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Newspaper Boys Always Deliver
The days of our lives are like pages out of a newspaper, sprinkled with glory, tragedy and enigma, but when these pages are assembled together, they become the journal of our times and existence. It is this story that is told in how in just fifty years, Western culture has gone from culture to techno-culture-from the swinging sixties to rap, encyclopedia to Wikipedia, slide rule to supercomputer. We're too busy scrolling through social media to flip through the newspaper, and too invested in hashtags to ponder how people even spent their time before Twitter. As our attention spans are dwindling, we seem to know a little about a lot of subjects, but with no deep knowledge of any, perhaps due to the modern phenomena of "time poverty."
Like other members of the baby boomer generation, Joseph Gulesserian has seen these changes appear like magic before his eyes. Since his days of delivering newspapers in the late sixties and early seventies, he hasn't just witnessed the slow demise of the print medium-but the plethora of amazing technological inventions that has turned us into a culture reminiscent of science fiction. In Newspaper Boys Always Deliver, Gulesserian combines personal essays and historical insights for an enlightening look at how we got here and the earlier inventions that paved the way for current cutting-edge technologies. While exploring pop culture trends, unexpected impacts, and memorable moments in time, this collection of thought-provoking and humorous reflections paints a fascinating picture of the changes half a century can bring-and its implications for what could be just around the corner.
Like other members of the baby boomer generation, Joseph Gulesserian has seen these changes appear like magic before his eyes. Since his days of delivering newspapers in the late sixties and early seventies, he hasn't just witnessed the slow demise of the print medium-but the plethora of amazing technological inventions that has turned us into a culture reminiscent of science fiction. In Newspaper Boys Always Deliver, Gulesserian combines personal essays and historical insights for an enlightening look at how we got here and the earlier inventions that paved the way for current cutting-edge technologies. While exploring pop culture trends, unexpected impacts, and memorable moments in time, this collection of thought-provoking and humorous reflections paints a fascinating picture of the changes half a century can bring-and its implications for what could be just around the corner.
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March 14, 2016
Newspaper Boys Always Deliver by Joseph Gulesserian
CreateSpace Publishing: 1/5/16
trade paperback; 346 pages
ISBN-13: 9781507898628
Newspaper Boys Always Deliver by Joseph Gulesserian is a very highly recommended look at cultural and historical changes since the 1960's. He organizes his commentary similar to how newspapers are organized into sections. The book includes photographs, and notes for each chapter are found at the end of the book. Major sections include: Front Page News; People; Arts and Entertainment; News; Sports; Lifestyle; Business and Technology; Editorial and Comment. This is the story of some of the cultural events and vast changes that have occurred in the last fifty years.
Front Page News cover why our lives are organized like sections of a newspaper. The People section starts in 1966 and the swinging sixties, when major social upheaval and changes were happening. Then we reach Arts and Entertainment where Gulesserian undertakes an in-depth humorous discussion of what the 1965 Batman TV show was really about, looking back at it as an adult in their midlife, with some comparison to present day gangbangers and more on each of the villains.
The News section examines the July 22, 1969 moon landing and the events that led up to it. The Sports section first talks about hockey (after all, Gulesserian is Canadian) and the 1972 game where Canada defeated the Russians. After that lessons learned from pro-wrestling are shared.
The Lifestyle section is a treatise about the music of the times, but especially disco. Yup, disco. It was the swan song of the baby boomers and, according to Gulesserian, allowed the democratization of glamour. This means that disco allowed people with little means to join a fabulous lifestyle and participate. In this discussion of music, he also mentions the cultural impact of the Ed Sullivan Show.
The Business and Technology section is a exposition about the innumerable advances in technology and social media in our daily lives over the last fifty years. The changes from our lives in the 1960's to today are so numerous and varied that unless you have lived during all these years you simply won't/can't understand the differences. You will understand what Gulesserian is writing about if you've lived life without a calculator, only had a land-line phone with a cord and no answering machine, wrote letters, remember when the first home computers were out, had a car with a starter, and remember a time before there was the internet and Google.
