A recent gathering of friends, all of us of that 'certain age' inspired today's book trail. We like to sing so I'm starting with The Baby Boomer Songbook: 65 Hit Songs from the Hal Leonard Corporation. So many familiar songs! Song that were popular, songs from movies and tv shows, even songs from when we were young. Fun, fun, fun!

Atlas of the Baby Boom Generation: a Cultural History of Postwar America, by Neil A. Hamilton was stuffed full of all kinds of information. For each decade there were entries on what was going on world wide, with the bomb (and any protests), what was on TV, what was being worn and so forth. Just a wealth of memories here. :-)

The companion book to the PBS series, The Boomer Century: 1946 - 2046: How America's Most Influential Generation Changed Everything, by Richard Croker proved to be an excellent read. So many big changes! Gender roles, health issues, changing the work place, resisting mandatory retirement ages ... the good and the bad, triumphant and heart breaking, this was an excellent look back as well as forward. (Seems there are about 78 million of us)!

Reading Hermit With Dog