Memories of Coming of Age in Noogie Circles, Published by Outskirts Press
Ames, IA, September 06, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Author, professor and retired counselor Dr. William C. Rice announced today the release of his memoir, Noogie Circles, published by Outskirts Press. Readers will appreciate and learn from the insights offered in Dr. Rice’s tale of boys growing up while grappling with this harsh, manly world and learning how to silently endure the pain of endless competitions.
“You guys ready? I’m gonna cause some real pain!” So began each of the noogie circle recess rituals at Roosevelt Junior High School in Susanville, California, a rough and tumble lumberjack town where grown men were constantly pitting themselves against each other and young boys had to prepare themselves for a life of one kind of pain or another.
After gathering in a circle the boys would slam their knuckles as hard as they could, noogie style, into each others upper arms until only one victorious, bruised and battered boy stood alone. Every one else had shamefully cried “uncle.”
In this young male world of heavily Brylcreemed hair and t-shirt sleeves rolled up over the vulnerable flesh of upper arms, life sometimes seemed an endless succession of these challenging noogie circles, but the winners always received the highest badges of courage as they learned to endure pain without wincing or voicing complaints.
A fascinating day to day account of the macho activities of these boys working so hard to become men, Noogie Circles is also a memoir with lessons for all readers -- male or female -- about the nature of the culture of these times.
Noogie Circles is available on-line in paperback through Amazon and Barnes and Noble and at www.outskirtspress.com/bookstore for a maximum trade discount in quantities of ten or more.
ISBN: 978-1-4327-4907-1 Format: 6 x 9 paperback cream SRP: $20.95
978-1-4327-5218-7 6 x 9 hardback w/jacket $35.95
Genre: Autobiography/personal memoirs
About the author:
William C. Rice is a retired marriage, family, child and individual psychotherapist. He was the Founder and Director of the Center for Counseling Therapy in Fresno, California, and is a Professor Emeritus (Ret.) of California State University in Fresno. He holds a Ph.D. from Brigham Young University. Dr. Rice regularly appeared as “The Family Therapist” on the local ABC affiliate’s morning show in Fresno, and he hosted his own Open Forum Family Therapy PBS affiliate program in Fresno. He is also the author of Notes from Happily Ever After and The Development and Expression of Interpersonal Emotion.
For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/noogiecircles.
About Outskirts Press, Inc.: Outskirts Press, Inc. offers full-service, custom self-publishing and book marketing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books worldwide while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available for authors globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press represents the future of book publishing, today.
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Outskirts Press, Inc., 10940 S. Parker Rd. - 515, Parker, Colorado 80134
http://outskirtspress.com 1-888-OP-BOOKS
“You guys ready? I’m gonna cause some real pain!” So began each of the noogie circle recess rituals at Roosevelt Junior High School in Susanville, California, a rough and tumble lumberjack town where grown men were constantly pitting themselves against each other and young boys had to prepare themselves for a life of one kind of pain or another.
After gathering in a circle the boys would slam their knuckles as hard as they could, noogie style, into each others upper arms until only one victorious, bruised and battered boy stood alone. Every one else had shamefully cried “uncle.”
In this young male world of heavily Brylcreemed hair and t-shirt sleeves rolled up over the vulnerable flesh of upper arms, life sometimes seemed an endless succession of these challenging noogie circles, but the winners always received the highest badges of courage as they learned to endure pain without wincing or voicing complaints.
A fascinating day to day account of the macho activities of these boys working so hard to become men, Noogie Circles is also a memoir with lessons for all readers -- male or female -- about the nature of the culture of these times.
Noogie Circles is available on-line in paperback through Amazon and Barnes and Noble and at www.outskirtspress.com/bookstore for a maximum trade discount in quantities of ten or more.
ISBN: 978-1-4327-4907-1 Format: 6 x 9 paperback cream SRP: $20.95
978-1-4327-5218-7 6 x 9 hardback w/jacket $35.95
Genre: Autobiography/personal memoirs
About the author:
William C. Rice is a retired marriage, family, child and individual psychotherapist. He was the Founder and Director of the Center for Counseling Therapy in Fresno, California, and is a Professor Emeritus (Ret.) of California State University in Fresno. He holds a Ph.D. from Brigham Young University. Dr. Rice regularly appeared as “The Family Therapist” on the local ABC affiliate’s morning show in Fresno, and he hosted his own Open Forum Family Therapy PBS affiliate program in Fresno. He is also the author of Notes from Happily Ever After and The Development and Expression of Interpersonal Emotion.
For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/noogiecircles.
About Outskirts Press, Inc.: Outskirts Press, Inc. offers full-service, custom self-publishing and book marketing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books worldwide while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available for authors globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press represents the future of book publishing, today.
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Outskirts Press, Inc., 10940 S. Parker Rd. - 515, Parker, Colorado 80134
http://outskirtspress.com 1-888-OP-BOOKS
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