Finally, the Editorial and Comment section thoughtfully considers the changes that have occurred over the last fifty years.
I really enjoyed reading Newspaper Boys Always Deliver. Much of my appreciation for it and enjoyment is firmly based on my age and that Gulesserian and I are contemporaries, therefore many of his experiences and memories closely resembled my own. When you've lived the history and the changes it is very different from reading about them. Even the way I use a cell phone/smart phone is exceedingly different from how those who are younger than me use theirs. I am not as tied to it, as dependent upon it. I can easily set it aside and check messages/texts when I have time.
I laughed about the whole Batman discourse. I remember watching the show mostly for the action and the "POW" "BAM" fights. Perhaps I'd look at it differently where I to watch any episodes today. Additionally, while the disco section was wildly entertaining, I'll have to correct Gulesserian in that not all of us were able or had a place to actively participate in the glamorous disco lifestyle. There was no outlet or place to experience disco dancing in my neck of the woods in the late 1970's.
It is true that some strong opinions are stated in the book, but nothing outlandish or unconventional. There should always be room for people to express their opinions and point of view. I found it refreshing to read Gulesserian's assessment of the current PC movement. Because of this, I simply had to include a couple of great quotes from the Business and Technology section:
"The world seems to be turning many of the social media tools into some type of digital supermarket tabloid, where rhyme and reason and critical thinking are being tossed aside to make room for innuendo, groupthink, and diluted rhetoric since.... various other sites provide hashish for the mind in a spiralling debacle of idleness." (page 267-268)
"And the intellectual immaturity of the politically correct lacks the ability to credibly attack one's ideas and as a result degrades themselves by attacking the person, with cheapened media cliches." (page 268)
So as opposed to debating someone's ideas, the politically correct smear a person's character, while hypocritically espousing the values of democratic thinking, and this is what makes them so dangerous. And by manipulating all the multiple media outlets into fear, they can conduct a witch hunt against anyone who does not think like them, like some type of digitally enhanced renaissance of McCarthyism. So, in many respects, the politically correct and their clan of social architects are the new McCarthyism."(page 269)
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book from the author for review purposes.
CreateSpace Publishing: 1/5/16
trade paperback; 346 pages
ISBN-13: 9781507898628
Newspaper Boys Always Deliver by Joseph Gulesserian is a very highly recommended look at cultural and historical changes since the 1960's. He organizes his commentary similar to how newspapers are organized into sections. The book includes photographs, and notes for each chapter are found at the end of the book. Major sections include: Front Page News; People; Arts and Entertainment; News; Sports; Lifestyle; Business and Technology; Editorial and Comment. This is the story of some of the cultural events and vast changes that have occurred in the last fifty years.
Front Page News cover why our lives are organized like sections of a newspaper. The People section starts in 1966 and the swinging sixties, when major social upheaval and changes were happening. Then we reach Arts and Entertainment where Gulesserian undertakes an in-depth humorous discussion of what the 1965 Batman TV show was really about, looking back at it as an adult in their midlife, with some comparison to present day gangbangers and more on each of the villains.
The News section examines the July 22, 1969 moon landing and the events that led up to it. The Sports section first talks about hockey (after all, Gulesserian is Canadian) and the 1972 game where Canada defeated the Russians. After that lessons learned from pro-wrestling are shared.
The Lifestyle section is a treatise about the music of the times, but especially disco. Yup, disco. It was the swan song of the baby boomers and, according to Gulesserian, allowed the democratization of glamour. This means that disco allowed people with little means to join a fabulous lifestyle and participate. In this discussion of music, he also mentions the cultural impact of the Ed Sullivan Show.
