Rocking Chair Memories

There was a time when a new Ford cost $275, when you could take a trolley to West Seattle in order to spend a summer day on Alki Beach. Blanche Caffiere's's adroit, remarkable recall makes another era come alive in Rocking Chair memories. Among the chapters that will intrigue and amuse you are; Hooked on Peanut Brittle, How Maude Saved Her Nylons, Never Trust A Woman's Purse, and The Boy With The Billion Dollar secret, which tells of a bright boy to whom she taught the Dewey decimal system in grade school Guess who he turned out to be? "Rocking Chair Memories is a charming, poignant book, a delight to treasure." Kajira Wyn Berry

A touching and funny memoir of a young boy growing up in New Jersey, and his journey through adulthood.

A mother’s love surpasses the vast power of time, even the ineffability of death. Even during the final moments of Annie’s mother, both their love for each other never faltered. And even after her mother’s passing, Annie still felt the love her mother has for her. Unexpectedly, she received one gift from her mother that she never anticipated—her rocking chair. Now that the rocking chair is in her possession, countless memories come flashing. She feels her mother’s unconditional love toward her. The moments she and her mother enjoyed with the rocking chair will now be cherished by her and her daughter, Emilie. Grandma’s Rocking Chair will bring forth plenty of stories and memories worth treasuring.

The stories in this latest collection from "The Rocking Chair Reader" document the blessings that people enjoy when they rediscover the goodness of the timeless treasures tucked away in the corners of their homes.

Memories are the ultimate contradiction. They can warm us on our coldest days or they can freeze a loved one out of our lives forever. The McCarthy family has a trove of warm memories. Of innocent first kisses. Of sumptuous family meals. Of wondrous lessons learned at the foot of a rocking chair. But they also have had their share of icy ones. Of words that can never be unsaid. Of choices that can never be unmade. Of actions that can never be undone. Following the death of his beloved wife, John McCarthy Grandpa John calls his family back home. It is time for them to face the memories they have made, both warm and cold. Only then can they move beyond them and into the future. A rich portrait of a family at a crossroad, THE ROCKIN' CHAIR is Steven Manchester s most heartfelt and emotionally engaging novel to date. If family matters to you, it is a story you must read."

"Let me tell you a story." What sentence draws us in with more magnetism? In his book, Rocking Chair Tales, author John William Smith seeks to draw in readers with a collection of short stories intended to light up the imagination and spark conversation. Stories short enough to be read aloud will cause the reader to recall fond memories and perhaps share his or her own stories. Smith's tales, mostly drawn from his childhood, are true, yet they serve as parables because "they give truth flavor by attaching names, faces, and geographical locations to abstract notions and emotional realities." His recollections serve as a powerful tool to recapture those magical moments which lay hidden within our cluttered lives.

A reminiscence of a Christmas shared by a seven-year-old boy and a sixtyish childlike woman, with enormous love and friendship between them.

In this story based on true events, a treasured wooden chair is passed down from family to family, with each new owner carving the word "welcome" in a new language.

“Wow. This book totally rocks. It arrived on a day when I was in deep confusion and sadness about my age. Everything about it, from my invisibility to my neck. Within four or five wise, passionate pages, I had found insight, illumination, and inspiration. I never use the word empower, but this book has empowered me.” —Anne Lamott, New York Times bestselling author Author, activist, and TED speaker Ashton Applewhite has written a rousing manifesto calling for an end to discrimination and prejudice on the basis of age. In our youth obsessed culture, we’re bombarded by media images and messages about the despairs and declines of our later years. Beauty and pharmaceutical companies work overtime to convince people to purchase products that will retain their youthful appearance and vitality. Wrinkles are embarrassing. Gray hair should be colored and bald heads covered with implants. Older minds and bodies are too frail to keep up with the pace of the modern working world and olders should just step aside for the new generation. Ashton Applewhite once held these beliefs too until she realized where this prejudice comes from and the damage it does. Lively, funny, and deeply researched, This Chair Rocks traces her journey from apprehensive boomer to pro-aging radical, and in the process debunks myth after myth about late life. Explaining the roots of ageism in history and how it divides and debases, Applewhite examines how ageist stereotypes cripple the way our brains and bodies function, looks at ageism in the workplace and the bedroom, exposes the cost of the all-American myth of independence, critiques the portrayal of elders as burdens to society, describes what an all-age-friendly world would look like, and offers a rousing call to action. It’s time to create a world of age equality by making discrimination on the basis of age as unacceptable as any other kind of bias. Whether you’re older or hoping to get there, this book will shake you by the shoulders, cheer you up, make you mad, and change the way you see the rest of your life. Age pride!