By Gillian Smyth
The main point of the book is to not only display issues that are so relevant today in women's lives, but more importantly date back to where it began and how it all unfolded. This book proves how much roles of women and their bodies have transformed; some for the better and some for the worse. In basically chronological order, Brumberg proves to America that is not just media (although this is one dangerous cause) that can be reasoning for the loss of innocence in woman, but there are deeper, less obvious reasons for the transformation in women's lives from the 19th century through the 20th century.
Her main argument that she constantly is trying to prove is that adolescents need protection from the dangers society and life presents. Because their bodies are maturing earlier, does not mean that they are mentally prepared for adulthood. With all of the aspects of adulthood arising earlier and earlier girls are feeling the pressures in many different areas of their body and life choices.
Different decades present different obsessions, however girls wanting to improve their life and body is not a new phenomenon, it has always existed in some way or another. The difference through the decades, however, shows a serious incline in the persistent dangers that arise through time.
Chapter one begins the history of how adolescent girls started to become less sheltered and more susceptible to risks. The chapter argues that girls in the 19th century menstruated at a later age then most girls do today. She states that this is due to biological factors, in that today girls are larger and healthier then they used to be, and there is less disease in the world.
Brumberg found that after the civil war women's role in society was expanding and it left the public wondering if women could handle all aspects of their lives. For example, one quote I found that would probably be comical to present day readers stated, "Can women do intellectual work, menstruate, and also remain healthy?" . It may seem funny for girls today to hear such a sexist comment, however, menarche in this time period was not something that society took lightly.
If adolescent girls in the 19th century menstruated at an early age it was looked down upon and said to be bad or associated with illness. However, with the turn of the century it was no longer held a negative connotation, and it was recognized as something all women go through. Now, there was a different concern presented. Women were expanding their roles, menstruation was being considered as a lead way into woman hood, and society felt that their duty was to protect the innocence.
Popular single-sex groups formed to support the "protective umbrella" theory, and women of all ages and cultures were coming together to care for not only their own children, but all girls. By the 20th century Brumberg found that menstruation was no longer a concern of society but the effects of it would be the beginning of all the problems that exist even today.
The fact that menstruation is even today a little secretive, I believe that Brumberg did a great job in finding out the emotional aspect girls go through by taking a look into their personal lives. And what better way to get in touch with adolescent girls, both past and present, then to enter their most trusted friend, their diary? The way the author presents material from primary sources and non-fictional characters, helps the reader feel connected to the information being presented.
The first concern that followed to curiosity period of menstruation was shown in chapter 2 of the book. The chapter begins by describing how menarche moved to a hygiene concern from a girl losing their innocence one. In the early 20th century the rise of sanitary napkins became what many refer to as one aspect of the American way to menstruate.
Purchasing sanitary napkins was sometimes seen as a luxury, but all girls wanted to have them because society and doctors portrayed it as necessary for personal hygiene. Doctors were becoming more active in teachings about the female body, and now mothers were just assistance rather than main informants to their daughters. In the 1920's menstruation became a much more open subject, especially with ads for sanitary napkins being shown in popular magazines.
In the 1930's and 1940's programs were being offered, free of charge, to give instruction and information on the process of menstruation. Videos were being produced and shown in a single-sex setting, and now menarche was an open and important subject for adolescent girls. With all of this being produced, shown, and talked about, girls were faced with more pressure than ever before to get their body under control.
Today, menstruation is talked about much more than it has been in the past but Brumberg argues that the way we discuss this process is through the discussion of hygiene over anything else. She feels that we should be concerned with the emotions behind reaching puberty, rather than just which brand of sanitary napkins we are going to chose at the store.
I have never thought of the fact that we do truly discuss "getting our period" in a hygienic way. It just seems so natural for our generation, that we forget to truly stop and look at what our body and minds are actually going through. In this chapter Brumberg continued to use diaries, but she also presented different point of views from doctors, both past and present.
This is a very important source of information, considering that menstruation is a biological process and has always concerned the involvement of doctors. The fact that in the early 20th century menarche became on obsession with hygiene, this would be only the first of adolescent girl's obsession with their entire body.
