{"product_id":"life-was-simpler-then-michael-h-carolin-9780595291977","title":"Life Was Simpler Then: Growing Up in the Thirties and Forties","description":"At a time when being poor was the norm and neighbors had a meaningful place in what is now referred to as just \"the hood,\" growing up was much simpler. Humor was the narcotic du jour and the poor to be pitied were in China or some other far-off place. \u003cp\u003eSingle parent families were almost unheard of. Mothers were homemakers and fathers provided as best they could. Without television or the Internet, radio and a movie matinee would nurture a child's imagination, providing limitless possibilities. This provided an inexpensive high lost on today's younger generation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe author will take you back on a humorous trip, meeting his immediate family, his colorful relatives, and the adventurous friends with whom he grew up. He writes of the cheerful optimism that was prevalent. Depression was, to him and his peers, a financial term. Making do was a way of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael H. Carolin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 059529197X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595291977\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/23\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.12d","brand":"Michael H. Carolin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44054848897279,"sku":"9780595291977","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_725475b8-ad6b-415d-b288-669d9a6f4003.jpg?v=1685032354","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/life-was-simpler-then-michael-h-carolin-9780595291977","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}