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A Lifetime of Small Adventures

Bill Birnbaum
Douglas Mountain Publishing (2011)
ISBN 9781932632002
Reviewed by Enid Grabiner for RebeccasReads (05/11)

Some people have the gift of gab!  They can relate experiences and spin a tale totally enrapturing their audience.  Bill Birnbaum is such an individual.  His easily readable style is entertaining and often laughable.  His re-telling of episodic adventures that span his lifetime is amusing to read but often reflective and thought provoking.

Reading Bill’s boyhood memories nudges the reader to think back and recall his own past,  those small adventures with family and friends that are often repeated and often embellished.  We all have them!  We remember warm fuzzy family gatherings, a special outing with Mom or Dad, embarrassing moments and pranks we played.  As we travel through Bill’s life we can relate to our own.  We may not have set off a series of little bombs, flooded a basement, smashed pennies on the railroad track or hitchhiked cross country, but ten to one we can match stories of little indiscretions.  Also, we can all remember a special moment with family, a time when nature awed us or a stranger surprised us with a gesture of kindness.

The point is as one matures and the adventures get larger, they tend to form the individual.  Learning experiences!   Expanding your horizons, taking a chance and extending yourself to others are what make life interesting and inspiring.  As Bill points out, these little adventures ultimately teach us who we are.

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