As the title reveals, Brumberg teaches the readers of all of the different body projects that girls have gone through throughout the years of the 20th century. Chapter 3 discussed the first one which was perfecting her skin. As many people know during puberty everyone's bodies change, and this sometimes leads to a problem known as acne. Having good skin was always a concern, even in the Victorian age; however, beauty mostly lied within until the 20th century.
Although it was no longer associated with disease, or promiscuous sexual behavior, acne caused problems in adolescent girls (and boys) with the rise of mirrors. Girls started to become obsessed with perfecting their face, and extremely self conscious of their looks. To society, acne was a sign of poverty and uncleanliness, and families along with adolescent girls were willing to go to any extent to better their appearance. Doctors and culture in the 1930's and 1940's associated acne with mental illness which was a positive thing for the cosmetic and drug industry. Acne and the desire to have perfect skin left American girls vulnerable and in danger.
Girls were now willing to try anything, even if it was harmful, to improve the chance of clearing their unwanted blemishes. I agreed with Brumberg on most of her issues concerning the first body project presented to American girls. However, one may counter argue that even in the Victorian age it is hard to state that beauty truly lied within. I personally believe that external beauty has always been a concern to young women; it is just now more evident with the ever growing popularity of media.
Brumberg believes that today we are in a much worse place than girls of the Victorian age, however although many things have changed, I believe that girls obsession with the way they look has always been an evident problem. Just the fact that there were never mirrors, does not prove girls did not worry about their appearance, or that men really judged a girl just on her inner beauty. Corsets, which Brumberg introduces in the beginning of the book, were one example of how women in the 19th century did in fact try to perfect their bodies to the best of their ability.
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Never Revealed Blueprint on How to Become an Online Celebrity
By Martin Sommers
The book " Next Online Celebrity " is a true Fame Blueprint that anyone can use to become famous overnight, regardless of talent, connections, money or looks.
The face of fame is changing. The ranks of the world's celebrities used to be dominated by millionaire actors, athletes and musicians, but the Internet has leveled the playing field. In order to understand how easy it is to become famous, you need to realize that modern culture is changing and thanks to technology and the internet, anybody (including you) can become famous today. It's just a matter of knowing which buttons to push and when to push them.
In fact, to become a celebrity or to find fame in the past you would have needed to be found by a talent scout, or to have the right connections, but these days, becoming famous can actually be boiled down to a few key formulas.
You don't have to be a singer to become a successful singer and some of you might think of Milli Vanilli right now. Let me tell you that Milli Vanilli are just a perfect example or even better put, a German phenomenon. A phenomenon I think couldn't have steemed from the US to this kind of degree. Why ? It's just different mentalities in different production
For many the author of this book used to work with Germany's biggest producers, labels and talents, have toured all over the continent and beyond, has seen things that the regular music buyer would never get to see or believe.The Milli Vanilli project was of course not the only production that have used different singers.
This book tells you how literally everybody can become a huge success in the showbiz industry as long as follow the revealed tips in this book. It further teaches about the mindset of the current industry. The author further explains that: " If you have people around you that question other people's success than you can be assured that they're not real industry experts. If you're an industry expert, you have a different approach on analyzing somebody's success. One of the most asked questions is why is Paris Hilton successful? Lots of people question her success, yet she has everybody talking about her. And there lays one of the most important ingredients in success. Have everyone and their mothers talk about you and be prepared for the nice and even more so bad talk about you. As long as they spell your name right, you're fine, if you know what I mean. For the newbies, if they don't spell you're name right, that means you're not a regular in the news press, got it?! They give you pity for free, but you got to earn jealousy!
Paris found her niche and found the path to make her niche a success. After all, one should never blame Paris for her success, I mean yes, she made it happen, but she's the last one to be blamed for doing what she likes to do and does best. If you question her success, you need to question your approach. I'll be the last person in the world to question somebody's success. I truly believe that only bitter people do that. Now of course you can have your own opinion on whether somebody is talented, but to question his success means you're automatically questioning the society, cause after all it's the millions of people that make somebody a lasting success. I also believe that everybody enjoys lasting success for a reason. It might not be the most obvious reason, can he sing act play or not, but it's still hard work to get to the top of the mountain and that's what every successful person with lasting success has in common. Hard determined work over years! Now you can do it much faster, especially with today's technology, but the talent development, business knowledge and improving your fine tuned nose that will separate the bad sharks from the good ones will take time.
