tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post5647512616543026644..comments2024-03-15T00:27:48.794-07:00Comments on Retire In Style Blog Too: BEST Book Yet: No Ordinary TIme by Doris Kearns GoodwinBarbara Torrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09618291241661047482noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-18833436829757000672015-05-16T16:40:18.644-07:002015-05-16T16:40:18.644-07:00I am going to watch the Ken Burns documentary. I a...I am going to watch the Ken Burns documentary. I am all prepped for it now.Barbara Torrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-29453489101238525752015-05-16T16:39:12.118-07:002015-05-16T16:39:12.118-07:00Rena, you will simply love it. I read it like I wo...Rena, you will simply love it. I read it like I would eat an elephant...in very small bites. I think I understood more doing it that way. Enjoy!Barbara Torrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-65528478438667345442015-05-15T21:09:37.692-07:002015-05-15T21:09:37.692-07:00I really enjoyed The Roosevelts, the documentary b...I really enjoyed The Roosevelts, the documentary by Ken Burns which aired on PBS. It sounds like I'd enjoy this book too. Love Doris Kearns Goodwin (and Bill!). Thanks for the tip!Janishttp://retirementallychallenged.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-52634578676096452722015-05-15T19:52:01.148-07:002015-05-15T19:52:01.148-07:00It actually sounds pretty fascinating. I love stuf...It actually sounds pretty fascinating. I love stuff like this. I will definitely check it out! Rena McDanielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12296781992150172086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-46082636100276049272015-05-15T15:11:33.635-07:002015-05-15T15:11:33.635-07:00I was struck by the campaign the government promot...I was struck by the campaign the government promoted using magazines as their voice. Even though a majority of the women that entered the workforce during that period of time wanted to keep a job, magazines published articles promoting the idea that woman wanted to return home and take care of their husbands, cook and raise a family. In the end I think women bought the notion and went back home to "do their duty". Evidently the worry was that women would take jobs away from returning service men. It is all very interesting.Barbara Torrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-46190875495282922602015-05-15T14:51:36.871-07:002015-05-15T14:51:36.871-07:00Pia, I am not sure what I meant by that. I was alw...Pia, I am not sure what I meant by that. I was always under the impression that the Jewish people were given some choices but my husband tells me that they were not allowed to return to Germany. I hear a lot of bitterness in your words and I think that tells more of the story than any book could. I was 3 or 4 when the war ended so I really do only know what I read. Can you recommend a book dealing with post war period that would reveal the truth? Or is it still hidden under a pile of anti-semitism? <br><br>I think that we were not in tune with the true story was a result of where we lived. Those of you that lived on the East coast saw things we were never privy to...no TV or anything like it.<br><br>Thank you for stopping by and voicing your thoughts.<br><br>As for Clinton, I share your love of the man.Barbara Torrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-88372778020531766132015-05-15T14:03:43.879-07:002015-05-15T14:03:43.879-07:00I also loved reading No Ordinary Time. In addition...I also loved reading No Ordinary Time. In addition to the insights on the Roosevelts and their war roles, I loved the way Doris Kearns Goodwin wove in so much background about the times--how the war affected women (and not just Rosie the Riveter), homelife and even cooking. Thanks for bringing it all back. grownchildren.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11425291860159697969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306252283429139894.post-16316743348951908952015-05-15T13:34:31.752-07:002015-05-15T13:34:31.752-07:00I think Doris Kearn is wonderfulI'm not sure w...I think Doris Kearn is wonderful<br>I'm not sure what you mean by "the Jewish issue after the war." Do you mean that we turned Jews away--to certain death. That we liberated them from concentration camps only to put them into DP camps--and expect them to stay there like good sheep?<br><br>I've known about FDR's fallacies since I was a child. Maybe because I come from a political family , maybe because we're Jewish though knew no survivors then, maybe just because we're from NY. It turned my mother into a believer in conspiracy theories though she looked like an adorable affluent woman. It turned my father into a person who loved Nixon then Reagan.<br>My sister and I chose to believe he would have changed again as he was always socially progressive and would have had to have loved Bill!<br>I think knowledge is a great thing but it also makes us jaded. I love Bill because of his personality, passion and heart not because of his politics.piahttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/odd-girl-in/201505/bitch-week-0noreply@blogger.com