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Did you ever wonder about the historical accuracy of those "traditional family values" touted in the heated arguments that insist our cultural ills can be remedied by their return? Of course, myth is rooted in fact, and certain phenomena of the 1950s generated the Ozzie and Harriet icon. The decade proved profamily--the birthrate rose dramatically; social problems that nag--gangs, drugs, violence--weren't even on the horizon. Affluence had become almost a right; the middle class was growing. "In fact," writes Coontz, "the 'traditional' family of the 1950s was a qualitatively new phenomenon. At the end of the 1940s, all the trends characterizing the rest of the twentieth century suddenly reversed themselves." This clear-eyed, bracing, and exhaustively researched study of American families and the nostalgia trap proves--beyond the shadow of a doubt--that Leave It to Beaver was not a documentary.
Gender, too, is always on Coontz's mind. In the third chapter ("My Mother Was a Saint"), she offers an analysis of the contradictions and chasms inherent in the "traditional" division of labor. She reveals, next, how rarely the family exhibited economic and emotional self-reliance, suggesting that the shift from community to nuclear family was not healthy. Coontz combines a clear prose style with bold assertions, backed up by an astonishing fleet of researched, myth-skewing facts. The 88 pages of endnotes dramatize both her commitment to and deep knowledge of the subject. Brilliant, beautifully organized, iconoclastic, and (relentlessly) informative The Way We Never Were breathes fresh air into a too often suffocatingly "hot" and agenda-sullied subject. In the penultimate chapter, for example, a crisp reframing of the myth of black-family collapse leads to a reinterpretation of the "family crisis" in general, putting it in the larger context of social, economic, and political ills.
The book began in response to the urgent questions about the family crisis posed her by nonacademic audiences. Attempting neither to defend "tradition" in the era of family collapse, nor to liberate society from its constraints, Coontz instead cuts through the kind of sentimental, ahistorical thinking that has created unrealistic expectations of the ideal family. "I show how these myths distort the diverse experiences of other groups in America," Coontz writes, "and argue that they don't even describe most white, middle-class families accurately." The bold truth of history after all is that "there is no one family form that has ever protected people from poverty or social disruption, and no traditional arrangement that provides a workable model for how we might organize family relations in the modern world."
Some of America's most precious myths are not only precarious, but down right perverted, and we would be fools to ignore Stephanie Coontz's clarion call. --Hollis Giammatteo
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A bit biased.......2007-07-03
I have just finished reading this book. Throughout the entire reading, I often felt that the author was taking her point too far to the left. And I'm a liberal democrat! I believe 100% in the rights of women to work... but I also believe that same right applies to those who wish to stay at home with their children.
The author seems to downplay the importance, and the value, in staying home with children. While she is correct in the assertion that our nostalgia for bygone days clouds our vision of the truth, there is something to be said for taking responsibility.
In the author's call for more social action and responsibility, there seems an underlying hint that the problems in the American family come from without rather than within. I disagree with this completely and think that we should stop blaming the media, the schools, our neighbors, the government, and our children's social group for the ills within our own homes. While it is an honorable endeavor, helping society clean up it's act, we must first start in the home. We must first start with ourselves, and with our children, before we can have any hope of helping someone else.
Overall a good read, but this author is a product of her generation and her writing should be viewed as such.
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Life was never perfect in any era.......2007-03-20
The tendency of people to look back on their past and see only the good and not the bad is all too evident in the agendas of conservatives and so-called advocates of so-called traditional families.
Those of us who lived through the perfect era when dads worked, moms vaccuumed in pearls and kids have perfect lives behind white picket fences remember it far differently.
We remember when domestic violence was considered a "private family matter" and battered women had no escape except a casket. We remember the days before Rape Crisis Centers, and when the law required the victim to first prove herself innocent at her accuser's trial. We remember women who gritted their teeth and stayed in bad marriages until their children were grown because they knew they'd have no property rights in the divorce. We remember the days before Title 9, when the boys got the gym and the girls got the cafeteria. We remember the girls who were sent away for the summer to an aunt, a euphemism for an unwed mother's home. (Check out Ms. Fessler's "The Girls Who Went Away" for more on this) and the women who could only quit their jobs while their sexual harasser was free to move on to his next victim.