Remember, we live in the word we live in, the world, just like gravity, has its rules, whether you like it or not, my suggestion is, accept the facts and make it work for yourself. Another thing you need to know is, if you try to be everybody's darling, you're going to end up nowhere. Today's news cycle follows very selected criterion. Nobody wants to hear all the time on how great somebody is and how perfect his life is. The society wants to admire stars but at the same time see their downfall. That's how most normal folks can stay happy with their own life by saying, look, that's why it's good I'm not a celebrity! The most controversial stars will therefore always be the most talked about and the most talked about will always be the ones that are in the press. Press leads to awareness, awareness leads to sales and big sponsoring. "
No matter what you do and try to achieve or try to get from other people, this book tells you to ask the right questions and gets to the point by suggesting: Ask yourself, what is it that the other person needs or wants ? No matter how successful people are, they all have needs, and you need to steer towards their needs. It's a give and take - you don't have to loose your morality, but just know the environment you're in and try to catch up and be a step ahead of the energy that's circulating in this very environment. Next Online Celebrity doesn't say that success comes easy, but it gives you the blueprint to showbiz success.
For all those who want to become super famous, pop stars, become Hollywood actors and enjoy the limelight of show business, i can only recommend this book. more information at: www.internetsuperstar.info.
http://www.internetsuperstar.info
The book " Next Online Celebrity " is a true Fame Blueprint that anyone can use to become famous overnight, regardless of talent, connections, money or looks.
The face of fame is changing. The ranks of the world's celebrities used to be dominated by millionaire actors, athletes and musicians, but the Internet has leveled the playing field. In order to understand how easy it is to become famous, you need to realize that modern culture is changing and thanks to technology and the internet, anybody (including you) can become famous today. It's just a matter of knowing which buttons to push and when to push them.
In fact, to become a celebrity or to find fame in the past you would have needed to be found by a talent scout, or to have the right connections, but these days, becoming famous can actually be boiled down to a few key formulas.
You don't have to be a singer to become a successful singer and some of you might think of Milli Vanilli right now. Let me tell you that Milli Vanilli are just a perfect example or even better put, a German phenomenon. A phenomenon I think couldn't have steemed from the US to this kind of degree. Why ? It's just different mentalities in different production
For many the author of this book used to work with Germany's biggest producers, labels and talents, have toured all over the continent and beyond, has seen things that the regular music buyer would never get to see or believe.The Milli Vanilli project was of course not the only production that have used different singers.
This book tells you how literally everybody can become a huge success in the showbiz industry as long as follow the revealed tips in this book. It further teaches about the mindset of the current industry. The author further explains that: " If you have people around you that question other people's success than you can be assured that they're not real industry experts. If you're an industry expert, you have a different approach on analyzing somebody's success. One of the most asked questions is why is Paris Hilton successful? Lots of people question her success, yet she has everybody talking about her. And there lays one of the most important ingredients in success. Have everyone and their mothers talk about you and be prepared for the nice and even more so bad talk about you. As long as they spell your name right, you're fine, if you know what I mean. For the newbies, if they don't spell you're name right, that means you're not a regular in the news press, got it?! They give you pity for free, but you got to earn jealousy!
Paris found her niche and found the path to make her niche a success. After all, one should never blame Paris for her success, I mean yes, she made it happen, but she's the last one to be blamed for doing what she likes to do and does best. If you question her success, you need to question your approach. I'll be the last person in the world to question somebody's success. I truly believe that only bitter people do that. Now of course you can have your own opinion on whether somebody is talented, but to question his success means you're automatically questioning the society, cause after all it's the millions of people that make somebody a lasting success. I also believe that everybody enjoys lasting success for a reason. It might not be the most obvious reason, can he sing act play or not, but it's still hard work to get to the top of the mountain and that's what every successful person with lasting success has in common. Hard determined work over years! Now you can do it much faster, especially with today's technology, but the talent development, business knowledge and improving your fine tuned nose that will separate the bad sharks from the good ones will take time.
