholic mother, a passive ne'er-do-well military type father, a sister headed for incarceration) yet manages to capture moments from this distorted childhood, like expressive dancing to Stravinsky's 'Firebird' and learning to paint from his mother, to head him toward the sucessful communicator he is today.Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography    4. Biography / Autobiography    5. Biography/Autobiography    6. Childhood Memoir    7. Family    8. Family relationships    9. General    10. Memphis    11. Poets, American    12. Specific Groups - Male Gay Studies    13. Tennessee    14. Biography & Autobiography / General   

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An Inspiring journey for all survivors!
This is a great book, a great read for anyone! It's well written and the journal entries are so interesting too.Such an inspiring story of a strong and courageous woman's horrific journey, all the twists and turns and new discoveries everyday through therapy and EMDR.(Because of this book I considered going to counseling and having EMDR to help with my trauma)
Fascinating
I couldn't put this book down-I didn't move from my couch for an entire weekend.It is incredible. Yes, there are parts that are tough to read, but the way it's written (with lots of real journal entries) and the different tones it has (believe it or not, there's even some humor), make it fascinating.
A True Tale of Courage and Strength
This book is powerful and inspiring. You'll have one of two reactions; either you won't be able to put it down or you'll be so disturbed by what this child went through, you'll have to put it down and break from it. The fact that she made it out of her teenage years alive is a miracle in itself, but for her to have become the incredible mother, sister, friend and person that she has, is an affirmation of what we are capable of when we set are minds to it. She is an inspiration to anyone who has suffered abuse.
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Subjects:  1. Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs    2. Biography & Autobiography / Women    3. Adult child sexual abuse victims    4. Childhood Memoir    5. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing    6. Incest    7. Recovered memory    8. Recovery   

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A Classic Memoir
Mary Cantwell's Manhattan Memoir is three books in one but you will never tell the difference.The stories flow together as Cantwell's memoir's cover her life.Cantwell takes you through a stroll in Manhattan.The good times, the struggles.The best memoir I have read.This is that book you will tell all of your friends about.Cantwell is a fantastic story teller.

Wonderful prose and a fascinating story
The other reviews told what the book was about. I just wanted to add to their comments by saying that I couldn't put the book down and was sad when it ended. Her words flowed so beautifully.

Delightful, Engaging and Unflinchingly Honest
Mary Cantwell bares her triumphs and joys as well as her shortcomings and insecurities in this collection of three memoirs that span her childhood, early adulthood, and middle- to late-adulthood respectively. Cantwell lead a wonderful, if unremarkable, childhood in an enviably Rockwell-esque seaside town - her depiction of her life through high-school is a real joy to read.Upon graduation from college, Cantwell hits the "Big City" appears to have forgotten some of the lessons learned in her idyllic childhood, however, she still manages to snag a plumb job with Mademoiselle Magazine and occasionally interacts with literary legends with her ambitious young husband.In her later life she is given interesting writing assignments and carves out a life for herself in Lower Manhattan, however, I found it discouraging that she wallows in the collapse of her marriage (which never appeared to be very strong), often to the detriment of her two daughters. I kept wondering how a woman with such a strong background could have allowed herself to sink to the depths Cantwell periodically allowed herself to hit.Regardless, she is not ashamed to remember less-than-glamorous moments in her life (which also include being jeered by fellow classmates as an elementary school student and suffering from paralyzing fits of self-doubt as a young career woman) - these are the events that have made her what she is. Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography & Autobiography    3. Biography / Autobiography    4. Biography/Autobiography    5. Cantwell, Mary    6. Childhood Memoir    7. Childhood and youth    8. Literary    9. Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)    10. New York (N.Y.)    11. Travelers    12. Voyages and travels    13. Women    14. Biography & Autobiography / Literary    15. Journeys   

