The Not So Ordinary People on the Roads I've Traveled

By Larry Laverentz

THE NOT SO ORDINARY PEOPLE ON THE ROADS I'VE TRAVELED is a fascinating memoir of life during a period of sweeping change along with turmoil in American society. The author, Larry Laverentz, weaves the story of his own unique life in with the joyful and meaningful, as well as sometimes tragic stories, of not so ordinary people. His key early experiences were growing up on a Kansas farm and spending six years in Vietnam in the 1960s, initially as an agricultural volunteer, and then as the senior civilian adviser to a province chief in a large U.S. Government supported aid effort. The elements that transcend and make his own life more interesting and meaningful are the people of all backgrounds with whom he shared experiences in work, pleasure and travel. He gives the reader a picture of his life, various insights, the people he met and their influence on his perspective and world view. By sharing the stories of these not so ordinary people he met along the way, Larry has recorded American history as a personal narrative. The individuals he writes about come alive, along with the reader's understanding of time and place. As he wrote in his preface to the memoir: "My goal was to record and recognize the goodness and impact of individuals in their professions and communities ... they have given me an appreciation for the goodness of life and have influenced and changed me as well."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B088Y7WC35
• ISBN13: 9798646672378
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"