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"Memoirs of a Baby Boomer is for everyone, whether you grew up in the 1950s and '60s, or whether you wish to experience a different kind of childhood in America. Philip Haldeman's remarkable memory, youthful quest for knowledge, and search for identity will transport you to a world only a writer like Haldeman can take you to. This was a world before the internet, before smart phones, before constant adult supervision-a world in which kids played outside until dark and made up their own games; but also a world in which kids practiced ""duck and cover"" at school beneath a terrifying cloud of hydrogen destruction. Haldeman guides you through a personal world of extended family, friends or their opposites, loved or feared teachers, as well as movies, television, books, science and science fiction, first experiences with girls, pop music, pranks, near-kisses and near-misses-all against a set of world events seen through the eyes of a remarkable childhood. Whoever you are at whatever age, take this journey. Robert Baugher, Ph.D."

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Haldeman's visions of what the world was and could be like are, for me, fantastic. . . . His experiences, feelings, and the reasons he had them, are described in wonderful detail. This is related to his extraordinary powers of observation, vivid memories of childhood, and his remarkable ability to think deeply about just about anything. --- Bill Nye, from the Foreword This engaging book is not just one person's story but that of a generation. To those of us who lived that era, it is a nostalgic reverie, evoking long-dormant memories of childhood. For younger readers it is a historical narrative of a more innocent time, free of social media, play-dates and helicopter parenting, when children ranged through neighborhoods in packs, playing hide-and-seek, red rover, and cowboys-and-Indians, their only parental instruction to be home in time for dinner. -- James Chatters, PhD, author, Ancient Encounters

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"Philip Haldeman is a writer, publisher, and freelance journalist. His novel, Shadow Coast, received a ""starred"" review in Publishers Weekly and a place on the ALA Recommended Reading List in category. He has written articles and short stories for numerous magazines and was a classical music critic with over 450 record reviews and editorials. He has lectured and been an interviewee on radio, television, and in magazines and newspapers on behalf of science and critical thinking. Bill Nye (""The Science Guy"") is a nationally recognized educator, author, entertainer, and spokesperson on behalf of science, reason, and humanistic values. He brings knowledge of newsworthy events to the media as a frequent interviewee. His amiable criticism of pseudoscience and the myriad varieties of dubious beliefs is legendary. For decades his television shows about science and the scientific method have been an essential part of American culture."

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