Book Details:
Book Title:
1969 and Then Some by Robert Wintner
Category: Adult non-fiction, 215 pages
Publisher: Yucca Publishing
Genre: Memoir
Release date: February 2015
Available for review in: print, mobi (for Kindle), audiobook
Will send books: USA & Canada
Tour dates: Nov 9 - 27, 2015
Content Rating: PG-13
Book Description:
1969 & Then Some is a memoir of the 60s and the influence of those years over the decades that followed. Romance, psychedelic insight and motorcycling evolve with the narrator maturity, such as it is, and non-compromise on morality and the undying spirit of adventure in nature.
While the 60s is often discounted or as ephemeral—as a social aberration—1969 & Then Some offers keen insight to lingering values that cannot be separated from significant segments of the most significant population group alive today, the baby boomers, many of whom still hold sway in key areas of social and cultural evolution.
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Meet the author:
Robert Wintner lives and works on Maui with his wife Anita, seven cats and Cookie the dog, who came in emaciated at 14 pounds, unable to stand. Cookie at 60 pounds raises a ruckus on the beach or in the living room in her continuing drive to make the world a happier place. The entire family eats well, stays fit and enjoys good health under blue skies.
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My review:
This is a very busy book. If you are old enough it makes you remember, it makes you laugh, it makes you think. My biggest complaint is everyone on the planet in 1969 is mentioned in this book except me. That may be because I wasn't 2 until the last few days of the year, not many mentionable moments I guess.
The story Robert Wintner tells is basically his story. He tells it so well, you almost feel like you are with him. He is very candid and doesn't hold anything back. I love some of the words he uses. Like his coat and scarf are his rig.
Younger people may or may not really get anything from this book since it has nothing to do with computer games and cell phones. It has nothing to do with having everything handed to you. There is no basic story line with and ending. This is a memoir of a time in Robert Wintner's life. He tells you about the carefree days of his life. I will admit some parts of this book are just plain messed up. But from movies and other books I have read the hippie days was a period of time when no one had any worries. They did as they pleased and there were no real consequences. There is a lot of foul language in the book, so if you have tender sensibilities you may not want to read the book. The F word is used a lot.
I was given the audible version of this book in exchange for my honest review.
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