Sleeping on Potatoes: A Lumpy Adventure from Manzanar to the Corporate Tower
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Sleeping on Potatoes:
A Lumpy Adventure from Manzanar to the Corporate Tower
by Carl Nomura
With a dry wit and logical mind, Carl Nomura amuses us with tales of the Great Depression, tells stories of surviving internment as a Japanese-American during WW!!, describes the satisfaction and wonder that comes from raising children and unravels the secret of how to get along in marriage. Sleeping on Potatoes starts with Carl's humble beginning of birth in a boxcar, continues with his family's struggles to overcome hardship and dark times, and pushes through joyfully by relating the success found in both marriage and career. Sleeping on Potatoes is humorous, bittersweet, insightful, philosophical and outrageous
Readers' feedback: "Reading the book feels like
you're talking to me. I loved it. I finished reading it at 4:30 A.M.
I laughed. I cried. You write without bitterness about the injustices.
I read it three times. I read it twelve times (Matt Petersen, age
10). I bought 14 copies and sent them to friends. I bought a copy
for my father and each of my children. It's inspirational!"
Rebecca
Brown's award criteria: "This one's a keeper! A rich, top notch read.
Feeds the mind. Tickles the soul. Sets all my bells ringing! The
kind of book I want to tell the world about. It is likely to become
an old friend."
Some recognition:
Rebecca Brown Award: Best Memoir of 2004 (See review)
Amazon readerships' rating: 5-stars, (See reviews)
The Virtual Reader's vote: 5-books.
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