About The Book
About The Book
Morocco
A Remembrance Of Childhood, Colonialism And The Cold War
Open this book and take a magic carpet ride through times, places and events so fantastical that many won’t even seem real—but I assure you that they were. All of them, every one of them, really happened.
Following its initial publication in April of 2024 Morocco has received numerous literary awards, including First Place in Literary Global’s Parenting & Family-Travel category (as well as an honorable mention in Literary Global’s non-fiction categories covering history, multicultural, relationships, religion and spirituality), Literary Titan’s Silver Book Award, a Finalist in the American Writing Awards’ Best New (Debut) Non-Fiction category, and an Honorable Mention in the New York Book Festival’s Memoire category.
In addition to relating my personal experiences, both humorous and telling, dealing with the family dynamics of a Navy brat, I describe the many ways in which my life intersected the cross-currents emanating from the Cold War and colonialism.
To explore the unique relationship between the country’s Berber and Arab populations, I delve into Morocco’s incredibly long, colorful and interesting history, as well as the religious and cultural beliefs that have combined to produce what is, arguably, the most open, friendly and egalitarian human population on the planet.
Finally, I make the case that the Moroccan ethos, which is centered on family and community, provides humanity with a far better path forward than one focused on the attainment of individual power, prestige and wealth.