There was no perfect era, there was no perfect home, there was no perfect family. Time we realized it, and stopped looking for an easy fix to real problems.
What you think you know may be wrong.......2006-08-17
This book provides exhaustively documented evidence that our cultural myths, such as the idealized nuclear family of the 50's, were not typical of American history after all, and that some of today's problems are not new. It's slow going for most readers (unless you majored in sociology). It made me look again at my own memories of earlier times of my life. The end notes would be helpful to scholars in American history, sociology or even social work.
Suberb and important work- Gets a grip on the reality of the American Family.......2006-02-25
Coonz dissects piece by piece the ideal of the "normal" family and lifestyle that neoconservatives frequently point to, as a solution to society's ills. Coonz's research is meticulous, and this book is a potent antidote to the fallacy that too often guides policy making in Washington and statehouses across the nation. i.e. that only the reestablishment of the "normal" traditional nuclear family is the path to our salvation. A+
Some interesting tidbits, but not worth the time to read fully.......2006-02-15
The first thing I did when I got this book was to look up what the author had to say about the Moynihan Report (thinking that based on the subject of the book the author would have many interesting criticisms). Alas, all that existed was a few sentence dismissal. After that I couldn't take the book very seriously and just jumped around to various things that I found interesting. Some things were interesting, others were foolish.
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Paul Burrell served Diana, Princess of Wales, as her faithful butler from 1987 until her death in 1997. He was much more than an employee: he was her right-hand man, confidant and friend. She described him as 'the only man she ever trusted.'
As the world prepares for the official inquest into her death, The Way We Were marks an intense period of reflection by ensuring the spirit, warmth and character of the person at the centre of proceedings is not lost or obscured.
In this remarkable and intimate book, Paul Burrell opens the door to Kensington Palace to provide a unique, visual tour. With previously unseen interior photographs, the reader is led inside the world of Princess Diana—room-by-room, memory-by-memory.
He paints a faithful and poignant tribute in remembrance of 'the boss' as the person who shared her private world and knew her best. In this fascinating new account, he allows the reader to feel 'at home with Diana', sharing her inner-most feelings, hopes and philosophies that teach us more about her mind and the way she thought.
We learn of her amusing Hollywood relationships, the true depth of her happiness with 'The One'; the amazing story that illustrates her compassion; her sisterhood with Sarah Ferguson—and the desperate attempts to heal their rift; and a never-before-told account that provides new evidence about the real nature of her relationship with Dodi Al Fayed.
There are also rare photographs of the jewels Diana wore and treasured as Paul Burrell celebrates her style and fashion.
The Way We Were reflects, remembers and celebrates the late Diana, Princess of Wales, and captures her vivacity and love of life as we move towards the tenth anniversary of her death in 2007.
In his twenty-one years of royal duty, Paul Burrell first served Her Majesty the Queen as personal footman from 1976 to 1987 when he moved to Highgrove to become butler to the Prince and Princess of Wales. It was in 1992, following the couple's separation, that he moved to Kensington palace at the personal request of Princess Diana.
Following her death, he was honoured by the Queen with the Royal Victorian Medal for his loyalty and service to Diana, Princess of Wales. He then spearheaded a fundraising campaign for her official memorial fund that raised £100 million.
Since then, Paul has become a bestselling author and television personality. His earlier book, A Royal Duty, sold two million copies worldwide and was a number one New York Times bestseller.
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Absolutely the best.......2007-09-07
The author deserves to be knighted for his contribution to the public in writing this book.
He is the only person who can be trusted to write truthfully and respectfully about Princess Diana. The book is poignant and I cried buckets of tears through every chapter. However, I found it to be emotionally healing and therapeutic too. If you loved Princess Diana and want to find some closure after the tragedy of her death, this book is a must.