The Business and Technology section is a exposition about the innumerable advances in technology and social media in our daily lives over the last fifty years. The changes from our lives in the 1960's to today are so numerous and varied that unless you have lived during all these years you simply won't/can't understand the differences. You will understand what Gulesserian is writing about if you've lived life without a calculator, only had a land-line phone with a cord and no answering machine, wrote letters, remember when the first home computers were out, had a car with a starter, and remember a time before there was the internet and Google.
Finally, the Editorial and Comment section thoughtfully considers the changes that have occurred over the last fifty years.
I really enjoyed reading Newspaper Boys Always Deliver. Much of my appreciation for it and enjoyment is firmly based on my age and that Gulesserian and I are contemporaries, therefore many of his experiences and memories closely resembled my own. When you've lived the history and the changes it is very different from reading about them. Even the way I use a cell phone/smart phone is exceedingly different from how those who are younger than me use theirs. I am not as tied to it, as dependent upon it. I can easily set it aside and check messages/texts when I have time.
I laughed about the whole Batman discourse. I remember watching the show mostly for the action and the "POW" "BAM" fights. Perhaps I'd look at it differently where I to watch any episodes today. Additionally, while the disco section was wildly entertaining, I'll have to correct Gulesserian in that not all of us were able or had a place to actively participate in the glamorous disco lifestyle. There was no outlet or place to experience disco dancing in my neck of the woods in the late 1970's.
It is true that some strong opinions are stated in the book, but nothing outlandish or unconventional. There should always be room for people to express their opinions and point of view. I found it refreshing to read Gulesserian's assessment of the current PC movement. Because of this, I simply had to include a couple of great quotes from the Business and Technology section:
"The world seems to be turning many of the social media tools into some type of digital supermarket tabloid, where rhyme and reason and critical thinking are being tossed aside to make room for innuendo, groupthink, and diluted rhetoric since.... various other sites provide hashish for the mind in a spiralling debacle of idleness." (page 267-268)
"And the intellectual immaturity of the politically correct lacks the ability to credibly attack one's ideas and as a result degrades themselves by attacking the person, with cheapened media cliches." (page 268)
So as opposed to debating someone's ideas, the politically correct smear a person's character, while hypocritically espousing the values of democratic thinking, and this is what makes them so dangerous. And by manipulating all the multiple media outlets into fear, they can conduct a witch hunt against anyone who does not think like them, like some type of digitally enhanced renaissance of McCarthyism. So, in many respects, the politically correct and their clan of social architects are the new McCarthyism."(page 269)
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book from the author for review purposes.
May 21, 2016
FIRST IMPRESSION:
Unique titles always grasp my attention and when coupled with a nice cover, the chances of me picking up the book (to read the summary maybe) remain high. Newspaper Boys Always Deliver is a book that fit both the initial criteria and the summary only added to the intrigue factor. I was offered a digital copy for review. Though I could not assume how it would seem like a paperback, the clean organisation of the book gave a newspaper effect and I started with high expectations.
REVIEW:
Born during a curious time when technology was at its boom, and having watched the almost complete shift between telephones to cell phones happen in what could be considered a short duration of less than a decade, any book about the era preceding mobile communication invokes a nostalgia in me. I started reading this book with similar expectations and though the initial few pages seemed to be what I expected, the book didn't quite get there.
First, let me tell what the book is:
It is a collection of essays, complete with pictures, organised by sections, giving the reader an experience similar to that of reading a well organised newspaper (albeit a big one). The book gives interesting insight into life during the time around the mid twentieth century. It has everything, the Moon Landing, the TV shows, and what not! The pictures are gems, from the archives and complement the article. It is divided into many major sections, People, Lifestyle, Art being a few of them.
The book is interesting, that much can be said. It will work for you if you like your facts from history and are prepared to read long paragraphs about how great life was back then. Written by someone who had lived the life of a Newspaper Boy in those times, the book has an 'insider' feel that is its major plus.