Remember, we live in the word we live in, the world, just like gravity, has its rules, whether you like it or not, my suggestion is, accept the facts and make it work for yourself. Another thing you need to know is, if you try to be everybody's darling, you're going to end up nowhere. Today's news cycle follows very selected criterion. Nobody wants to hear all the time on how great somebody is and how perfect his life is. The society wants to admire stars but at the same time see their downfall. That's how most normal folks can stay happy with their own life by saying, look, that's why it's good I'm not a celebrity! The most controversial stars will therefore always be the most talked about and the most talked about will always be the ones that are in the press. Press leads to awareness, awareness leads to sales and big sponsoring. "
No matter what you do and try to achieve or try to get from other people, this book tells you to ask the right questions and gets to the point by suggesting: Ask yourself, what is it that the other person needs or wants ? No matter how successful people are, they all have needs, and you need to steer towards their needs. It's a give and take - you don't have to loose your morality, but just know the environment you're in and try to catch up and be a step ahead of the energy that's circulating in this very environment. Next Online Celebrity doesn't say that success comes easy, but it gives you the blueprint to showbiz success.
For all those who want to become super famous, pop stars, become Hollywood actors and enjoy the limelight of show business, i can only recommend this book. more information at: www.internetsuperstar.info.
http://www.internetsuperstar.info
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Review of Conquer Your Campus eBook by Mark Redman and Christian Hudson
By Robert Dolce
I've seen a few substantial pick up audio programs and ebooks around this year. We've witnessed systems on self-confidence, conversation, relationships, advanced PUA tactics, approaching, and more. Some of them were high quality and some were terrible. The PUA world is much different than it was 3 years back. Instructors like Zan and Matador have totally modified the PUA community.
There's a good product out there for college students called "Conquer your Campus". I tend to like experts who don't charge too much for their products and offer a great deal of value. This one is reasonably priced. I strongly dislike getting ripped off. You can learn to become a top pickup artist in a short period of time. There is a lot of confusion about who has the best stuff in the community.
So if you're a college student looking to pickup more girls, I say you check this out. It's not the best for older guys but younger dudes will like this ebook. It'll show you how to pick up chicks on campus and at college bars. It'll definitely help you stand out amongst the herds of corny, drooling guys around your school. I'm not sure what site they are selling this at now but I'm sure you can find a copy floating around the Internet. My review of the Conquer your Campus ebook by Mark Redman and Christian Hudson is a pretty good one. There are others I'd check out if you're older but hey - maybe you want to go visit your little cousin's college to try some of this stuff out!
The best pickup artist product I've checked out this year so far is PowerDating. You can get it at http://www.GetUltimatePower.com/powerdating - It's a really high quality product that will help anyone get good at pickup and dating.
I've seen a few substantial pick up audio programs and ebooks around this year. We've witnessed systems on self-confidence, conversation, relationships, advanced PUA tactics, approaching, and more. Some of them were high quality and some were terrible. The PUA world is much different than it was 3 years back. Instructors like Zan and Matador have totally modified the PUA community.
There's a good product out there for college students called "Conquer your Campus". I tend to like experts who don't charge too much for their products and offer a great deal of value. This one is reasonably priced. I strongly dislike getting ripped off. You can learn to become a top pickup artist in a short period of time. There is a lot of confusion about who has the best stuff in the community.
So if you're a college student looking to pickup more girls, I say you check this out. It's not the best for older guys but younger dudes will like this ebook. It'll show you how to pick up chicks on campus and at college bars. It'll definitely help you stand out amongst the herds of corny, drooling guys around your school. I'm not sure what site they are selling this at now but I'm sure you can find a copy floating around the Internet. My review of the Conquer your Campus ebook by Mark Redman and Christian Hudson is a pretty good one. There are others I'd check out if you're older but hey - maybe you want to go visit your little cousin's college to try some of this stuff out!
