Born in 1939? What else happened? (Born in 19xx? What Else Halppened?)

These 27 books make up two series. The first series covers the War years from 1939 to 1945. The second covers the Baby Boom years from 1946 to 1965. Each year-book in the series tells about the large number of newsworthy events that happened in that year. To get the material for the books the writer Ron Williams worked his way through newspapers magazines books and other sources day by day until he came up with most of the major events and ideas and trivia of those years. He presents them in a thoroughly readable book with a mixture of humour and gravitas. All books are pitched at “oldies” who are not as young as they were. When people get a bit older they become more reflective on their lives and they place more value on their partners and families and friends. And about this time nostalgia edges into their lives and they start to look back at their teens and dwell on their early years and childhood and inevitably their parents. When their birthdays come round especially for the BIG-O years they celebrate it with family friends and neighbours. It is a time for reminiscence and memories and the good old days get many a mention. But when it gets back to their year of birth the year it all started for them they cant remember a thing. IN FACT MOST PEOPLE KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THEIR YEAR OF BIRTH.This 160-page book aims to fix that a little. Most of our Australian news at the time emanated from the War so that each Chapter starts with the War scene in Europe and then Australia. After that it drifts to military and politics and trivia. But overall the emphasis is on those Oz social issues and how the War was affecting families in their every day environment. I find there is intense interest in the War years. This is not just confined to the oldies who lived through those years but it extends to the younger generations who wonder at the amazing pace of life and the enormity of unfolding events and the depth of heroism and courage almost beyond belief. The book itself is printed on quality paper with a celloglazed buff cover and Perfect Bound for durability. It is printed in black-and-white and in the style of the newspapers of those earlier days including photos that are sometimes pretty crappy. It is an ideal gift for oldies birthdays. Nostalgics will love it. People will actually read it and then pass it on.