Now going on to why the book did not work well for me:
Though I liked the content, the tone in which the book was written was a huge no for me. There was something about the way the essays were presented that put me off continuous reading. While I appreciated what the book had, the overall impression that the golden period was beyond us and this era knew very little (though not given in as many direct words) didn't work for me. History books that glorify the past are okay. But those that demean the present and rue the lost glory aren't books that would attract me.
There is a feeling of having read a lot of information presented in a not-so-appealing manner. Though I did rush to read more on certain events given in the book, and picked up a dictionary for a few words (a habit I had quite forgotten).
A sample quote that pretty much sums up the book:
Newspapers today, as a last gasp, are experimenting with paywalls with limited or mixed success, as most were never global papers, and charging for their subscriptions to compete against the free information provided digitally is challenging, since a new generation gets its info on Vice, Digg, Twitter, Yahoo, MSN, Drudge, and the like. But sadly, much of what is expressed today in the digital media seems like a digital supermarket tabloid in various stages of desperation. Once upon a time, though, writers that were larger than life had expertise in their chosen areas, they entertained us as they tried to help us make sense out of everything around us.
That snippet is a sample from the book near its end and that gives an idea of how the book has been designed and phrased.
WHAT I LIKED:
•The articles and the pictures
•The title, summary and the overall newspaper like presentation
•The author having first hand experience in this adds credibility to the book.
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER:
•The tone of the book did not appeal to me
•The events and the way they are presented gets monotonous after a point of time
•Some strong opinions are expressed that contradict popular opinions.
VERDICT:
An interesting book, a slice from history.
RATING: 3/5
Unique titles always grasp my attention and when coupled with a nice cover, the chances of me picking up the book (to read the summary maybe) remain high. Newspaper Boys Always Deliver is a book that fit both the initial criteria and the summary only added to the intrigue factor. I was offered a digital copy for review. Though I could not assume how it would seem like a paperback, the clean organisation of the book gave a newspaper effect and I started with high expectations.
REVIEW:
Born during a curious time when technology was at its boom, and having watched the almost complete shift between telephones to cell phones happen in what could be considered a short duration of less than a decade, any book about the era preceding mobile communication invokes a nostalgia in me. I started reading this book with similar expectations and though the initial few pages seemed to be what I expected, the book didn't quite get there.
First, let me tell what the book is:
It is a collection of essays, complete with pictures, organised by sections, giving the reader an experience similar to that of reading a well organised newspaper (albeit a big one). The book gives interesting insight into life during the time around the mid twentieth century. It has everything, the Moon Landing, the TV shows, and what not! The pictures are gems, from the archives and complement the article. It is divided into many major sections, People, Lifestyle, Art being a few of them.
The book is interesting, that much can be said. It will work for you if you like your facts from history and are prepared to read long paragraphs about how great life was back then. Written by someone who had lived the life of a Newspaper Boy in those times, the book has an 'insider' feel that is its major plus.
Now going on to why the book did not work well for me:
Though I liked the content, the tone in which the book was written was a huge no for me. There was something about the way the essays were presented that put me off continuous reading. While I appreciated what the book had, the overall impression that the golden period was beyond us and this era knew very little (though not given in as many direct words) didn't work for me. History books that glorify the past are okay. But those that demean the present and rue the lost glory aren't books that would attract me.
There is a feeling of having read a lot of information presented in a not-so-appealing manner. Though I did rush to read more on certain events given in the book, and picked up a dictionary for a few words (a habit I had quite forgotten).
A sample quote that pretty much sums up the book:
Newspapers today, as a last gasp, are experimenting with paywalls with limited or mixed success, as most were never global papers, and charging for their subscriptions to compete against the free information provided digitally is challenging, since a new generation gets its info on Vice, Digg, Twitter, Yahoo, MSN, Drudge, and the like. But sadly, much of what is expressed today in the digital media seems like a digital supermarket tabloid in various stages of desperation. Once upon a time, though, writers that were larger than life had expertise in their chosen areas, they entertained us as they tried to help us make sense out of everything around us.
