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Weeds in Bloom: Autobiography of an Ordinary Man
With over 65 books published, including the breathtaking (and somewhat autobiographical)
A Day No Pigs Would Die
, Robert Newton Peck has enjoyed an illustrious writing career. Now, in an autobiography as unique as he is, Peck tells his story through the people in his life. From his roots as a poor Vermont farmer’s son to his years as a soldier in World War II, from his tim
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Mass Market Paperback
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224 pages
Published
July 8th 2009
by Laurel Leaf
(first published 2005)
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Short, pleasant and readable memoir without being saccharine. Robert Newton Peck comes off as an opinionated old coot, and I doubt he would disagree with that assessment. The characters he describes are vivid and memorable. Makes me eager to read his fiction again.
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I picked this autobiography up at the library the other day and I think its going to prove to be a lyrical lesson in the written word. I read the introduction last night and it was so delightful, something that needs to be savored and sucked on like a candy to prolong the sweetness of it.
Id read one of Pecks books, a long time ago, called A Day No Pigs Would Die. I dont know why I picked it up but despite its blatant, almost startling descriptions of life on the farm, I enjoyed it so much as a t ...more
Id read one of Pecks books, a long time ago, called A Day No Pigs Would Die. I dont know why I picked it up but despite its blatant, almost startling descriptions of life on the farm, I enjoyed it so much as a t ...more
it was unusual
but I really liked it
:)
and I like the title as well.
worth reading.
but I really liked it
:)
and I like the title as well.
worth reading.
This was a lovely little book. I read my copy of
A Day No Pigs Would Die
to tatters, and I read a couple of the Soup books, but somehow failed to pick up anything else by Peck. This is a little book of reminiscences, of people and jobs and places that have contributed his life, but I wouldn't call it an autobiography by any stretch. Parts of it made me tear up, especially the parts with old dogs. Some of it was almost too folksy, but I'm a city slicker. Well worth reading.
A nicely written, simple book full of the common sense and wisdom learned from those that aren't normally considered "learned." Every chapter is a story about a different person the author has had contact with in his life. Very easy read and well worth the time.
An excellent read. More about the people he's met than about himself. Interesting characters from rural settings - real people that shaped his life and he'll never forget.
Short book - each chapter about someone new.
Short book - each chapter about someone new.
Mr. Peck has reached into the raw, slimy meat of humanity and brought out the pearls. In these humorus and sometimes soul wrenching portraits of his fellow man, Mr. Peck reveals his own rich history.
I enjoy his writing, and it was good to see a bit of what had inspiried him in his life, and how he researched his characters and places.
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From Wikipedia--
Robert Newton Peck is an American author of books for young adults. His titles include Soup and A Day No Pigs Would Die . He claims to have been born on February 17, 1928, in Vermont, but has refused to specify where. Similarly, he claims to have graduated from a high school in Texas, which he has also refused to identify. Some sources state that he was born in Nashville, Tennessee ...more
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Robert Newton Peck is an American author of books for young adults. His titles include Soup and A Day No Pigs Would Die . He claims to have been born on February 17, 1928, in Vermont, but has refused to specify where. Similarly, he claims to have graduated from a high school in Texas, which he has also refused to identify. Some sources state that he was born in Nashville, Tennessee ...more