The best pickup artist product I've checked out this year so far is PowerDating. You can get it at http://www.GetUltimatePower.com/powerdating - It's a really high quality product that will help anyone get good at pickup and dating.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
"Selling Your House in a Tough Market" by Ilona Bray, JD & Alayna Schroeder, JD
By Alain Burrese
If you are thinking of selling your house, either because you have to or just wish to, "Selling Your House in a Tough Market" by Ilona Bray, J.D. & Alayna Schroeder, J.D. will be a valuable read in your preparations. The book contains just over 200 pages of practical advice for the home seller. Besides the two authors, the advice comes from a panel of experts. Each chapter starts with a brief bio and the favorite home selling tips from the advisor who assisted with the chapter, NOLO sets the standard for making legal information accessible to everyone, and this book does just that for the home seller.
The book consists of ten chapters, or as the cover describes them, "10 Strategies That Work." Here is what you can expect from these chapters or strategies:
One: Know Your Market and Price It Right. Setting the right price from the beginning is a crucial step for attracting buyer interest. This chapter helps explore the market and determine the right price. It will also get you thinking about if you can afford to sell right now.
Two: Get It in Shape: Preinspections and Repairs. Before putting your house on the market you should investigate and deal with your house's repair needs so buyers won't either be turned off or be able to negotiate you into a corner. This chapter discusses inspecting your self and hiring a professional to inspect for you. It then address considerations of what to fix and what not to. A small blurb on disclosure laws is also included.
Three: Dress Your House for Success: Staging. You want to "stage" your house inside and out so that it looks too good to pass up. Staging is the act of physically preparing your property for sale, and this chapter offers a lot of advice on how to do just that. Everyone should consider the tips in this chapter before allowing people to view the home for sale.
Four: Get the Best of the Best: Hiring a Real Estate Professional. If you are going to use a real estate agent to help you sell your house, you want to find the best one out there to advise you about local market conditions, help with marketing strategy, and help finalize the sale. This chapter contains some practical advice on how to go about hiring an agent such as getting referrals, evaluating agent's presentations, questions to as a prospective agent. Good to read before signing a listing agreement.
Five: Save on Commissions: Sell It Yourself. If you are motivated to save on commission payments you can market and sell your house without the help of a real estate agent. This chapter outlines many of the things you will have to do if you chose the FSBO option, including marketing, creating listing sheets, open houses, negotiating with the buyer, and closing the deal.
Six: Making It Better Than the Rest: Buyer Incentives. You can offer special incentives to bring in buyers and their agents. Some of the incentives discussed in this chapter include seller financing, buying down interest rates, cost incentives, and home value incentives. All of these are aimed at sweetening the deal to sell your house.
Seven: Market Like a Madman. You will want to advertise and market your house creatively. This chapter provides advice on marketing on-line as well as getting the work out through a variety of means, including listing sheets, open houses, signs, postcards, and other ways to let people know your house is for sale.
Eight: Adjust Your Strategy If You Need To. You must know when and how to shift strategy if your house isn't selling. Dropping your price and figuring out what else might be wrong are the areas covered in this chapter. There is also a section on taking your house off the market temporarily.
Nine: Don't Sell Yet; Rent It Out. You may wish to take your house off the market and earn rental income with it. This short chapter is enough to get you thinking about what needs to be done if you decide to rent. The chapter provides additional NOLO titles you may wish to check out if you do decide to become a landlord. (You will need more information, this short chapter is just an introduction and does not provide enough for you to know what to do to rent your home out, the book is about selling afterall.)
Ten: Seal the Deal: Negotiating a Successful Sale. You will need to negotiate with a buyer to create a mutually agreeable contract to close the sale. This chapter will not make you an expert negotiator. It does provide a lot of information regarding the issues and terms the home seller will have to negotiate. There is also a good side box with information on negotiating strategy in a tough market.
This book contains a lot of useful information regarding selling a home, regardless of the market. The samplings above just give you an overview of the topics. In a "Tough Market" the information in this book is only more important. I'd recommend reading this book to anyone who is selling, or even thinking about selling, their home.