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YOU GOTTA KNOW WHEN TO FOLD THEM...
This book does not deal the reader a full hand. It tantalizes and teases the reader into thinking that there is something of substance, ultimately failing to deliver anything other than a somewhat disjointed memoir that has difficulty holding the reader's interest.
really very good.
This is an odd book; but it's wonderful.
Some parts work better than others
The book trails through Katy's memories chronologically, although selectively. She has wisely chosen to emphasize her relationship with her family and their poker lives, probably a prerequisite in order to get the book published. The reader is taken into the Lederer family home on an east coast campus, beginning with a focus on the mother's alcoholism.Then, Katy recounts her experiences in high school and college, before moving on to Las Vegas, where Howard has made himself wealthy by betting on sports and cards. Finally, Katy returns to the East Coast, and we are left with a feeling of a work in progress- Katy's life story has no climax or summation; she and her family are still in the throes of the issues raised by their unusual choice of occupation.
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Subjects:  1. Biography & Autobiography    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. Biography/Autobiography    4. Card Games - Poker    5. Childhood Memoir    6. General    7. Biography & Autobiography / General   

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This book would make a great movie!
I read Divison Street Princess and loved every page. SOloway writes wonderfully, and evokes a certain America magically, she has created a very important memoir.
Timeless--A Treasure
I was drawn into this wonderful book by the details of daily life in 1942 as seen, in the first pages, through the eyes of a four-year-old child.And I stayed with delight to absorb that little girl's increasingly acute awareness of family, friends, neighbors, and the urban neighborhood itself, as she grew into her early teens. The way in which the reader comes to know and ultimately care deeply about the parents, Min and Irv Shapiro, and the future of the family is especially satisfying. While the time and the place are unique, I believe that everyone of any age will find something familiar in this lovely memoir.
UNVARNISHED, WARM. AND LOVING!
Author Elaine Soloway remembers Chicago in the 'forties as the best of times and the worst of times. Now in her sixties, she presents an unvarnished, microscopically precise yet warm and loving account of growing up in a supportive Jewish family above her family owned mom and pop grocery story in Chicago's Humboldt Park.
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Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography & Autobiography    3. Biography / Autobiography    4. Biography/Autobiography    5. Chicago    6. Childhood Memoir    7. Illinois    8. Immigrants    9. Jews    10. Personal Memoirs    11. Women   

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amazing courageous woman
I picked up this book, and could not put it down.I was riveted by the courage of this girl, who endured so much for so long.It is amazing to me that these things can happen, and in many instances right under our noses.This girl was at the mercy of her father, and the only person who could have helped her, was too being abused.I admire this woman, because she has come so far from where she began, she learned to let go of the resentment and hate that her father deserves.In letting go, she set herself free.I commend her for this, because now she has taken control of her life, and chosen not to let anything bring her down.I can only hope i would have half her courage.

eye opening account of what many children endure behind closed door
I had to read this book for a class in college.
Appreciating Daddy's Apprentice
Sandy Wilson's "Daddy's Apprentice" is an account that deserves serious attention.One of the many profound issues that this work addresses is that of the devices employed by abusers to intimidate their victims into silent compliance.The courage summoned by the author to reveal her secrets broke the fundamental bonds of her father's control.The themes of guilt, fear, and accountability are brilliantly woven between the lines of this text.The storyline is exciting and fast-paced, while deeper personal and social issues are subtly explored.The reader is not bombarded with the explicit details or the extent of the sexual abuse, however, the issues of power, violation, guilt, and perpetual dread are apparent.Meanwhile, the notion of "pigeon-holing," which is only mentioned directly towards the end of this memoir, is ever-present throughout this book.Sandy accepts a society that views her as "white-trash" and by this, our society not only minimizes, but compounds her sufferring.Nonetheless, the author does not depict herself as a martyr, a helpless female, or a heroine.She addresses her situation honestly, and reccounts her experiences without prejudice.This work not only lends understanding to a very sensitive subject for every reader, but empowers those who can identify with Sandy's struggle.As this is a true story, it cannot be neatly packaged up and shipped out.Therefore, the unanswered questions, the jagged edges, linger with the reader and offer a sense of wonderment at the vague line between what can be seen and what lurks in the shadows beyond.I invite those who pick up this book to examine such themes as co-dependency, enablement, the depth of trust and the depth of fear, isolation (personally and geographically), stereotyping, and the ease at which we can be manipulated by others.Sandy's gift to the public in sharing her story must be noticed and appreciated. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Abuse - General    2. Biography & Autobiography    3. Biography / Autobiography    4. Biography/Autobiography    5. Childhood Memoir    6. General    7. Women    8. Coping with personal problems    9. Violence in society    10. Women's studies   

