Bits And Pieces Of Life

This is a book of recollections and reflections of the authors experiences over a long period from Warsaw, Poland where she was born, through WW11 and the Warsaw Uprising. Arrival in England after the war as a refugee, School and College subsequent marriage enjoying a career as dancer, teacher and choreographer in six countries including New York where she received a MA degree in Theatre Arts form Hunter College. She now lives in London where she still pursues her career as an actor.

This is the second instalment of the author's free-wheeling comments and off-the-cuff remarks on various matters under the sun, appearing in certain social media and other publications or just popping up in his mind, through which he could share his knowledge, reminiscences, ideas, opinions, fantasies, guidance (when sought!) and an occasional jest or two, freely and frankly -- all with a view to inform and entertain his readers, hopefully leaving them some little residue of positive value. The theme of this book, 'Bits and Pieces of Life', covers his generally serious reports and occasionally whimsical explanations of author's experiences in his 87-year old life in three lands. The cover story describes author's eighty-year old journey in photography and photo-journalism. Academics and graduate students may find his essays on research useful, and lifestyle followers may find his short and long responses to serious concerns, including his letter to grandchildren worldwide, quite worthwhile.

The wife of Australian pianist David Helfgott discusses the pianist's life story, from child musical prodigy, through his mental breakdown, and to a triumphant recovery

Bits ‘n’ Pieces of Life invites its reader to peer inside the corridors of the author’s life experiences, his passion for romance, and the necessity to live each moment to the fullest. He uses a myriad of colorful words and comparisons to beauty and to nature to paint a captivating yet sometimes controversial tapestry. Metaphors of love and nature are infused throughout the book, enhancing the reader’s experience while cultivating a desire for more.

Each of our lives is a stained glass window in the making. The most satisfying experience I have is seeing people embrace GodÕs plan for them, to begin to see something beautiful emerge from all the disjointed bits and pieces of their often severely troubled lives. IÕve collected a number of my own bits and pieces here, often broken fragments becoming part of the window of my life. Some dark. Some brilliant. Some warm. Some cold. I trust all will become something beautiful in the end.

This Book reads like a woman telling her life story to her best friend in Bits and Pieces of amusing stories. She shares all of her good times and funny tales so that they can laugh together. As you read along, Maybe you will also find yourself inside these pages and become a Best Friend! Ramona Hackney was born and raised in the South by loving, Christian parents. Their love for each other and the lessons that they taught are locked in her memories forever. A love of her heritage and the joy of her life gave a reason to pass on some of those treasured moments and warm feelings to others. Her hope is that you may find some of your life in the pages of this book.

Gathered like flotsam from an ocean of experience, Bits and Pieces of a Psychiatrist's Life is a memoir told in thought-provoking essays, poems, short stories, and scientific articles chosen for lay readers. An innovative format provides thirty-one pieces covering personal and professional themes which include "bits" of differing lengths and styles. Barry Blackwell creates a mosaic from some of the most exciting moments in the history of psychiatry and melds them in kaleidoscopic fashion with his various professional and personal roles.

SNIPPETS (bits and pieces of love and life) by CAROLE, written in short chapters for picking up, reading a bit, and setting down, is one you will enjoy so much that you will be reluctant to set it down. The inspirational story of the love and life of Carole and John, her husband, who both view his Parkinson's Disease as just another facet of daily living, is told in vignettes of themselves and of their families, friends, homes, and animals. The witty, poignant sketches will cause you to laugh, cry, empathize, wonder, think, or feel the Snippet refers to you or someone you know. Her writing style scrambles together those of Erma Bombeck, Andy Rooney, and James Joyce. The book describes the couple's real life experience as their numerous "gray hairs," "wrinkles and bruises from stress, heartaches, headaches, accidents, diseases," and their "working, dancing, playing, and laughing" together will attest. Some of Carole's life before meeting John is revealed as she chats about a Perfect Family, Afraid, Running Away, A Single Stitch, Skates, Periwinkle Soup, Psychic, Kidnapping, Long Hair, Hurricanes, Bassoons, Blue Lips, and other topics. People of all ages will find these revelations by Carole Christie Moore Adams fascinating!