That snippet is a sample from the book near its end and that gives an idea of how the book has been designed and phrased.
WHAT I LIKED:
•The articles and the pictures
•The title, summary and the overall newspaper like presentation
•The author having first hand experience in this adds credibility to the book.
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER:
•The tone of the book did not appeal to me
•The events and the way they are presented gets monotonous after a point of time
•Some strong opinions are expressed that contradict popular opinions.
VERDICT:
An interesting book, a slice from history.
RATING: 3/5
April 26, 2016
I received a complimentary copy of this book for use in a blog review. All opinions are my own.
Newspaper Boys Always Deliver Takes a Unique Approach in Analyzing our Recent History. Gulesserian breaks down the past 50 years (and offers some future insights as well) in this book by utilizing the standard newspaper column headings. Readers will find topics such as Sports, Entertainment and Lifestyle leading from the 1960's toward the bulk of the book: the Business/Technology section and current times. The author does an amazing job weaving historical events and time-period activities with personal reflections and commentary through the topics of "newspaper"-like book. This book takes us from a time very different than the world so many of us know today--and guides us through toward the creation of our techno-centric, modern existence.
Newspaper Boys Always Deliver is an enjoyable read for a variety of ages. The book contains a lot of historical information and event details--but, the memoir-like feel of the book and the aurthor's short, easy to read, essay style writings make the sections fun and quick to read. I think both children of the 60's and those of the 70's and 80's will enjoy the memories and the author's take on a variety of topics.
Would I recommend Newspaper Boys Always Deliver by Joseph Gulesserian? I enjoyed both the creative format of this book and its content. I love books that combine factual events with an author's personal experiences and perspectives. The author has a lot to share in this book and he does so in an easy to read story that is informative, entertaining and likely to please a variety of readers. It's a unique look at our lives before technology overtook our days--and at the rise of the tech "boom". Readers will even find an interesting Editorial/Commentary section at the book's end that offers up some points to ponder on our world's current state and its future possibilities. Whether you agree or disagree with the author's perspectives or lived a life of different experiences--this book offers readers a chance to reflect on where we have been, where we are now, and where we may be headed as a culture.
Newspaper Boys Always Deliver Takes a Unique Approach in Analyzing our Recent History. Gulesserian breaks down the past 50 years (and offers some future insights as well) in this book by utilizing the standard newspaper column headings. Readers will find topics such as Sports, Entertainment and Lifestyle leading from the 1960's toward the bulk of the book: the Business/Technology section and current times. The author does an amazing job weaving historical events and time-period activities with personal reflections and commentary through the topics of "newspaper"-like book. This book takes us from a time very different than the world so many of us know today--and guides us through toward the creation of our techno-centric, modern existence.
Newspaper Boys Always Deliver is an enjoyable read for a variety of ages. The book contains a lot of historical information and event details--but, the memoir-like feel of the book and the aurthor's short, easy to read, essay style writings make the sections fun and quick to read. I think both children of the 60's and those of the 70's and 80's will enjoy the memories and the author's take on a variety of topics.
Would I recommend Newspaper Boys Always Deliver by Joseph Gulesserian? I enjoyed both the creative format of this book and its content. I love books that combine factual events with an author's personal experiences and perspectives. The author has a lot to share in this book and he does so in an easy to read story that is informative, entertaining and likely to please a variety of readers. It's a unique look at our lives before technology overtook our days--and at the rise of the tech "boom". Readers will even find an interesting Editorial/Commentary section at the book's end that offers up some points to ponder on our world's current state and its future possibilities. Whether you agree or disagree with the author's perspectives or lived a life of different experiences--this book offers readers a chance to reflect on where we have been, where we are now, and where we may be headed as a culture.
