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Sometimes a client wants to make his or her book available to the general public. Following are examples of commercially viable books we've published for clients.
By Steve Bernstein ISBN: 0-966-2602-3-6 Hardcover with dustjacket $20 U.S. 1999 Funny - and true - these stories of growing up in Brooklyn in the '60s and '70s are full of high jinks and misadventures. You'll meet characters like Nana, the grandmother whose cursing can make men blush, Jeff, whose rooftop was the best for throwing eggs on passersby, Goldie, a "Jackie Gleason with breasts," Lola, the ebullient cleaning woman from the South, and Mort, the father who takes life dead serious and never laughs. These kids knew how to keep life interesting. They're the kids you're glad you didn't have.
"Not only funny but heartwarming. An absolute joy to read and hard to put down! -an upstate New York reader "You'll feel like [Steve] was one of your closest friends. I would love to see the author when he was this young, mischievous kid...and his grandmother!" -Junko T. from Japan "An absolute joy to read! Get to know this guy, and his friends and family!" -a New York reader "I read this and laughed so much that I went into labor!" -a New York reader "He's like Jean Shepherd, hilariously funny and a natural writer." -a Massachusetts reader Order through Modern Memoirs or Amazon.com
ROADS TRAVELED, Just a Country Boy Trying to Get Along Roads Traveled is a nicely written first-person account of 20th-century life that will pique the interest and satisfy the curiosity of visitors and residents to Western Mass., especially those who want to learn about its "ways and means." Charlie wrote to us, saying: For more information or to purchase books, contact MODERN MEMOIRS.
LIFELINES -from the Preface George Zeidenstein is Distinguished Fellow at Harvard University's Center for Population and Development Studies, where he has been teaching and mentoring since retiring from the Population Council. His work during thirty years before retirement addressed a wide spectrum of the elements of international development. Before that he was a corporate and securities lawyer in New York City for ten years. His international development work included years of residence with his wife and their two children in Nepal as Country Director of the Peace Corps, and in Bangladesh as Resident Representative of the Ford Foundation. For more information or to purchase books, contact author George Zeidenstein directly at gzeidens@hsph.harvard.edu.
PROMISED LAND HAGGADAH The best haggadah for our times, of that we're certain. The Promised Land Haggadah has a devoted following in certain areas of the country, especially Massachusetts and New York. It's got everything and suits everyone because of its deep respect for different points of view, even the most traditional. Clear, pick-and-choose options for family soul-searching and active participation are especially endearing. The author is our publisher's sister. For more information or to purchase haggadahs, contact Lynn Nadeau directly at 781-631-6288 (lynnnadeau@aol.com), 10 Surf Street, Marblehead, MA 01945
IS TODAY MONDAY? These poems, published in 1996, have marvelous sticking power. They're so straightforward that they seem simple at first, but over time they establish their depth. For people of a certain age, or who relate to being a certain age, they're full of very gratifying, powerful "Aha!" moments. For more information, contact MODERN MEMOIRS and we'll put you in touch with White River Junction, Vermont poet Nina Wood.
THE VATICAN BOYS, A Novel About Church Corruption A plot-driven historical fiction of great interest, The Vatican Boys connects the world of international money, power, and intrigue, with that of corrupt Catholic church higher-ups and organizations, specifically the Opus Dei. Then Dunn balances them with spiritually evolved characters embodying concepts like purity, ethics, and courage. Finally, he weaves the story of what happens when the two meet head on in today's complex world. For more information, contact MODERN MEMOIRS and we'll put you in touch with Northampton, Massachusetts author, Jack Dunn.
KADDISHEL, A Life Reborn Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number 2004112406 Aharon Golub is the kaddishel for his family, the son who will recite the prayer for the dead (Kaddish). Here, Aharon honors his family by remembering both the joys of his early childhood in Ludvipol, eastern Poland, and the hatred that sought to destroy them. As a child caught by the Holocaust, he suffers crippling frostbite that leaves him at the mercy of others. He encounters Jews who help him hide and Jews who abandon him in his time of need. He meets non-Jews who risk their lives to feed him and non-Jews who live for the day they will find him and kill him. After the war, as a kibbutznik in Israel, he begins his childhood anew, relearning friendship, trust, and love, and helps build the country he loves. Eventually, however, he falls in love with a girl from Brooklyn and moves to the U.S. to raise a family of his own. He takes his own son and co-author (and his kaddishel) Ben Golub on a compassionate journey into his strange, terrifying, and ultimately uplifting past. To view the table of contents, click here. Order through Michael Miller at 800-232-2931 or mmiller54@aol.com
By Simon Wainrib ISBN Hardcover, $25 including CD of original music (voice, piano) 2005 0-9662602-9-5 Businessman and music-lover Simon Wainrib recounts his formative years growing up in pre-Hitler Germany, then fleeing with his family to France and finally over the Pyrenees into Spain. Now retired and living in the Berkshires, Wainrib is an active member of the Berkshire Bach Society, which he founded in the early 1990s. For more information, contact MODERN MEMOIRS and we'll put you in touch with author Simon Wainrib. |
