{"product_id":"9780692313046","title":"A Look Back In Time: Memoir of a Military Kid in the Fifties","description":"\"A Look Back In Time: Memoir of a Military Kid in the Fifties\" is a fascinating, insightful, inspiring, and sometimes hilarious chronicle of life while growing up in a military family - Colonel Arnold R. Goodson, United States Army (Retired). \u003cp\u003eWhen I was a child, we were always moving from one place to another. Making friends was something I looked forward to with an uneasy anticipation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy dad was in the military. We moved, like clockwork, every three years until I was more than twenty-years-old. The things I saw and the places I lived are now a part of history. They form the canvass for \"A Look Back In Time: Memoir of a Military Kid in the Fifties.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's Humor: On the farm, the rooster crows before the sun rises and wakes long before a dreaming boy wants to open his eyes. That is another reason why I hated roosters. They don't work like your alarm clock. You can't punch them and then go back to sleep. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's Intrigue: Dad sat in the chair next to the doorway. I plopped down into one right next to him. Although we were sitting just a few inches apart, I felt like I was marooned on Mars. My dad was silent and removed. Once again, I felt abandoned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's Suspense: As I entered the cobblestone roadway, there was a bright light shining in my eyes. Then, I heard the horn blow and wheels screech. I looked right into the jaws of death. I was headed straight for a military personnel carrier three sizes bigger than a Ford F150. I hit the brakes, braced myself, and waited for the truck to wipe me out!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's Romance: I could still smell the aroma of her perfume long after I could no longer see the greyhound on the back of the bus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's Something for Young and Old: I invite you to go along so that you can experience what it was like for a young man of color to grow up in the U.S.A. during the fifties. I am excited about the chance to share these memories with you. I hope you will find significant reflections of your own childhood among them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bernard N. Lee, Jr.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919242707184,"sku":"9780692313046","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780692313046_p0.jpg?v=1763611916","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780692313046","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}