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"Life is all about the journey," Mary Erlanger believes, and in this book she-born into the Greatest Generation in Manhattan, Kansas, and drawn, seemingly inevitably, to Manhattan, New York City-narrates stories and offers insights about her long and eventful life. A WAVE officer in World War II, a television-and-radio-network copywriter, a human-rights-and-services advocate in Connecticut, Mary became-in late life-a counselor/psychotherapist specializing in working with older adults and families and teaching others. With aging, she believes, comes "the need to connect the parts of yourself"; finding these connections then "turns into the desire to make some kind of record." With this book, she has put that record together for her beloved family-children, grandchildren, and great-grandchild-and friends. The book serves, too, as a reflection of an extraordinary, nearly century-long period of history, seen through the eyes of an adventurous girl who embraced it.

Ed Jared's memoir is a big story. For one thing, it's the memoir of a member of the generation Tom Brokaw called "the greatest generation any society has produced." Ed Jared served America as a pilot in World War II; he was part of the China, Burma, India Hump operation, flying over the Himalayas to supply troops in China. His insider's observations of day-to-day life as a Hump pilot as well as extreme emergencies, pranks, and personalities are set in his overall awareness of the realities of the danger he faced and his always firm grasp of how to achieve his goal: do his job and survive the experience. If all we had of Ed Jared's life story were his Hump tales, we would feel he had had quite a life indeed. But there is so much more. When he returned home after the war, he made a good life for himself and his family, beginning with flying and then developing other areas of expertise as well. He worked hard at whatever he found to do in the Gainesville, Georgia, area where he settled: flying, training pilots, economic development. A most illuminating moment in this part of his story occurs when he is offered a job as a corporate pilot by Jesse Jewell, a prominent poultry man. Jared made it clear that he did not want to sit and wait at the airport while the passengers went off to attend to business. He wanted to be a part of the action, too, learning and gaining experience. And that's what he did, building a fine career in the world-wide military resale market, while at the same time continuing his military service in the United States Air Force Reserve. Perhaps most importantly, he also managed to achieve his dream of establishing a stable life for his family with a place his children could call home. Ed Jared's memoir is a national and personal history, a fascinating story and a primer for how to succeed in business and live a good life.

Some might say Bernard Bookman has been a very lucky man, but as we read his story, we see he made his own luck, working hard while managing to remain devoted to his family. He is, indeed, as the editor of this lively and interesting volume found, "a self-made man who has found the important things in life." A glance at a few of the chapter titles offers a sense of the twists and turns his path has taken: A Montreal Childhood; Through the Gateway to the North; Business School and Babies; Out of Academia, into Consulting; The Girls Grew Up in Florida. The book's title-When You Reach a Fork in the Road, Take It-indicates something of the spirit that is part of the foundation of this admirable man's life and character: get out there and do what there is to be done and keep a lighthearted attitude handy. In many ways, Bookman has had a dream of a life: rewarding and significant work, a wonderful and loving family, strong relationships, and lots of fun. And he continues to move forward, enjoying his family and his life and watching the road ahead for opportunities.

When I Was a Little Girl is the childhood memoir of Mae Logozzo Samal Knox, who grew up in Meriden, Connecticut, in the 1920s and '30s. In describing the Greatest Generation, the generation into which the author was born, Tom Brokaw said, The enduring contributions of this generation transcend gender, and he credits the women of the Greatest Generation with changing forever the perception and the reality of women in all the disciplines of American life. By this definition, Mae Knox is definitely a woman of her generation. In When I Was a Little Girl, the first volume of Knox's memoir My Life and How I Lived It, we observe many facets of one little girl's life in a large New England family: her home, her parents and brothers and sisters, her town, her activities, her values, her joys and fears. This volume is one Greatest Generation woman's reminiscences of her childhood, and her personal history is one that many of her generation--and their children and grandchildren, having heard the family stories--will recognize and enjoy.

Set against the backdrop of the comfortable life of a seemingly happy and prosperous Jewish family, the story of how a little girl-smart, talented, and eager to please-was repeatedly molested by her maternal grandfather and then by one of his friends strikes at the heart of the tradition of safety and comfort and the sanctity of the family itself. Jenny's recounting of her childhood-with her beautiful bedroom, dance lessons, and childhood friends and activities, interspersed with her for-many-years-suppressed memories of her violation by her grandfather-is shocking and infuriating. How could a trusted family member do such things to a little girl, his precious first grandchild? Her painful childhood is followed by years of confusion, sexual acting out, and addiction, all the fruit of that terrible violation. When she begins the long and difficult process of recovery, we root for her, even as we rail against the terrible reason for all her pain. Finally, as we see her emerge from the dark wood, we cheer for her and begin to understand that victims can become more than what happened to them: they can, as Jenny has, move forward under their own power and find peace and maybe even a little justice. This story of Jenny's struggles, her insights, her determination, and her triumph will be a powerful inspiration to all.

