{"product_id":"living-life-as-an-adventure-esther-davis-lang-9798896721000","title":"Living Life As an Adventure: Book 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe author was living in a Senior Independent Living Center in Severna Park MD, when the Covid 19 pandemic struck. Everything was locked down. She was bored. What better time to write about \"what was it like back when\" as her family had been urging her to do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe begins her book by inviting you to a holiday dinner, speaking to the reader, personally. Her keen sense of humor is obvious as she tells of growing up in a small town in the hills of western Maryland. It was 1924.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1941, when attending college, WWII was raging on two fronts. She wanted to help. She spent 2 summers working at a Women's Land Army Camp, harvesting crops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe army desperately needed Physical Therapists. Having the required biology credits, she accepted the Army's offer for training, at an army hospital and became a Physical Therapist. She describes working with soldiers with amputated legs and peripheral nerve injuries. They were not pitied but encouraged to find humor even in such situations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe writes of her excitement and wonder as she travels to Norway, the Passion Play in Germany, the Canyons and Parks in the west. There are funny tales of tent camping with her brother and sister-in-law. She drove her \"little red sable\" and followed them, using a CB to communicate, (calling M \u0026amp; M, this is Red Sable, over)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her book Esther Davis Lang has made history interesting, funny and easy to read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Esther Davis Lang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798896721000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Prominent Books Edge LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.71d","brand":"Esther Davis Lang","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48742941163775,"sku":"9798896721000","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/living-life-as-an-adventure-esther-davis-lang-9798896721000","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}