Alain Burrese, J.D. is a performance and personal development expert who teaches how to live, take action, and get things done through the Warrior's Edge. Alain combines his military, martial art, and Asian experiences with his business, law, and conflict resolution education into a powerful way of living with balance, honor, and integrity. He teaches how to use the Warrior's Edge to Take Action and Achieve Remarkable Results. Alain is the author of Hard-Won Wisdom From The School Of Hard Knocks, the DVDs Hapkido Hoshinsul, Streetfighting Essentials, Hapkido Cane, the Lock On Joint Locking series, and numerous articles and reviews. You can read more articles and reviews and see clips of his DVDs as well as much more at http://www.burrese.com
If you are thinking of selling your house, either because you have to or just wish to, "Selling Your House in a Tough Market" by Ilona Bray, J.D. & Alayna Schroeder, J.D. will be a valuable read in your preparations. The book contains just over 200 pages of practical advice for the home seller. Besides the two authors, the advice comes from a panel of experts. Each chapter starts with a brief bio and the favorite home selling tips from the advisor who assisted with the chapter, NOLO sets the standard for making legal information accessible to everyone, and this book does just that for the home seller.
The book consists of ten chapters, or as the cover describes them, "10 Strategies That Work." Here is what you can expect from these chapters or strategies:
One: Know Your Market and Price It Right. Setting the right price from the beginning is a crucial step for attracting buyer interest. This chapter helps explore the market and determine the right price. It will also get you thinking about if you can afford to sell right now.
Two: Get It in Shape: Preinspections and Repairs. Before putting your house on the market you should investigate and deal with your house's repair needs so buyers won't either be turned off or be able to negotiate you into a corner. This chapter discusses inspecting your self and hiring a professional to inspect for you. It then address considerations of what to fix and what not to. A small blurb on disclosure laws is also included.
Three: Dress Your House for Success: Staging. You want to "stage" your house inside and out so that it looks too good to pass up. Staging is the act of physically preparing your property for sale, and this chapter offers a lot of advice on how to do just that. Everyone should consider the tips in this chapter before allowing people to view the home for sale.
Four: Get the Best of the Best: Hiring a Real Estate Professional. If you are going to use a real estate agent to help you sell your house, you want to find the best one out there to advise you about local market conditions, help with marketing strategy, and help finalize the sale. This chapter contains some practical advice on how to go about hiring an agent such as getting referrals, evaluating agent's presentations, questions to as a prospective agent. Good to read before signing a listing agreement.
Five: Save on Commissions: Sell It Yourself. If you are motivated to save on commission payments you can market and sell your house without the help of a real estate agent. This chapter outlines many of the things you will have to do if you chose the FSBO option, including marketing, creating listing sheets, open houses, negotiating with the buyer, and closing the deal.
Six: Making It Better Than the Rest: Buyer Incentives. You can offer special incentives to bring in buyers and their agents. Some of the incentives discussed in this chapter include seller financing, buying down interest rates, cost incentives, and home value incentives. All of these are aimed at sweetening the deal to sell your house.
Seven: Market Like a Madman. You will want to advertise and market your house creatively. This chapter provides advice on marketing on-line as well as getting the work out through a variety of means, including listing sheets, open houses, signs, postcards, and other ways to let people know your house is for sale.
Eight: Adjust Your Strategy If You Need To. You must know when and how to shift strategy if your house isn't selling. Dropping your price and figuring out what else might be wrong are the areas covered in this chapter. There is also a section on taking your house off the market temporarily.
Nine: Don't Sell Yet; Rent It Out. You may wish to take your house off the market and earn rental income with it. This short chapter is enough to get you thinking about what needs to be done if you decide to rent. The chapter provides additional NOLO titles you may wish to check out if you do decide to become a landlord. (You will need more information, this short chapter is just an introduction and does not provide enough for you to know what to do to rent your home out, the book is about selling afterall.)
Ten: Seal the Deal: Negotiating a Successful Sale. You will need to negotiate with a buyer to create a mutually agreeable contract to close the sale. This chapter will not make you an expert negotiator. It does provide a lot of information regarding the issues and terms the home seller will have to negotiate. There is also a good side box with information on negotiating strategy in a tough market.
This book contains a lot of useful information regarding selling a home, regardless of the market. The samplings above just give you an overview of the topics. In a "Tough Market" the information in this book is only more important. I'd recommend reading this book to anyone who is selling, or even thinking about selling, their home.