In this memoir of a member of what has been called "The Greatest Generation," we have a firsthand account of a time so near and yet so far, a story of the highlights of the life of one member of that generation which, as Tom Brokaw said, "is a generation of towering achievement and modest demeanor, a legacy of their formative years when they were participants in and witness to sacrifices of the highest order." George Watson Camp was born on a farm four miles outside of Dallas, Georgia, the first of seven children. We read that "It was coming a flood" on the day he was born, and the doctor's horse had to swim across a swollen creek so that the doctor could arrive in time to assist. He grew up working hard, helping his father with the farming, getting up at 3:30 a.m. to feed the mules, chop firewood, and do other work around the farm until it was time to walk to school. Times were hard, but good food was plentiful and family and community ties strong and important. From this foundation, he went on to build a career that ultimately led to his appointment as postmaster of Atlanta and eventually to appointment to the Board of Governors of the U. S. Postal Service by President Jimmy Carter. It is fascinating to follow Camp's life as he grows from his life on the farm to his career in public service, as opportunities are offered to him by mentors who see his potential for a bright future before he had even begun to consider such possibilities. He was actually taken by surprise by his first job offer, but did immediately accept it and commit himself to succeeding. That pattern is repeated again and again as Camp moves onward and upward; while he does so, we often feel as if we are there-behind the scenes in Atlanta and Washington, D. C., and other places-as certain major and minor historical events unfold. While his upbringing and principles were no doubt vitally important factors in his career success, he also continually credits his beloved Martha for his rich family life. From beginning to end, the constant is that this prince of a man proceeds through it all with energy, joy, self-discipline, and this statement of his gratitude: "I am so blessed."

This is the memoir of G. C. Futch, Jr., a man who remembers riding on street cars in Savannah, Georgia, deaths from typhoid fever, and blindness from cataracts. His family-on both sides-has been in Georgia for a long time. With the deep sense of history that led him to write out in longhand what he knows of his family's past and to specialize in history as a master's degree candidate, he listened carefully to the stories his father told of what his own father had told him regarding his service with the Confederate forces, including serving as an artillery man at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain and having to walk home to south Georgia from Tennessee at the war's end. His maternal grandfather claimed a grant of land in Georgia in the mid-1800's. He writes, too, of the fact that the original Futches came to the colonies before the American Revolution. As G. C. was growing up in rural Georgia, his family had some very tough times during the Depression, moving repeatedly and even, at the lowest point for them, not having anything to eat. They managed, though, and G. C. finished high school in May of 1943 and reported to Fort McPherson in Atlanta that same month. During his military service, he saw some of the history of World War II being made as he served in a Special Service office, serving in England, France, and Germany. The stories of the lives of Americans born into what has become known as the "Greatest Generation," those born between 1911 and 1924 are many and varied, of course: G. C. Futch's story is just one of them. Here, however, are the basics of some of what helped forge that generation: hard lessons taught by the Great Depression, deep wells of patriotism and devotion to duty stirred by a world at war, a sense that hard work was not a choice but a sacred responsibility.

Here is the inspiring story of J. Alton Wingate, the banker who from the small town of Cornelia in Northeast Georgia pioneered the concept of supermarket banking, of putting banks into supermarkets. A born entrepreneur, Alton developed and implemented this novel idea that blossomed into the hugely successful corporation Financial Supermarkets, Incorporated (FSI), while at the same time leading Community Bank & Trust in Cornelia into a period of unprecedented growth. This is a real American story, illustrating the idea that with enough vision, energy, heart, and perseverance a person can reach out and grab the golden ring. It is also a "real" story because we see, not only in Alton's reminiscences and reflections, but also in those of some of his friends and colleagues, a bit of what happened behind the scenes as Alton worked his way to the top of his field and invented a new way for banks and supermarkets to do business together. As we follow Alton's life in Georgia, from his childhood in Albany to his adult years in Athens and Cornelia, as we hear the stories of his years as a paperboy and his early mistrust of "all that marble and glass" in banks, as we witness his start in banking and his rise from collections to executive offices--we see demonstrated again and again that, indeed, opportunity is everywhere. J. Alton Wingate always had the vision to recognize opportunity and was always ready to do what needed to be done to turn opportunity into accomplishment. Although the supermarket banking corporation FSI is undeniably one of the crown jewels of Alton's career, his earlier business experiences are no less remarkable. As a boy, at first with a bicycle and later with a Harley-Davidson, he built the most successful paper route that his hometown of Albany had ever seen. When he gave up his paper route to start his career in banking, he had to take a cut in pay. However, almost immediately he became his bank's most successful outside adjuster (or "collection agent"), and his subsequent rise in the banking industry is a phenomenal success story. Bankers and entrepreneurs alike--and anyone who enjoys the story of a life well lived--will enjoy this illuminating book about Alton's life and will find both inspiration and valuable knowledge in his stories of seeing opportunities and then acting upon them to achieve success.

An account of Dublin-Laurens County [Georgia] Chamber of Commerce & Development Authority president Willie Paulk's personal and professional development, this book is her answer to the question posed many times by her mother when Willie would comment on her life as an economic developer. It is a story of dedication and hard work, and while Willie tells stories of successes, she also shares disappointments. She oofers fascinating glimpses into her professional life of attracting business and industry to the central and south Georgia communities where she has lived, and into her personal life as well. In addition to being an interesting and lively account of Willie's life and career in Georgia, the book also vividly demonstrates the importance of what Chambers of Commerce and other economic development organizations do for communities and individuals. Its behind-the-scenes stories of economic developers working on successful projects--as well as some they lose--are sure to be of interest to all in the field of economic development.