ISBN: 9781556437113

Feeling a bit guilty about his own high-school experience, author Dave Newhouse searched out classmates from his graduating class, the class of 1956 at Menlo-Atherton High School, to find… Mehr…

Feeling a bit guilty about his own high-school experience, author Dave Newhouse searched out classmates from his graduating class, the class of 1956 at Menlo-Atherton High School, to find out what happened to them since high school. The stories run the gamut-some are tragic (three people have died since being interviewed), some classmates were strangers to the author, and some he thought he knew turned out to be strangers, as new information was revealed about their lives. The pom-pom girl he spoke to about breast cancer had been institutionalized. The class clown was terribly abused by his parents. The hot-rod guy was the nephew of the man who invented television. The class geek was Jim Henson's first hire on "The Muppets." A budding activist worked for, and wrote a book about, farm labor organizer Cesar Chavez. The senior ball queen's son hasn't been right since getting home from Iraq. But "Old Bears" is also about the 1950s, a misunderstood decade of "conformity" that was anything but-an era that brought us the popularity of television, civil rights, the space program, rock 'n' roll, the Salk polio vaccine, Queen Elizabeth, Elvis, and, of course, McDonald's. Old Bears: The Class of 1956 Reaches Its Fiftieth Renunion, Reflecting on the Happy Days and the Unhappy Days Newhouse, Dave / Brock, Darryl, North Atlantic Books<

ISBN: 1556437110

Feeling a bit guilty about his own high-school experience, author Dave Newhouse searched out classmates from his graduating class, the class of 1956 at Menlo-Atherton High School, to find… Mehr…

Feeling a bit guilty about his own high-school experience, author Dave Newhouse searched out classmates from his graduating class, the class of 1956 at Menlo-Atherton High School, to find out what happened to them since high school. The stories run the gamut-some are tragic (three people have died since being interviewed), some classmates were strangers to the author, and some he thought he knew turned out to be strangers, as new information was revealed about their lives. The pom-pom girl he spoke to about breast cancer had been institutionalized. The class clown was terribly abused by his parents. The hot-rod guy was the nephew of the man who invented television. The class geek was Jim Henson's first hire on The Muppets. A budding activist worked for, and wrote a book about, farm labor organizer Cesar Chavez. The senior ball queen's son hasn't been right since getting home from Iraq. But Old Bears is also about the 1950s, a misunderstood decade of "conformity" that was anything but-an era that brought us the popularity of television, civil rights, the space program, rock `n' roll, the Salk polio vaccine, Queen Elizabeth, Elvis, and, of course, McDonald's. biographies,memoirs,politics and social sciences,social sciences Biographies, North Atlantic Books<

ISBN: 9781556437113

North Atlantic Books. Used - Good. Soft cover may have some wear, especially along edges and/or may have some indentations, slight creasing or corner curl, though the text pages are goo… Mehr…

North Atlantic Books. Used - Good. Soft cover may have some wear, especially along edges and/or may have some indentations, slight creasing or corner curl, though the text pages are good to very good. GOOD with average wear to cover and pages. We offer a no-hassle guarantee on all our items. Orders generally ship by the next business day. Default Text., North Atlantic Books<

2007, ISBN: 9781556437113

Softcover, Gebraucht, guter Zustand, Ex-Library Book-will contain Library Markings. Light shelving wear with minimal damage to cover and bindings. Pages show minor use. Help save a tree. … Mehr…

Softcover, Gebraucht, guter Zustand, Ex-Library Book-will contain Library Markings. Light shelving wear with minimal damage to cover and bindings. Pages show minor use. Help save a tree. Buy all your used books from Thriftbooks. Read. Recycle and Reuse!, [PU: North Atlantic Books]<

2007, ISBN: 9781556437113

North Atlantic Books, 2007-06-12. Paperback. Very Good. VG Nice copy with light cover wear. Pages clean with tight binding., North Atlantic Books, 2007-06-12