Once Again, From Paul Burrell With Love & Remembrance.......2007-08-07
No one knew the multi-faceted Diana, Princess of Wales like Paul Burrell did. Once again he evokes her memory and captures the majesty of the delicate chameleon we knew, simply and lovingly, as Diana. In a lifetime that was all too brief she accomplished what no other "Royal" has. Until the reign of Elizabeth II, no one really bothered about the monarchy. We came into the age of television and reached toward the age of technology as Elizabeth II was crowned and reached toward her reign as Queen in an age of enlightenment. I am quite certain she could never foresee the likelihood of a modern day Princess reaching out to the people in the way H.R.H. Diana extended herself and touched those she would never know or may never see again. The Monarchy seemed to be hidden behind palace doors, but not Diana...never Diana. The Queen has possession and guardianship of the crown jewels during her reign. The brightest of those was one she could never possess or pass on. The most brilliant and brightest star was Diana, the "Queen of Hearts" and the "People's Princess" who served her people by being out among them and giving of herself to them whenever and wherever she could. The charity in her heart was endless as she was tireless in her contribution to those who suffered. The Queen always thought she knew her people well. The death of Diana proved that to be a total misconception. It is my belief that since the British people had been exposed to another way of being and another way of doing things, they weren't going back to a time when things happened around them. It is also my belief that the next reign will take a lesson from Diana's ways and rule with true spirit, openess and generosity of heart. Thank you Paul, for another glimpse into your world with Diana!
Boring Royal BETRAYAL of a Friend.......2007-06-05
It's quite one thing to write a book about someone you have worked for, stood by, witnessed emotional sorrow and struggles, and quite another matter to spew out yet more "trusted confidences" about someone when you KNOW this book NEVER would have been written if Diana were still alive.
Why write about PRIVATE matters and reveal them? It is so glaringly obvious that this book represents a strong and eroding character of someone Diana confided in. And now speaking events to tell us either more of what we already know or what deserves to remain private - if anything out of dignity.
I HIGHLY recommend the DVD "NBC News Presents: Diana Revealed, The Princess No One Knew" INSTEAD of this meaningless mess of text. The DVD will let you know how DIANA felt from DIANA'S MOUTH - and she shares so humbly and honestly.
I feel sorry most for William and Harry. If you want to pay tribute to DIANA - a rare and precious soul, do so at least in a manner that SHE would want her sons to see.
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Prince Burrell.......2007-06-03
I came to this book with an open mind as i was in the States or abroad while all the Diana intrigue was going on and i don't read magazines.I'm from London.Facinating-so it says the Queen had a nanny who later behaved like an imperious queen because she had so many confidences from thee Queen and the royal house-hold tip-toed around her or it was 'off with their heads'and she drank champagne ONLY of it was served on a platter.Then,in another book on Diana,it says Charles's butler used to have his music blaring from the floor below the Queen mother's at Balmoral.My point is when servants get all the close confidences of their royal masters/mistresses it makes them feel personally royal too.A huge promotion considering they started off their careers as brown-nosers.So reading this book i couldn't help feeling the same thing had happened to Mr Burrell and it would count as a drop in prestige to mention anything untoward about Diana.The ego shining through this book was my constant companion so i read it like an article in a woman's magazine...
Beautiful book of friendship.......2007-05-12
This book tells of a beautiful friendship, loyalty, caring and trust.
Paul couldn't of told it any better.
To bad this is his last book, but truly understand why.
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Honest But Only Part of the Story.......2007-01-19
What an honest look at what happening in Religious Life today. Brave lady and understandable fan of the book, "The Intellectual Life".
But in the first part in Sister's retelling of what caused the collapse of the old form of convent living she completely ignored the reasons for which the exes left. She says some where that the novices left hardly knowing why. She doesn't show any curiosity about this even though it was the cause of the state the nuns are in now. Perhaps if she did ask she might find some answers that will be helpful. Are the nuns angry at the exes or are they afraid of them and their tales?
