{"product_id":"9780997553963","title":"Just a Brooklyn Girl","description":"\u003cp\u003eI am just a 75 year old Brooklyn woman of Italian descent. As they say, “you can take the girl out of Brooklyn, but you can’t take the Brooklyn out of the girl”.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome portions of my life are written down for the record so that my grandchildren could get a sense of who I am. (family version)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was 11 months old when Pearl Harbor was attacked and very happy I was too young to understand the repercussions of war. All I remember is hiding under my desk in air raid drills, a false sense of security.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMemories of a truck rumbling down the street carrying a huge ride that swung back and forth for a dime with only a bar across our little laps to hold us in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRemembering that aroma emanating from mom’s kitchen every Sunday, wearing her full apron cooking the best meatballs and gravy on the block (today known as sauce).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSitting on the fire escape to avoid the steamy nights seeing the fireworks from Coney Island after watching Milton Berle every Tuesday.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFun playing on the sidewalks with no fear of predators, playing potsy, stoop ball and hide and go seek only to mention a few games.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI graduated from Bay Ridge High and after graduation worked at the Brooklyn Veterans Hospital as a Ward Secretary. Twice married and children later, I worked as an Executive Assistant for 22 years where I had the greatest streetwise education and experiences in my life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolunteering for various charities, singing on stage, gifts of psychic abilities, reading books on the afterlife were my outside interests. (and let’s not forget red wine)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a guide for survival. The chapters include stories of growth through accomplishments made with a fearless, positive attitude. Hopefully, my little book will make you laugh. Enjoy!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"True Perspective Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50080701513968,"sku":"9780997553963","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780997553963","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}