May 15, 2016
**Review on www.saharblog.com**
Gulesserian has put together an interesting series of essays through which readers are invited to take a look at the changes that have occurred in North America since the 1960s from his personal perspective. He adopts a confident, engaging tone which does well in setting a story-telling tone, making his essays particularly easy to follow and appreciate. I did find that at times the tone bordered on arrogant; this occurred when Gulesserian would share personal opinions as foundational truths for all to accept.
While Newspaper Boys Always Deliver seems at first to be a random collection of essays, links start emerging as you make your way through its various chapters. It almost felt at times that readers are growing up alongside Gulesserian; as children, we see things in silos, almost disjointed one from the other; then, as preteens, we start seeing relationships, perhaps at the most basic level, between things we never would have thought are related; as teenagers, our ability to see these relationships and their intricacies more clearly creates chaos in our minds from which gradually emerges clarity during adulthood—well, at least one would hope. This is what happens when reading this book. The essays are in silos at the beginning, almost disjointed one from the other; we go through a similar process of growth at the end of which we can see much more clearly what Gulesserian had in mind from the beginning.
Of course what he had in mind from the beginning is, like with any book, subject to a lot of interpretation. If you are looking for answers then this is not the book for you. But if you are looking for the opinions of an eloquent friend, then Newspaper Boys Always Deliver just might rock your boat.
Gulesserian has put together an interesting series of essays through which readers are invited to take a look at the changes that have occurred in North America since the 1960s from his personal perspective. He adopts a confident, engaging tone which does well in setting a story-telling tone, making his essays particularly easy to follow and appreciate. I did find that at times the tone bordered on arrogant; this occurred when Gulesserian would share personal opinions as foundational truths for all to accept.
While Newspaper Boys Always Deliver seems at first to be a random collection of essays, links start emerging as you make your way through its various chapters. It almost felt at times that readers are growing up alongside Gulesserian; as children, we see things in silos, almost disjointed one from the other; then, as preteens, we start seeing relationships, perhaps at the most basic level, between things we never would have thought are related; as teenagers, our ability to see these relationships and their intricacies more clearly creates chaos in our minds from which gradually emerges clarity during adulthood—well, at least one would hope. This is what happens when reading this book. The essays are in silos at the beginning, almost disjointed one from the other; we go through a similar process of growth at the end of which we can see much more clearly what Gulesserian had in mind from the beginning.
Of course what he had in mind from the beginning is, like with any book, subject to a lot of interpretation. If you are looking for answers then this is not the book for you. But if you are looking for the opinions of an eloquent friend, then Newspaper Boys Always Deliver just might rock your boat.
April 9, 2016
The world has changed a lot in the last 50 years. Think about all the changes that you can think of right now? From land-lines to cell phones, cell phones have shrunk in size. We went from looking things up in a library to Googling everything, and looking in Encyclopedias to using Wikipedia for everything. This book covers these changes in a way that the author is familiar with–a newspaper.
When I first heard about this book I was intrigued. It sounded like an interesting re-telling of history from a different point of view. That’s pretty much what it was and I definitely enjoyed it. The author uses a unique way of telling the story that makes it feel interesting and different even though people know a lot of the details within the book.
It’s nice to see a book that is a historical text – but is easy to read like this way. Sometimes history texts can be boring and incredibly dry. This book wasn’t like that, which was super nice and an incredible change of pace.
Gulesserian may take some liberties (some of the stories could have some things added to them and I wouldn’t know) because they are written in essay form. But, overall I really enjoyed this book and I would recommending it, especially if you’re into technology and history.
When I first heard about this book I was intrigued. It sounded like an interesting re-telling of history from a different point of view. That’s pretty much what it was and I definitely enjoyed it. The author uses a unique way of telling the story that makes it feel interesting and different even though people know a lot of the details within the book.
It’s nice to see a book that is a historical text – but is easy to read like this way. Sometimes history texts can be boring and incredibly dry. This book wasn’t like that, which was super nice and an incredible change of pace.
