Nostalgic ‘Step Back’ in Time to Early 20th Century
Author Marta Hiatt takes readers on a trip down memory lane with “Remembrances of Times Past.” This fascinating collection of photos and stories gives readers a time-out from modern life through a nostalgic look at the defining moments of the past century.
Long Beach, CA (PRWEB) October 23, 2006
In this era of “information overload,” Marta Hiatt’s entertaining new book offers a meaningful pause to reflect on a time long forgotten. “Remembrances of Times Past: A Nostalgic Collection of Personal Stories and Photographs Recalling the Way Life Was in the Early Part of the Twentieth Century” (ISBN 0962092932) takes readers on a wistful journey back in time, to the first half of the last century.
The 20th Century was a whirlwind era with enormous changes in technology, culture, and lifestyle. From horse-and-buggy to landing on the moon, the past hundred years evolved at lightning speed. Hiatt recalls many of the ‘good old day’ moments of Model-T Fords, stay-at-home-moms, atom-bomb shelters, radio days and manual typewriters. Through her diverse collection of hundreds of vignettes and photographs, Hiatt captures the often amusing, sometimes hard to believe, but always interesting lives of ‘real-people’ and their personal history.
With chapters such as Lifestyle: From Uptight Conformity to ‘Let it all Hang Out,’ Health: Doctors Don’t Make House Calls Anymore, Science and Technology: Hal and His Pals, to Women: You’ve Come a Long Way Baby, this entertaining trip down memory lane will spark the memories and interest of all generations.
Though a simpler, more innocent time, Hiatt also portrays the realities of the harsher aspects of the 20th Century. Without many of our modern conveniences, milestone strides in equal rights, and scientific discoveries, life in the early part of the century held its own set of challenges. “Remembrances of Times Past” expresses the wisdom of the former generation; it speaks volumes about the past, and inspires wonder as to what the next 100 years may possibility have in store for us!
“’Remembrances of Times Past’ will appeal to both a younger audience who will sometimes be amazed at the way things were, and older people whose own memories will be stimulated by reading these interesting stories, and viewing the photographs about the past. It’s a great book!”
Art Linkletter, star of TV and radio.
Marta Hiatt, Ph. D. lives in Long Beach, CA. Dr. Hiatt is a retired psychotherapist who taught self-development courses to the general public in the San Francisco Bay Area for twenty years. She is also the author of “Mind Magic: Techniques for Transforming Your Life,” and “Inspirational Quotations from the Concept-Therapy Philosophy.” “Remembrances of Times Past” (ISBN 0962092932) can be purchased at online bookstores, or www. northernstarpress. com
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