Particles of Time

<BLOCKQUOTE><i>Let me slip into my doctor mode--I advise the reader to place the book on his bedside table and take two Robben pieces a night until he is finished with both the book and whatever ails him.</i></BLOCKQUOTE><p align=right>--from the Foreword by Jerry Dumas<p>These thoughtful and engaging <i>Greenwich Time</i> Op-Ed pieces chronicle the life and times of author John Robben illuminating his evolution from infant to grandfather and spanning the eras of World War II Korea and Vietnam. Drawn from seven decades of his journals Robben recalls Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination President Lyndon B. Johnson's campaign for re-election spending time with his family playing Would you rather...? and much more. Whether they elicit a chuckle bring us to tears or simply send us back in time these essays offer something for everyone including stirring recollections of his:</p><ul><li><b>Father's Alzheimer's Disease<li>Correspondence with Hemingway<li>Fears of Death and Dying<li>Possible Reincarnation<li>Earliest Childhood Memories<li>Experience of Psychotherapy<li>Role of Grandfather<li>Service in the Korean War<li>Visit to Ireland<li>Sighting of a UFO</b></ul></p><p>So settle into a comfortable spot and allow Robben to take you on his personal journey filled with unique observations rich memories and the insight gained only with time.</p>