Gulesserian may take some liberties (some of the stories could have some things added to them and I wouldn’t know) because they are written in essay form. But, overall I really enjoyed this book and I would recommending it, especially if you’re into technology and history.
March 14, 2016
Joseph Gulesserian has a lot to talk about. About 50 + years worth. Reading Newspaper Boys Always Delivery is like sitting next to someone who has very strong opinions about well, pretty much everything - from Cat Woman's costume to platform shoes worn by disco-goers (is that a word?).
I enjoyed the historical aspects of Joseph's book - they brought back quite a few memories, especially since I grew up during the same time period. I would do my own research since as many of the events he described piqued my curiosity. However, this book was exhausting! It was as if 50 years of history was being crammed into one small volume (along with the author's personal memories and observations). Added to the fact that the language used to write the book switched continuously back and forth from informal to formal English with "high-sounding" dictionary word liberally interlaced throughout, it was really hard to read more than a few pages at a time.
I appreciate all the research and work that went into this book. A reader who is a history buff with a tolerance for abrasive comments would probably get a kick out of reading this personal journey into pop culture.
I enjoyed the historical aspects of Joseph's book - they brought back quite a few memories, especially since I grew up during the same time period. I would do my own research since as many of the events he described piqued my curiosity. However, this book was exhausting! It was as if 50 years of history was being crammed into one small volume (along with the author's personal memories and observations). Added to the fact that the language used to write the book switched continuously back and forth from informal to formal English with "high-sounding" dictionary word liberally interlaced throughout, it was really hard to read more than a few pages at a time.
I appreciate all the research and work that went into this book. A reader who is a history buff with a tolerance for abrasive comments would probably get a kick out of reading this personal journey into pop culture.
March 23, 2016
I received a free copy of this book for an honest review.
Newspaper Boys Always Deliver is all about the past 50 years and the changes we have experienced along the way. Along with the historical information are the author's personal stories and opinions, some rather strong. I grew up in the same time period as Joseph Gulesserian, so I could relate to a lot of the changes that he writes about.
The book is set up like a newspaper with the different sections: Front Page News, People, Arts and Entertainment, News, Sports, Lifestyle, Business and Technology, and the Editorial Section. The photos are also black and white like they would be in a newspaper. I thought that was a unique and creative way to present the information.
The author's writing style didn't keep my interest for long periods of time. I found that I got a lot more out of Newspaper Boys Always Deliver by just reading a few pages at a time rather than trying to read it all at once. I recommend this book for anyone who is interested in recent history.
Newspaper Boys Always Deliver is all about the past 50 years and the changes we have experienced along the way. Along with the historical information are the author's personal stories and opinions, some rather strong. I grew up in the same time period as Joseph Gulesserian, so I could relate to a lot of the changes that he writes about.
The book is set up like a newspaper with the different sections: Front Page News, People, Arts and Entertainment, News, Sports, Lifestyle, Business and Technology, and the Editorial Section. The photos are also black and white like they would be in a newspaper. I thought that was a unique and creative way to present the information.
The author's writing style didn't keep my interest for long periods of time. I found that I got a lot more out of Newspaper Boys Always Deliver by just reading a few pages at a time rather than trying to read it all at once. I recommend this book for anyone who is interested in recent history.
March 22, 2016
When I read Newspaper Boys Always Deliver, I was filled with nostalgia. The book is a collection of essays referencing cultural events and vast changes that have occurred over the last fifty years. The book is organized into sections, somewhat like a newspaper would be. Sections include: Front Page News; People; Arts and Entertainment; News; Sports; Lifestyle; Business and Technology; Editorial and Comment. There are many wonderful pictures scattered throughout the book too. You can tell that the author, Joseph Gulesserian, is a bit of a history buff and that a lot of research went into this book. Joseph also provides his commentary and sometimes opinionated views on the items covered in the book as well. Overall an interesting read.
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