Alain Burrese, J.D. is a performance and personal development expert who teaches how to live, take action, and get things done through the Warrior's Edge. Alain combines his military, martial art, and Asian experiences with his business, law, and conflict resolution education into a powerful way of living with balance, honor, and integrity. He teaches how to use the Warrior's Edge to Take Action and Achieve Remarkable Results. Alain is the author of Hard-Won Wisdom From The School Of Hard Knocks, the DVDs Hapkido Hoshinsul, Streetfighting Essentials, Hapkido Cane, the Lock On Joint Locking series, and numerous articles and reviews. You can read more articles and reviews and see clips of his DVDs as well as much more at http://www.burrese.com
Monday, June 1, 2009
A Land Remembered is a Great Read For Sanibel Or Anywhere in Florida
By Sylvia Guarino
In earlier posts I have mentioned books specifically about Sanibel Island or using the Island for its backdrop.
Because having a great read on vacation is de rigueur, I delight in finding just the right book when vacationing on the Island.
One such novel, based on the history of Florida, is A Land Remembered by Patrick Smith. I read this engaging publication several years ago and was so smitten with the story I bought copies for our Sanibel vacation rental properties. Each time we visit, I have to replenish the supply as renters obviously find the story so compelling they often take the book with them.
And I don't blame them. There is nothing more frustrating than reading half a great book on vacation that does not belong to you! And Sanibel is a wonderful place to lose yourself in a wonderful read. It's hard to let go.
In this best-selling novel, the author tells the story of three generations of the MacIveys, a cattle raising Florida family who battle the hardships of the frontier to rise from a dirt-poor Cracker life to the wealth and standing of real estate tycoons.
The story opens in 1858, when Tobias MacIvey arrives in the Florida wilderness to start a new life with his wife and infant son, and ends two generations later with Solomon MacIvey, who realizes that the land has been exploited far beyond human need.
The sweeping story that emerges is a rich, rugged Florida history featuring a memorable cast of crusty, indomitable Crackers battling wild animals, rustlers, Confederate deserters, mosquitoes, starvation, hurricanes, and freezes to carve a kingdom out of a swamp. But their most formidable adversary turns out to be greed, including finally their own. Love and tenderness are here too: the hopes and passions of each new generation, friendships with the persecuted blacks and Indians, and respect for the land and its wildlife.
A Land Remembered was winner of the Florida Historical Society Tebeau Prize as the Most Outstanding Florida Historical Novel.
Buy the book. Take it to the beach. Read it at the pool. Take it home again. It's a terrific story and helps to put Sanibel in a whole new context.
Looking for a great place to stay on Sanibel? Try this site: http://www.sanibel-rentals.net
In earlier posts I have mentioned books specifically about Sanibel Island or using the Island for its backdrop.
Because having a great read on vacation is de rigueur, I delight in finding just the right book when vacationing on the Island.
One such novel, based on the history of Florida, is A Land Remembered by Patrick Smith. I read this engaging publication several years ago and was so smitten with the story I bought copies for our Sanibel vacation rental properties. Each time we visit, I have to replenish the supply as renters obviously find the story so compelling they often take the book with them.
And I don't blame them. There is nothing more frustrating than reading half a great book on vacation that does not belong to you! And Sanibel is a wonderful place to lose yourself in a wonderful read. It's hard to let go.
In this best-selling novel, the author tells the story of three generations of the MacIveys, a cattle raising Florida family who battle the hardships of the frontier to rise from a dirt-poor Cracker life to the wealth and standing of real estate tycoons.
The story opens in 1858, when Tobias MacIvey arrives in the Florida wilderness to start a new life with his wife and infant son, and ends two generations later with Solomon MacIvey, who realizes that the land has been exploited far beyond human need.
The sweeping story that emerges is a rich, rugged Florida history featuring a memorable cast of crusty, indomitable Crackers battling wild animals, rustlers, Confederate deserters, mosquitoes, starvation, hurricanes, and freezes to carve a kingdom out of a swamp. But their most formidable adversary turns out to be greed, including finally their own. Love and tenderness are here too: the hopes and passions of each new generation, friendships with the persecuted blacks and Indians, and respect for the land and its wildlife.
A Land Remembered was winner of the Florida Historical Society Tebeau Prize as the Most Outstanding Florida Historical Novel.
Buy the book. Take it to the beach. Read it at the pool. Take it home again. It's a terrific story and helps to put Sanibel in a whole new context.
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