ADVANCE BOOK INFORMATION

Title: The Best of Times: A Life in California
This book is only one volume, First Edition, First Printing
Pages: 273. (Includes five pages of photos)

Publisher: Robert M. Parkhurst, P. O. Box 1033, Redwood City, California 94064-1033
Phone: 650-208-5229
E-mail: parkhurst@bigfoot.com
Author: Robert M. Parkhurst
Audience: Adult/General
Library of Congress Control Number: 2005907012
Print size 10 points. Book Size will be 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.75 inches. The ISBN will be 0-9770323-0-2 shown in barcode with imbedded price of $14.95.

Description of Content:
“The Best of Times: A Life in California” is the story of growing up in Southern California. A true story of the author’s life that covers seventy years of experiences, some good and some not so good but hopefully all instructive. Some sadness, some humor --- with the importance family, country and friendship used to demonstrate a moral philosophy that has become part of the author’s life.

About the Author:
Robert M. Parkhurst from his early days struggling with dyslexia and running away from school, his interest in science took him on to graduate from UCLA. After a tour of duty as a naval officer, he went on to graduate school at the University of Utah. He spent 33 years as a research chemist at Stanford Research Institute. After retirement he continued his interest in art, family history and local affairs. He lives in Redwood City with his wife, Marge. They have two grown children. Photo c. 1975.

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