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The books I picked & why<\/h2>\n

Hope Against Hope: A Memoir <\/a>Why am I passionate about this?<\/h2>\n

After decades of teaching in graduate school as well as a career in acting, and writing 11 produced plays in NYC, then writing films & television in Hollywood, and later becoming the author of 8 published books\u2014both fiction and non-fiction, and marriage and motherhood\u2014I began to reflect on a long and adventurous life, which led to writing a memoir.<\/p>\n

By Nadezhda Mandelstam, Max Hayward<\/p>\n

\"Book <\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n

\"Catherine Why I love this book<\/h3>\n

I first read this book decades ago and never forgot it.<\/p>\n

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  1. When the Russian poets under Stalin, not allowed to write or publish their own poems, once met secretly in Mandelstam\u2019s kitchen to recite their poems. The only food was one boiled egg which sat on the table between the few poets. And no one ate the egg! Integrity above poverty and famine. Stalin was responsible for sending creatives to Siberia, where so many died- including Osip Mandelstam.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The widow of the great Russian poet and martyr, Osip Mandelstam, gives us the most luminous record of the purges in Russia in the 1930s under Stalin. A wife\u00a0who kept her husband\u2019s legacy alive by memorizing his entire body of work yet tells the story of these hellish times with humor and heart.<\/p>\n

    Memories, Dreams, Reflections <\/a><\/h2>\n

    By C.G. Jung, Aniela Jaffe (editor)<\/p>\n

    \"Book <\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n

    \"Catherine Why I love this book<\/h3>\n

    As an undergraduate, I loved this memoir of C. G. Jung, which led me years later to obtain a graduate degree in Jungian Psychology.<\/p>\n

    The most accessible of Jung\u2019s writings are recorded and edited by Aniela Jaffe, who was trained by Jung. This unique memoir reveals not only the origin of Jung\u2019s psychological discoveries but the man behind the genius. With humor and heart, Jung, in his 80’s, looks back on a remarkable life and work.<\/p>\n

    Ahead of his time, Jung leaves a valuable and timeless legacy for today.<\/p>\n