The End of the World as We Know It: Scenes from a Life by Robert Goolrick

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It was the 1950s, a time of calm, a time when all things were new and everything seemed possible. A few years before, a noble war had been won, and now life had returned to normal. For one little boy, however, life had become anything but "normal." To all appearances, he and his family... read more

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Robert: How one moment in childhood changed him forever

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My father died because he drank too much.

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Grease Cutter: a cocktail, after dinner drink

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Robert Goolrick (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 978-1-56512-481-3
Page Count: 231

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Dewey: 973.92092

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Reading Level: Adults

Not a book for a child. Mature reading material.

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Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Memoirs

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Scenes from a Life

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