Someone to Remember

By Joan Sheldon

Joan writes this Biography and Memior about her interesting and adventurous life in 30 chapters - each relating a different story about all the characters that have contributed to the story.The way the stories are told make a good template for anyone who wants to write a memoir about their lives and preserve their familys history.Beginning in the present, she goes back to her youth, working for IBM, becoming a flight attendant for American Airlines, meeting celebrities, designing and building homes in Hawaii and later investing, owning and managing real estate in California.In her own style, she writes a memoir with all the features of a novel, including interesting characters, a complicated plot dealing with childhood memories, prejudiced employment practices, deaths, drugs, depression, divorce, infidelities, and the consequences of choices along with wonderful escapades, successes, travels, happiness and grandchildren. Although the book reads like a fiction novel, the stories in each chapter are all true. For everyone who has given thought as to how to write a story about themselves and their relationships with family and friends should read this book. As the author states in her last chapter: Anyone Can Do It. At the back of the book there is an index to names of almost two-hundred SOMEONES to Remember; maybe you are one of them.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1432747126
• ISBN13: 9781432747121
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Outskirts Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.2" x 0.7" x 6.1"