A Life Well Worn: A Collection of Personal Stories
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (709 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0692699813 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Outstanding collection of stories told by an outstanding man True excellence both as a doctor and as a writer. Authenticity shines through each story as it did through the man. I marvel that he could become such a good writer so late in his life! If you want to know what life was like in Northern New Mexico in the 1970s you'll get the essence of it here. And you'll wish Larr. "Five Stars" according to bstolz. I just loved reading these touching stories.. You won't regret reading this beautiful life story. sj31 What a remarkable memoir about Dr. Schreiber's truly remarkable life. Written beautifully, this book is entertaining, captivating and heartwarming from beginning to end. Highly recommended!
In 1980, Dr. Schreiber spent the last three years of his life writing A Life Well Worn, a collection of autobiographical stories about children growing up (and down), his experiences in the Indian Health Services, memories of working in a war zone, and thoughts of caring for the dying in a rural community. Larry Schr
Sometimes the essays deal with tragedy—yet they are also filled with joy, humor, and the awe of being alive. I am moved to say that A Life Well Worn is among the most humane and decent books I have read in a long time. I think this book is beautiful. They are enriched by Larry’s commitment to healing, to unselfishness, to embracing without fear the complexity of existence, and always with the humor that is at the heart of his survival, of our survival as a species. The life it covers is truly ‘well worn’ and also one lived to the hilt. — JOHN NICHOLS, Taos Resident and Author of The Milagro Beanfield War and The Sterile Cuckoo. Larry Schreiber&rsquo
. He was married to poet, Catherine Strisik. He was the proud father of 14 children, ten of them adopted from around the world. He was the co-founder of Child-Rite which operated for 20 years and placed 240 special needs children in New Mexico homes at no cost to the families. Schreiber spent the last three years of his life writing A Life Well Worn, a collection of autobiographical stories about children growing up (and down), his experiences in the Indian Health Services, memories of working in a war zone, and thoughts of caring for the dying in a rural community. For 20 years he served as medical director of Mountain Home Hospice of Taos. Dr. About the Author Larry Schreiber, M.D., lived in northern New Mexico a