Like Pop, Like Schling: A Life of Travel, Tragedy, and Triumph
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (759 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 059543035X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 206 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He lives inChapel Hill, North Carolina, with his wife, Claire, andtheir two daughters. . René de la Varre is a writer, traveler, runner, licensedfitness trainer, and massage therapist
About the Author René de la Varre is a writer, traveler, runner, licensedfitness trainer, and massage therapist. He lives inChapel Hill, North Carolina, with his wife, Claire, andtheir two daughters.
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The career achievements in film by he and his dad are well documen. ) and, of course, those who deal with alcohol issues in their lives.The descriptions and recent history of Croton is awesome. I liked the family backgrounds and also the European perspective which was detailed - especially Vienna, Austria.It is very sad how things unraveled for Rene's Pop. The career achievements in film by he and his dad are well documen. ) interested travel readers WE ALL NEED A ROAD MAP D. Cassidy I really liked the book. I think it is a good read for 1) people who know Rene 2) those from or living in Croton 3) interested travel readers 4) and, of course, those who deal with alcohol issues in their lives.The descriptions and recent history of Croton is awesome. I liked the family backgrounds and also the European perspective which was detailed - especially Vienna, Austria.It is very sad how things unraveled for Rene's Pop. The career achievements in film by he and his dad are well documen. ) and, of course, those who deal with alcohol issues in their lives.The descriptions and recent history of Croton is awesome. I liked the family backgrounds and also the European perspective which was detailed - especially Vienna, Austria.It is very sad how things unraveled for Rene's Pop. The career achievements in film by he and his dad are well documen. ) those from or living in Croton WE ALL NEED A ROAD MAP I really liked the book. I think it is a good read for 1) people who know Rene 2) those from or living in Croton 3) interested travel readers WE ALL NEED A ROAD MAP D. Cassidy I really liked the book. I think it is a good read for 1) people who know Rene 2) those from or living in Croton 3) interested travel readers 4) and, of course, those who deal with alcohol issues in their lives.The descriptions and recent history of Croton is awesome. I liked the family backgrounds and also the European perspective which was detailed - especially Vienna, Austria.It is very sad how things unraveled for Rene's Pop. The career achievements in film by he and his dad are well documen. ) and, of course, those who deal with alcohol issues in their lives.The descriptions and recent history of Croton is awesome. I liked the family backgrounds and also the European perspective which was detailed - especially Vienna, Austria.It is very sad how things unraveled for Rene's Pop. The career achievements in film by he and his dad are well documen. ) interested travel readers WE ALL NEED A ROAD MAP D. Cassidy I really liked the book. I think it is a good read for 1) people who know Rene 2) those from or living in Croton 3) interested travel readers 4) and, of course, those who deal with alcohol issues in their lives.The descriptions and recent history of Croton is awesome. I liked the family backgrounds and also the European perspective which was detailed - especially Vienna, Austria.It is very sad how things unraveled for Rene's Pop. The career achievements in film by he and his dad are well documen. ) and, of course, those who deal with alcohol issues in their lives.The descriptions and recent history of Croton is awesome. I liked the family backgrounds and also the European perspective which was detailed - especially Vienna, Austria.It is very sad how things unraveled for Rene's Pop. The career achievements in film by he and his dad are well documen. L. Robert Bale said Rekindling fond Memories. Read this book in one evening. Could not put it down. It is that good!! While I am far from a literary critic, Rene' "nails" it with an easing flowing, well-written memoir. Much of his book brings back so many memories of my childhood. I too grew up in the great community of Croton-on-Hudson and knew a few of the people in Rene's "documentary".. "It's all in the title-A Life of Travel, Tragedy, and Triumph" according to walter fitzgerald. This is very well written, honest, and passionately expressed true life story. It tells of a boy who has to deal his high intelligence yet diffidence, and erratic behavioral problems that later turn out to be related to readily curable medical issue.This is against a background of a father who is a famed travel film maker and pianist but someone seriously flawed because of his growing addiction to alcohol. Confronting all of this was a stoic and nurturing mother faced with raising three children
René candidly discusses coming to grips withhis father's slow descent into alcoholism, a diseasethat eventually played a role in Pop's untimely death.Part memoir and part travelogue, Like Pop, LikeSchling is at times tragic, adventurous, and nostalgic.It is ultimately a story of hope as René encouragesthose struggling with substance abuse to have themettle to change their lives and to conquer theirdemons before the demons conquer them.. When he was just four years old, René Paul de laVarre earned the nickname "schling," meaning rascalin his native German language. His journey paysparticular tribute to his relationship with his father,referred to as Pop-a talented filmmaker, pianist, andwriter. He admits to havinga wild side from a young age and spending much ofhis life like a wandering nomad in the quest forknowledge and adventure.This memoir retraces René's footsteps throughAmerica, Europe, the Mediterranean, and the MiddleEast over the course of fifty years