{"product_id":"flashes-from-my-rearview-mirror-raymond-lopez-9781977291516","title":"Flashes From My Rearview Mirror: Poetic Thoughts On Love, Life and War","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the poetic world, one's rearview mirror is a place in the subconscious where we relive and recreate our past. The author has recreated his past and presented it in a poetic form to allow the readers to tap into his experiences and to prepare themselves for these kinds of encounters in the future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is divided into three sections, Love, Life, and War. It will take you on a journey to a better understanding of the world we live in and it could take you on a flash moment of self-discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLOVE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTakes you on a journey from adolescence, to identifying true love, to being careful about falling into blind love, and finally into losing a lifelong love. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLIFE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis section defines the many essentials in life that one needs to understand for surviving and living in harmony within this simple yet at times self-created complex world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWAR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany people write about war yet very few experience it. This section gives the reader an up close and personal view from one who has experienced a war, The Vietnam War, first hand. The writer has presented poems from the preparation for war, to surviving the war, to living with the effects of war. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Flashes From My Rearview Mirror\" differs from other contemporary poetry collections by incorporating a broad scope, ranging from personal love experiences to reflections on social issues and to war. The strong narrative voice and the honest exploration of emotions provide for an exciting read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Raymond Lopez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1977291511\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781977291516\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Outskirts Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.32d","brand":"Raymond Lopez","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48588469174527,"sku":"9781977291516","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/flashes-from-my-rearview-mirror-raymond-lopez-9781977291516","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}