I was there but didn't fully understand. Now I do........2007-01-04
I was in religious life (the convent) for 15 years and lived through the time covered in Sr. Joan's book. Although I was in a different order her analysis spoke for our experience as well. I held this book close to my heart because it was like a personal revelation. This is an excellent book for Catholics to read if they truly wish to understand their immediate past.
One of the best writers.......2006-08-16
Sr. Joan is one of the best spiritual writers' out today - her honestly and love come thru in everything she writes and this book is no exception
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Colonel Bob Piper served as a platoon leader in "G" Company, 505th PIR. He was Rgtl. Adjutant (S-1) and then Rgtl. Intelligence Officer (S-2) and made all four of the combat jumps effected by the 82nd Airborne Division during WWII. He was wounded only once, in Sicily. His story is retold here through many photographs, and some of his own memorabilia, including original uniforms, badges and emblems.
This is the second book in this new series depicting the lives of the men of the airborne forces in World War ll.
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A memorable and thoughtfully bilingual tribute.......2003-03-10
The second volume in the D-Day Publishing "WW II Paratroopers Portrait" series, The Way We Were is a veritable showcase of historic photographs of World War II paratroopers, most of which were taken during or shortly after the war. Vivid black-and-white pictures visually capture the brave men of the Headquarters Company, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division who were willing to risk life and limb in service to their country. Enhanced with an extensive commentary by the photographer Colonel Bob Piper (a man who took many of the photos against orders during his wartime service), enhances this memorable and thoughtfully bilingual tribute with the text being in both English and French.
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The 505th PIR is one of the best parachute regiments to come out of World War II. The 2nd Battalion did much to earn this reputation and its records shows that its fearless commander, Colonel Benjamin H. Vandervoort was highly responsible for acquiring that accolade. The two DSCs he earned are certainly there to support it.
This booklet, profusely illustrated, based on historical facts, interviews of key personalities related to the introduction of the cricket within the airborne units, and vintage documents tries to dismiss the generally accepted ideas and report the true history of the legendary cricket of D-Day. Who initiated it all, where were the crickets produced, and who produced them? What type was official issue and which units used them? For the first time, these questions have now been answered.
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According to conventional wisdom, American public schools have suffered a terrible decline and are in need of dramatic reform. Today's high school students, it is alleged, display an ignorance of things that every elementary student knew a generation ago. American business leaders warn that rising illiteracy and "innumeracy" threaten our competitiveness in the global marketplace. Political scientists worry that poor schooling is undermining the very foundations of our democracy as American adults exercise their citizenship on the basis of dumbed-down sound-bites. But are things really that bad? What evidence are these criticisms based on, and does it hold up under examination? In this book, Richard Rothstein analyzes the statistical and anecdotal evidence and shows that public schools, by and large, are not falling down on the job of educating our children. To the contrary, by many measures they are doing better than in the past. Minority students have improved their test scores significantly, and overall dropout rates have fallen. Moreover, our schools educate more poor children, and more children whose native language is foreign, than ever before. Further improvement in American education, Rothstein argues, should be based on an accurate appraisal of strengths and weaknesses rather than on exaggeration. Rothstein shows in convincing detail how standardized tests comparing American students' performance today with that of the past, and with student performance internationally, frequently confuse apples with oranges. The nation's student population today is very different from that of decades ago and from the student population in other nations. As critics of public education promote private alternatives and politicians debate the value of standardized national testing, The Way We Were? is especially timely.
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The Way It Is.......2001-12-02
In very smooth and readable prose, free of "paradigm-speak," Rothstein examines the much touted crisis of decaying intellects of American public school students.
Since most chicken littles of the academic crisis cite declining SAT scores, Rothstein begins with an examination of exactly what the SAT is supposed to measure, and more importantly, who takes the SAT. Since SAT scores reflect the achievement of a self-selected group, because the SAT is not required, these scores aren't of much use in demonstrating the abilities of an entire senior class (not to mention the fact that juniors and seniors take it together, along with some sophomores as well). I learned the surprising fact that until 1994, yearly scores were still compared (with some adjustment, but nonetheless....) to a group of young men who had all gone to private schools, and who took the test in 1941.