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"Instead of God I believe in ghosts," writes the literary scholar Ruth Kluger in this harrowing memoir of life under the yellow star, a controversial bestseller in Germany.Read more

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Amazing
There are many excellent memoirs describing the Nazi death camps, but this one touched me in a way that no other book has.
Intellectual Holocaust memoir
Ruth Kluger gives a remarkably lucid and thoughtful account of her experiences as WWII Austria, and eventually the concentration and forced labor camps of Germany. Even though English is not her first language, Kluger writes remarkably succinct and cogent English prose, and she confronts the moral and emotional complexity of the holocaust in her memory. "Still Alive" is loosely structured, as Kluger prefers to record the events as she recalls them as opposed to adhering to strict chronology, but the result is very interesting, she superimposes her thoughts and secrets as the horrible events unfold. She paints a vivid and, at times unusual portrait of the Nazi holocaust, often ruminating on the pain and humiliation (she wonders if her father trampled children when sentenced to the gas chamber), but also the sheer enormity of the camps as an historical event, she recalls that when she received her tattoo she felt glee because she realized that she was a part of something that was much larger than herself, something "worth witnessing."A third of the memoir is post-holocaust, Kluger recounts her experiences in New York after the war as she and her mother struggle to regain control of their lives, and look for possible meaning and redemption in their past-suffering.

Outstanding Read
The author doesn't simply recount fact and opinion, she has truly analyzed her childhood growing up in Vienna and then through the Holocaust and concentration camp.What a treasure we have in this book to document one girl's life, living through a horrific time in history.It is a bonus that the author is such an outstanding writer. Kluger allows the reader to relate to her life through their own life experiences. She is certainly someone I'd like to know better.Highly recommend. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Austria    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography    4. Biography / Autobiography    5. Biography/Autobiography    6. Childhood Memoir    7. General    8. Historical - Holocaust    9. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)    10. Jewish - General    11. Jewish children in the Holocaust    12. Jews    13. Personal narratives    14. Vienna    15. Women    16. Women Authors    17. Biography & Autobiography / General   

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very engaging
I really enjoyed reading this book - even though I will probably never try the recipes.I read the whole book through in one sitting (although, to be truthful, it's a small book.)Besides being an interesting memoir of the author's childhood in Egypt during WWII, in a wealthy Jewish family, it's also an honest account of her alienation from her mother, which really spoke to me.The author is a good writer, which makes the book easy and rewarding to read. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography & Autobiography    2. Biography/Autobiography    3. Childhood Memoir    4. Cooking    5. Cooking / Wine    6. General    7. Literary    8. Biography & Autobiography / General   

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AWESOME!!!
I could not put this book down.The mental and physical abuse that Ms Castro and her brother received is unbelievable.As we move through her incredible life it is inspiring that she was able to rise above her circumstances and find peace within herself and create a loving enviroment for her son.I have no history with JW, but would recommend this book to anyone.Beautifully written.Can't wait for the next book by Joy Castro.

