Reinventing Myself: Memoirs of a Retired Professor [Paperback]

Marlys Marshall Styne (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 24, 2006

Retired seven years, widowed six years, childless, seventy-three years old, depressed, the author set out to find contentment through reflection and writing. Reinventing Myself: Memoirs of a Retired Professor is a series of personal essays recounting that quest and some of the experiences that came before it. Ms. Styne advocates writing for everyone, and hopes to encourage people of all ages, especially her fellow senior citizens, to write.

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About the Author

Marlys Marshall Styne is a resident of the Old Town neighborhood in Chicago. She retired in 1999 after forty years of teaching in the English Department of Wilbur Wright College on Chicago’s Northwest Side, where she was department chair for seven years and Wright’s Distinguished Service Professor for 1995-96. She enjoys reading, opera, theater, walking, observing, and writing. A veteran traveler who has visited all seven continents, she hopes to continue traveling to areas she’s missed and places she wants to revisit.

Product Details

• Paperback: 135 pages
• Publisher: Infinity Publishing (May 24, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0741432080
• ISBN-13: 978-0741432087
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,648,364 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A gentle and overall joyful collection, September 11, 2006

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Reinventing Myself: Memoirs Of A Retired Professor by Marlys Marshall Styne (40 years of teaching in The English Department of Wilbur Wright College) is the a selection of personal essays by the retired, widowed, childless author, seeking contentment and greater understanding through reflection. Her reminiscences on family, aging, teaching, travel, revelations, and inspirational moments are meant to encourage fellow human beings of all ages and senior citizens especially to experience more and partake in the catharsis of writing. Black-and-white photographs illustrate this gentle and overall joyful collection.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Reinventing Myself, February 6, 2010

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I bought this book because I am interested in genealogy and I thought the author is a very distant relative of mine. After reading the book, I am sure she is a relative. Beyond the genealogy part that I was looking for, and even though I am not retired, so many things she wrote about are the same memories that I have of growing up. While I was reading, it felt like I was "reinventing" those days and was sitting right down talking to Marlys. I wish I could do that for a day. I admire her for not just sitting around doing nothing after she retired. While I may never take a trip on a motorcycle, I plan to keep busy like she is when I retire. I really enjoyed the book.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Retired Professor's Memoir is a Great Read!, August 4, 2008

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Lydia M. "http://writerquake.blogspot.com" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reinventing Myself: Memoirs of a Retired Professor (Paperback)

What a delightful book! Readers of Reinventing Myself will enjoy an exciting travel adventure, a real love story, a condensed but highly interesting autobiography, the wisdom of a professor, a frank discussion of aging - especially concerning a woman alone - and a frank but vulnerable glance from a breast cancer survivor. This memoir also contains picturesque descriptions of condos and classrooms, a neighborhood bar and long thoughtful walks, quirky cats and the value of poetry and writing, tours on every continent, and the expectations for a final residence, where, any careful reader would assume, a framed needlepoint picture of Anne Hathaway's Cottage will make it home.