Anna Victoria Reich
Published: March 28, 2008

Baby-boomers collect books they loved as kids

This sure is a very interesting to learn how a baby-boomer puts reading books to work for them into visually oriented methods. It’s not only the baby-boomers who have to fight their age — anybody turning 30+ years leaves a feeling of well, antique. The life cycle of a person is unique to the nature’s cycle of life. But going back to the story, a baby-boomer sounds as one is describing the history behind the memories of the way you approach seeing an antique.  It feels just like going on a sentimental journey back in life, where a piece of history is left behind and is worth a “million dollars”.

This includes the pieces of the juvenile series featuring the Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew and a lot of other oldie favorites, like, Dick Tracy, Spiderman, antiques, comics and all other oldies but goodies that can be “visually oriented” to the eye and mind. 

Just reading the books, like the ones mentioned above, would just take on a different meaning in today’s world.  But yet, the reality of that meaning will never change through times and ages. An example of this, in musical terms, would be the music of the different ages, the 60s, 70s, and the 80s.  Once again, the times have changed but the meaning to some of this music has a sentimental meaning bringing back memories of the past.
The article, itself is a self-reminder of what life was once upon a time, as any young kid growing up in the 20s, 30s and so on. Anyone turning 60 years young and plus brings back visual memories where one can visually see through the eyes of the antique.

Thank you very much,

Anna Victoria Reich
Stafford