There's only bad cults
A distant relative of me, became a Jehovah's witness, some years ago.I ever hate his weird cult.I fact, I must recognize that I hate 100% of cults.
A Real Gem

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Subjects:  1. Abused children    2. Biography    3. Biography / Autobiography    4. Child Abuse    5. Childhood Memoir    6. Children of divorced parents    7. Christianity - Jehovah's Witnesses    8. English teachers    9. Personal Memoirs    10. Religion    11. Religious    12. Religious Congregations And Orders    13. United States    14. Biography & Autobiography / General   

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Indian Boyhood
This is a most excellent book because it is "AUTHENTIC" and not one that speaks of prejudice and the horrors of the Native American experience; instead, it allows you to catch a glimpse of what is now lost, a world of beauty and wonder.I highly recommend it to anyone: young or old; red, white, brown, or yellow -- a book that should be preserved and revered.

From a Boy to A Man
This book is a great compilation of the story of a young Indianboy who grows up to learn the traditions of his family. It was veryinformative and a great read. It would also be beneficial for people intereted in Native American history or just those wanting to read a good novel. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1858-1939    2. Biography    3. Biography / Autobiography    4. Biography/Autobiography    5. Childhood Memoir    6. Childhood and youth    7. Eastman, Charles Alexander,    8. Ethnic Cultures - Native Americans    9. Juvenile literature    10. Santee Indians    11. Santee children    12. Social life and customs    13. Biography: general    14. Eastman, Charles Alexander    15. North America   

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A Brit's Baby Boomer Food Recollections Lend Resonance to All Our Food Memories
Food writer Nigel Slater is a man after my own heart, as he, like me, relates episodes of his childhood, through the food he ate at the time. I am not familiar with many of the foods he references since they are Brit-specific, for example, oddities such as grilled grapefruit, space dust, angel delight, cheese-and-onion crisps, arctic roll, and heinz tinned puddings. At the same time, I feel his descriptions are so illustrative that it is easy to sense what these concoctions taste like. He also captures the ambivalent feelings consumers had in the 1950's and 60's about accepting modern convenience foods, especially with his mother's culinary pride and his own fastidious palette on the line. Even more personally, Slater shows how he used food as an emotional substitute for a mother who died early and a distant father, who vented his frustration through abuse and ultimately remarried the family cleaning lady as if to destroy the family nucleus intentionally. However, the author does not dwell on the emotional impact of these events but rather uses his edible memories as the catharsis to which we could all relate.
Excellent memoir of adolescent's life and tastes. Read It.
`toast, the story of a young boy's hunger' is a memoir by noted British culinary writer, Nigel Slater, described in his flyleaf biographical blurb as `a national treasure'. Foremost among his accolades for this book is a blurb at the top of the front cover by his nibs, Jamie Oliver. Since I have not read any of Slater's other books, I cannot offer any opinion on the `national treasure' label, which I would tend to reserve for only those culinary figures of the very highest order, such as Elizabeth David and Julia Child. Regarding Sir Jamie's comment, I will attribute that to the fact that Mr. Slater is, in fact, a very good writer who does not, like Oliver, dictate his books into a tape recorder and have all the writing done by a copy editor. But I'm getting too far afield.
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Subjects:  1. Biography & Autobiography    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. Biography/Autobiography    4. Childhood Memoir    5. Cookery    6. Cooking    7. General    8. Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs   

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An absolutely beautiful, soul-penetrating work of art
This book is presented as a collection of reminiscences fromgirlhood and womanhood between Iran and America.Gelareh Asayesh shares the inward labors of carrying two great yet incompatible cultures in her soul.Every vignette is a gem to admire at length, to laugh, cry or sigh over before even moving on to the next page.
Identity crisis . . .
This is an absorbing account of the author's divided identity as a Muslim woman who grew up in Iran in the 1960s-1970s and then remained in the U.S. where she was a university student at the time of the revolution. Now married to an American and working as a journalist, she is torn by her desire to return to the beloved Iran of her youth, its 3,000-year-old culture, and the large, loving family who still live there.
A real taste of Iran
Wonderful read.I couldn't put it down.I am marrying and Iranian born man after 10 years of dating (persians like to take their time, lol).I finally have confirmation into his world and family from long ago.He grew up in Mashed, felt the bombs rock Tehran and took vacations to the Caspian.When I read passages of the book to him, HE HAD TEARS IN HIS EYES AND A SMILE FROM EAR TO EAR!!! SO many of his stories of childhood were brought to light in such a descriptive and truthful manner by the author.Saffron Sky gives a brief yet complete history of Iran, family stories that anyone can relate to regardless of origin and a way to bridge the gap between East and West.
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Subjects:  1. Biography & Autobiography    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. Biography/Autobiography    4. Childhood Memoir    5. Women    6. Women's Studies - History    7. Biography & Autobiography / General   

