"Finding My Way" is the autobiography of Evelyn Stefansson Nef that reveals the continuous blossoming of a woman born in humble circumstances in Brooklyn in 1913 who became an accomplished writer, authority on the Far North, linguist, psychotherapist, art collector, and philanthropist. It includes tales of her friendships with such personalities as Buckminster Fuller, Marc Chagall, Robert Frost, T.S. Eliot, and Margaret Bourke-White.
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In some respects, Evelyn Stefansson Nef's life story chronicled in Finding My Way: The Autobiography of an Optimist follows the patterns of other women who atained prominence through their relationships with men of achievement. Born in 1913 Brooklyn, Nef was raised by Hungarian-Jewish immigrants. Over the course of her life, she had three husbands: master puppeteer Bil Baird; polar explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson; and John Nef, a founder of the University of Chicago's elite Committee on Social Thought. All opened new worlds to her, and Nef's zest for learning and determination to better herself are admirable. Female readers may find inspiration in her success in becoming a cultivated woman of accomplishment. Photos.
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Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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A particularly well written autobiography,
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This review is from: Finding My Way: The Autobiography of an Optimist (Hardcover)
Finding My Way: The Autobiography Of An Optimist is the self-told life story of Evelyn Stefansson Nef, a young woman born in Brooklyn 1913, who became a master craftswoman in the specialized art of creating marionettes; a skilled editor, researcher and writer; and who in her late fifties studied psychotherapy and became qualified to administer to patients. A particularly well written autobiography, Finding My Way presents a most remarkable and varied life, vividly and memorably narrated.
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