A boy desperate to hold on, a girl ready to let go. Fitz Holton waits in fear for the day his single mother's early-onset Alzheimer's starts stealing her memory. He's vowed to stay close to home to care for her in the years to come--never mind the ridiculous college tour she's forcing him on to
The time of our lives: a conversation about america
โ Scribed by Tom Brokaw
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Year
- 2012;2013
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 486 KB
- Edition
- 2
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0679643923
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โฆ Synopsis
Who we are, where we've been, and where we need to go now, to recapture the American dream
Now with a new Foreword by the author.
"The best presentation of the challenges facing the country--and the possible solutions--I've ever seen."--P. J. O'Rourke
Tom Brokaw, known and beloved for his landmark work in American journalism and for the New York Times bestsellers The Greatest Generation and Boom!, now turns his attention to the challenges that face America in the new millennium, to offer reflections on how we can restore America's greatness.
Rooted in the values, lessons, and verities of generations past and of his South Dakota upbringing, Brokaw weaves together inspiring stories of Americans who are making a difference and personal stories from his own family history, to engage us in a conversation about our country and to share ideas for how we can revitalize the promise of...
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