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Compelling read!
In 1953, when he was a robust 14-year-old, Charles L. Mee was stricken with viral polio. This memoir describes his struggle with polio, and also comments on the treatments (sometimes horrific) that were tried to beat this virus that, in 1953 alone, struck over 50,000 people. His struggle was not an easy one, and his later life wasn't either, but he comes to terms with his limitations, becoming a successful historian and playright. It's a real eye-opener, and he doesn't mince words, which makes for a compelling read.

The Definitive Source
For those interested in understanding the impact of polio, this is the definitive source.No one tells the story like Charles Mee. The depth of his insights are stunning. He makes a powerful comment on the human condition. This book is a MUST READ.

Good polio retrospective
From long experience with this area, Mee's accounts both of the era of his youth and the experiences of polio ring very true from the pen of an accomplished writer. One senses that Mee never really made peace with his disability and its impact, inasmuch as he was able to evade, compensate, head into intellectual endeavors, etc., so there are many polio/disability issues not well dealt with here. (Significantly it ends with his finding an oasis in the intellectual world of the Ivy League and the intellect.) However, one has to suspect that the decision to tell the story, with insight and honesty, may represent at long last a step in addressing what he may have hoped at one time to simply "leave behind." Perhaps there will be a sequel in which his historical training and writing skills are again focused on the complex interrelationships between disability, psyche and society. This is a good read, though, even if it is not the full story. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. Biography/Autobiography    4. Childhood Memoir    5. Diseases - Nervous System (incl. Brain)    6. Health    7. Health & Fitness    8. Health/Fitness    9. Illinois    10. Mee, Charles L.    11. Patients    12. Poliomyelitis    13. Specific Groups - Special Needs    14. Biography & Autobiography / General   

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Tarza,My Father
Excellent book, told me more about the man than i ever knew. my own father is a johnny fan of his era, a swimmer too. I grew up to know the legend of what he was. After reading the book he is more of a man then i could of imagined. What a great read.

Cheetah could've written a better story
I have gone about 1/3 of the way through this book and have been very disappointed.The events are told unevenly and there is little insight to this potentially great story or stories behind the man.I thought I would get greater insight from his son but so far very little is revealed.The writing is very choppy and I am surprised that the professional writers helping JR couldn't write more fluently.It is like they took all the notes and forgot how to put them into words.the book is extremely short and is more like a magazine article.There seemed to be so much waiting to be told. Amazon should send half my money back because all I got was half a story.

A must get for all Johnny Weissmuller fans
It was a very fascinating read and gave a great insight to the life of Johnny Weissmuller and how the studios treated stars then.
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Subjects:  1. Actors    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography    4. Biography / Autobiography    5. Biography/Autobiography    6. Childhood Memoir    7. Entertainment & Performing Arts - Actors & Actresses    8. Entertainment & Performing Arts - General    9. Motion picture actors and actresses    10. Swimmers    11. United States    12. Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts    13. Biography: film, television & music    14. Television    15. Autobiography & Biography   

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Forgotten Memories
Voice of Youth Advocates Magazine October 2002 VOYA Midwest Book Review Magazine
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Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. California    4. Childhood Memoir    5. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    6. Ethnic Cultures - General    7. Gang members    8. Hispanic American youth    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. San Jose    11. Social Science - Customs, Traditions, Anthropology    12. Social conditions    13. Juvenile Nonfiction / Ethnic / Hispanic & Latino