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Stories Of True-Life Wisdom!
Wisdom takes time to acquire and earning it can be painful.
But sharing the true-life experiences of those who have "been there
and done that" can sometimes give you a better perspective on your
own life. Some of what you read here may make you smile. Some may
make you sigh. But the hard-won wisdom in these books might help
you to solve your own problems, too.
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Wisdom of the Rails By Jon Stone and Marc Davis
Hoboes, America's endlessly wandering dropouts, offer the wit
and wisdom gleaned from their adventurous, eventful, and sometimes
dangerous lives riding the rails. Insightful observations and lessons
in living in a memorable collection of aphorisms and axioms, assembled
by a PH. D in philosophy (who also rides the rails) and a
novelist-journalist. (Illustrated. $4.95)
Memoir Don Davison, His War Stories and Newspaper Stories
A true personal narrative of young manhood just before and
during the Korean conflict. Told from the first-hand perspective of a
21-year-old combat officer, it shares the fear and courage of his
first terrible firefight the night the Chinese Army entered the war,
and the weight of leading other youngsters into danger. There are also
plenty of light-hearted hi-jinks and, of course, genuine
tragedies, as well! It's a truly moving story, narrated by an
experienced and gifted writer who was there when it all took place.
(Illustrated, photographs. $4.95)
Gene Howard's Blunt Letters Gene Howard
Growing up in a small town, early in the last century
what was that really like? To Gene Howard, who was born in
1917 in the tiny town of Blunt, South Dakota, those were good times,
but hard times, too. These fascinating letters describe them all: the
stolen hours of fishing and fun, the slow summer days for a small boy
who ran his uncle's horse-drawn mowing machine from can-see to
can't-see, and the enterprise and initiative that built the
real west into this wonderful country of ours. You'll gain
insight into the fierce privations of the Great Depression, and, best
of all, share the warm sense of belonging in a place where everybody
really does know your name!
(Illustrated with photographs. $4.95)
The Civil War Letters of Edward Weymouth These original, unedited letters, carefully preserved through four generations of his family, are a moving record of the dreadful, formative war years that changed a raw, 19-year-old volunteer into a combat officer and a strong and courageous man.
Includes generous historical documentation, photographs, and reproductions of several maps and letters
($4.95)
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