Rothstein includes information about declining dropout rates since the 1930's, and how this effects achievement scores of a senior class; he looks at more legitimate means of comparing students, such as the Iowa Test of Basic Skills. He also looks at the correlation between income and SAT scores, and documents the fact that more students from lower income families have been taking the test in recent decades.
In the last chapters, Rothstein examines some of the other issues facing schools, such as bi-lingual education, and phonics vs. whole word methods of reading instruction.
Anyone in education, and anyone concerned about national student achievement should read this book.
Most of the book is a crock.......2000-11-18
Some good points made (more students taking theSAT,forexample), but most of the book is a crock. He fails toconsider many of the facts, such as our comparison with otherindustrialized nations, 1/5 of adults have rudimentary literacy skillsafter 12 or more years of schooling (and it isn't looking any betterthanks to education college professors), the SAT scores wererecentered in 1994, more students are taking remedial college courses,more students are taking college prep courses in high school, but theyaren't anymore prepared, etc, etc. He blames the tests for notshowing progress, rather than the source...PHILOSOPHY! Does theauthor watch Jay Leno?
Excellent objective analysis of present and past test scores.......1999-05-18
In 114 pages of very readable writing, the author sheds light on what test scores mean, and don't mean, from past and present. The difficulty of comparing SAT scores from the 1940's, to the scores in recent years, is more than just difficult. It's impossible, and for a number of reasons that he explains well -- only one of which is that the test is voluntary. Really, what he writes is fascinating. For example, SAT scores are used to judge the teaching effectiveness of different states. Iowa and North Dakota score very high. But in Iowa, for example, only the top 3% of their students take that test! In NJ, on the other hand, 74% of the students recently took the test. Would you not expect the results to be different -- lower -- if 74% of the kids take the test rather than the top 3%? Sure.
The problem is that it's exactly those tests -- and others -- which are used to tell us how we've gotten worse in our school systems.
In 1941 -- the first year of the SAT -- approximately 1% of all high school students took the SAT. Accurate demographic data don't exist, but the test was taken, for the most part, by the kids from wealthy families.
Today, the percentage of kids taking the test is much greater. And thus the demographics are vastly different. Yet we draw mistaken conclusions from test results then, and now, that are simply statistically impossible to make.
Very interesting book. Gives a much-needed historical perspective.
The author's conclusion -- that schools are actually doing a better job today than in years past -- is quite well-supported.
Final note: the average IQ in our country went up 15 points -- a huge gain -- from 1932 to 1978. (No analysis done since then that the author noted.) Is this the sign of a system in disarray? Doesn't seem so.
The author is quick to point out that his analysis isn't meant to say that no improvements can, or need be, made in our schools. But perhaps we're seeing "crisis" about the wrong things. And putting money into the wrong things.
He encourages us to make objective analysis, and to understand what we can conclude -- and what we cannot.
Excellent. Read it.
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Contains his final stories on the wilds of the North country he loved so much. Never again will Alaskan wildlife, hunting and hunters be described in such vivid detail and eloquent way that has ever been equaled by any other writer.
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Dreams of Alaska Hunting.......2001-06-30
The book is comprised of articles previously written for some of the hunting magazines, Sports & Field for instance. I enjoy reading Annabel and wish I could afford the whole collection but I'll have to live with adding to it one book at a time. The Alaska stories make up most of the book and leave me dreaming of having my own adventures in the Alaska bush. Sadly, the stories are of a bygone era but they give you a good sense of what hunting was like in "the good ol' days". I recommend it to anyone that enjoys a good hunting adventure story.
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This is a major new illustrated catalogue of a rare assemblage of items from the Tudor and Stuart periods, mostly from waterlogged riverside sites. Objects of leather, bone, wood and glass as well as metal (with metallurgical analyses) include clothing and accessories; household equipment, fixtures and fittings; and items attesting writing, reading and leisure pursuits, as well as textile working, non-ferrous and ferrous metalworking, leather working, woodworking, bone, antler and glass working, ship building and fishing. There are weights; coins, tokens and jettons; pilgrim souvenirs and secular badges; horse equipment, arms and armour fragments. The discussion considers specific chronological trends as well as more general aspects of production, trade and changing styles. Contains 219 b/w illustrations.
