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Memories of Times Past

Memories of Times Past is a nostalgic journey back to a time of Model-T Fords, stay-at-home-moms, vinyl long-playing records, telegrams, radio days, strict rules of etiquette, and manual typewriters. Here are the personal memories of the enormous changes that occurred in the twentieth century; a trip down memory lane for the older generation and, perhaps, some surprising insights into the way life was, for those who are younger.

“Memories of Times Past” will appeal to both a younger audience who will sometimes be amazed at the way things were, and older people whose own memories will be stimulated by reading these interesting stories, and viewing the photographs about the past. It’s a great book!

– Art Linkletter, star of TV and radio.

I had no idea I was old enough to recognize and relish so much of the past that Marta Hiatt recreated in this lovely, charming, worthwhile read. Those who take my advice and read it will thank her for this relief from our troubled present.

- Ed Asner, Actor

“One cannot dip into this book without staying awhile – You’ll be surprised at what you recall.”

- Betty White, author, actress, star of “The Golden Girls.”

Reading the stories in this book took me back to a pre-teen time —I’m in New England, stretched out on the floor, listening to Jack Benny on the radio. At the exact same time Johnny Carson was in Iowa, listening to the same program. Little did we know we were schooling ourselves for the great adventure called “The Tonight Show!”

- Ed McMahon

This 360 page book contains 250 vintage black and white photographs that vividly bring the stories to life.  Author Marta Hiatt takes readers back to the "good old days" with this fascinating collection of photos and stories.  It provides readers a break from modern life through a nostalgic look at the defining moments of the past century.  In this era of "information overload," Dr. Hiatt's entertaining new book offers a meaningful pause to reflect on a simpler time, long forgotten.

The 20th Century was a whirlwind era with enormous changes in technology, culture, and lifestyle.  Hiatt recalls many of the 'olden days' when mom was waiting with milk and cookies when the kids came home from school, when the Cuban missile crisis prompted some people to build atom-bomb shelters, and Sunday evening suppers were eaten while listening to Jack Benny and Fibber McGee and Molly on the radio.  Through her diverse collection of hundreds of vignettes supplied by readers, Hiatt captures the often amusing, sometimes hard to believe, but always interesting lives of 'real-people' and their personal history.

With chapters such as "Lifestyle: From Uptight Conformity to 'Let it all Hang Out,'" "Health: Doctors Don't Make House Calls Anymore," "Sex and Social Mores: From Victorian Prudishness to Personal Vibrators," "Understanding Your Mind and Saving Your Soul: From Freud to Falwell," to "Women: You've Come a Long Way Baby," this entertaining trip down memory lane will spark the memories and interest of all generations.

Through it was a simpler, more innocent time, Dr. Hiatt also portrays the realities of the harsher aspects of the 20th Century.  Without many of our modern conveniences, milestone strides in equal rights, and scientific discoveries, life in the earthly part of the century held it own set of challenges.  "Memories of Times Past" expresses the wisdom of the former generation; it speaks volumes about the past, and inspires wonder as to what the next 100 years may have in store for us!

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A VIRTUAL AMERICAN HISTORY MUSEUM IN BOOK FORM

Illustrated with a wealth of vintage black-and-white photographs, "Memories of Times Past" is a journey of nostalgia touching upon the highlights of modern American history.  Vignettes of what American life used to be like and the events that transformed it--from the civil right's boycott that begin with Rosa Parks' refusal to be discriminated against, to break-through advances in germ warfare and women's rights, to the inception of the Internet.

Organized by theme rather than chronologically, the snippets of revelation about how daily American life used to be are driven home with firsthand testimonies of ordinary people who lived in those times.  This is a virtual American history museum in book form.

Marta Hiatt, Ph.d. lives in Long Beach, CA and is a retired psychotherapist who taught self-development courses to the general public in the San Francisco Bay Area for twenty years.  She is also the author of "Mind Magic: Techniques for Transforming Your Life," and "Inspirational Quotations from the Concept-Therapy Philosophy."

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