Sunrise to Sunset The Road We Traveled How Will History Judge the Baby Boomers? (in English)
Synopsis "Sunrise to Sunset The Road We Traveled How Will History Judge the Baby Boomers? (in English)"
"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Why should you read a book about the Baby Boomer generation? Good question. From our sunrise (Davy Crockett hats, hula hoops, the polio vaccine and practicing for a nuclear attack by hiding under our desks in school) then going forward, the Baby Boomer generation was a major influence affecting both America and the world. So, as we ride into the sunset, it may be worthwhile not only for our generation but also for our children and for our grandchildren to begin to understand what we did, why we did it and how those actions will affect their lives for years to come. It's been approximately five decades since we Baby Boomers came of age and took our own first steps on the Road of Life, writing our generation's chapters in the Book of American and World History as we traveled that road. Our history is now inscribed in that Book for all time. It is the record of our successes and failures, our highs and our lows, our joys and our sorrows. Which paths did we follow? What were the results when we turned right or left? What was around the curve? What did we see in the distance? When we got there, was it what we thought it would be? Now that we've traveled that road, what do we think of as we look back at our journey? Table of Contents Chapter 1: Rating the Baby Boomer Generation: On a Scale of 1-10 where do we rate? Chapter 2: An Ode to our Parents, the Greatest Generation: Maybe You Weren't So Bad After All Chapter 3: A Tale of Two Clocks: How the Baby Boomers "Turned the Tables on Nature" Chapter 4: The State of Israel: A Blessing for Jewish Baby Boomers, Their Children and Grandchildren Chapter 5: Baby Boomers and the Law of Unintended Consequences-I: "The Americans Who Are Not Here" Chapter 6: Baby Boomers and the Law of Unintended Consequences-II: "The Americans Who Are Here" Chapter 7: Yesterday and Today: The "Children of the 60's" 50 Years Later This book is written in an informal manner using a user friendly approach to describe aspects of our life which the author considers as important historically, socially and culturally. Its goal is to provide one Baby Boomer's reflections of that decade's old adventure, the road we traveled, the challenges we faced, the decisions we made. Considering that the author reached his Biblical three score and ten, it seemed appropriate that this was the time for him to set down on paper his reflections of our time on the Stage of Life. As indicated in the Table of Contents, this book contains seven essays each of whose topics this Baby Boomer considers of special significance as they defined our place in history, how we changed America and the world, for better or for worse. It is hoped that the reader will consider his choice of topics appropriate, his analysis of significance and the information contained in each essay timely. All told, it's been a "hell of a ride". And, it may not be over yet.