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- This wonderful book brought back the best of memories.
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Levittown: The way we were
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A wonderful trip back in time.......2002-02-04
I just finished reading "Levittown, The Way We Were" and I am typing this through tear filled eyes. It is a wonderful book! I too grew up in Levittown during the era that Ms. Kirsch Duncan wrote about. Several times while reading I had to go back over the sentences just to make sure the author wasn't talking about me! I could relate to many of the author's experiences, both Levittown experiences and personal family ones. I feel that the book truly captured the essence of that time and the feeling of Levittown and what is was like to grow up in such a place. The author conveyed a genuine sweetness and innocence of that era that I believe will touch everyone, not only those who were raised there. Thank you Ms. Kirsch Duncan for sharing your gift with so many. I laughed, I cried and smiled at remembrances of days gone by.
Save your money.......2000-12-13
I can't believe the other reviewers are talking about the same book that I just received! ..... As a 28 year resident of Levittown, I was truly excited about reading a book on the town that I grew up in in the 60's and 70's. Instead I am subjected to the author's personal recollections and family history. The book should be retitled "Levittown, the Way I Was." In two words: Who Cares? It may have been salvaged with some quality photographs, but they were even more disappointing than the text. Apart from the photos of Mays, Times Square Store and St. Bernards, the reader is presented with either the author's family photo album or non-descript vacant lots and electric towers. I felt completely cheated when this book arrived, and I will now resume my search for a book that is actually about my home town, and not some stranger's autobiography.
blast from my past!.......2000-11-01
What a joy, to read this book and be reminded of my past almost as if I had written it myself! Except for a few minor details (I was a paster's kid and so stayed in the public school system), Susan's account of growing up on Cornflower Road could have been mine! Not surprizing, since I too grew up on Cornflower, but am two years the author's senior. The sump was in my backyard, my father was the chaplain of the Levittown Fire Department and she and I had the same teacher in fourth grade...Miss Burkett!! I too remember the long bike expeditions to Twin Lakes, the storms at Jones Beach and the Azalea Pool. Anyway, it was so neat to see someone whose name I remember, write so positively about those times. All the more, since I was there too!! Thanks Susan!!!
This wonderful book brought back the best of memories........1999-11-03
I read with tremendous delight Susan Kirsch Duncan's Levittown: The Way We Were. Although I did not grow up in Levittown, many of my childhood friends from New York City moved to Levittown when I was ten years of age. I would visit them often on weekends and would spend part of every summer enjoying their company in the "country." I was amazed to see schools on enormous plots of land, school buses driven by women, and beautiful little homes surrounded by picket fences. Most important, however, was the warm sense of community that I experienced. Caring and friendship were major aspects of the Levittown lifestyle, which involved neighbors keeping a "close eye" on one another's children and demonstrating a deep concern for the children's safety and well-being. Indeed, reading Levittown: The Way We Were brought back the best kind of memories.
Beyond her wonderful ideas and content, however, Susan Kirsch Duncan deserves special commendations for her style of writing. She has a special gift for organizing valuable information in a clear, thoughtful, and poignant manner. I was especially impressed with her unique blending of personal anecdotes, pertinent facts, and smooth narrative style. She accomplished these noteworthy outcomes within a succinct 101-page format. I guess my deep admiration for the author and her book is the main reason that I could not put the book down after I began reading it. I am certain that other readers will share my deep feelings for both Susan Kirsch Duncan and her Levittown: The Way We Were.
BROUGHT BACK CHILDHOOD MEMORIES.......1999-06-15
Excellent Book. I Felt like a kid again, growing up in Levittown. I remember every thing that Susan Kirsch Duncan wrote in this book. Susan did an excellentjob recalling our childhood memories of growing up in a great town.I recommend this book to anyone who grewup in LEVITTOWN, NY.
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