Showing posts with label skiing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label skiing. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Memoir Of A Hedonistic Lifestyle - Author Jack Kregas Announces New Release, 'It's All About Me And A Few Others'

Kregas gives us an inside look at what happens when one avoids responsibility and lives life to the fullest

Author Jack Kregas has announced the release of 'It's All About Me and a few others'. Good memoirs are few and far between. Great memoirs fewer still. Kregas' book lies beyond both to create what could only be called an "adventure memoir".

While the book is autobiographical in nature, it reads more like a work of fiction. From early in his life, Jack stretched the boundaries, broke the boundaries, and for all practical purposes, just ignored the boundaries. The result is a life lived to the fullest, one that the rest of us can perhaps only read or dream about.

Jack chronicles his life of hedonistic pursuits, from the Army to St. Moritz and on to Verbier in the Swiss Alps, to the Atolls of Polynesia, to Hawaii and Australia. It is a life that has been lived full of fun without responsibilities, as many ladies as possible, while having the time and some luck to start successful businesses along the way. Jack spent winters in the Alps and summers windsurfing on Maui. He eventually left Verbier for Maui to live full time with his Australian wife and small daughter.

"I wrote this book," Kregas stated, "as a document to inform my aunt as to what I had done with my life.  When I told her I would send it to her she said, 'Don’t bother. I do not want to read it'. I then made it more explicit and into a book."

'It's All About Me' has received rave reviews. One reviewer called it "the single most entertaining book I have ever read." Another said, "I would recommend to anybody to read this book as it is written in a way that we can all relate to, even if the content is beyond us mere mortals." Another stated, " . . .  if anyone wants to emulate Jack's adventures, I bet it takes you 60 years to fit it all in and this is just chapter One . . ."

"Readers will enjoy this book," Kregas concluded, “It’s escapism for the reader with many diverse and almost unbelievable adventures.”

Jack Kregas is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below or by email at: jkregas@gmail.com 'It's All About Me' is available at Amazon and other book retailers. More information is available at his website at http://www.jackkregasbooks.com.

About Jack Kregas:

Jack Kregas was born in New England in the North East of the United States. After a stint in the US Army, he was discharged in Europe and the next forty years was spent skiing while living life to the max as well as creating several successful businesses.

After spending many winters in the Alps and summers windsurfing on Maui, Jack departed Switzerland for Maui full time with his Australian wife and small daughter. After five years he moved the family to Australia and became an Australian Citizen.

Jack now lives in Brisbane. He plays golf and travels much of the year to play in poker tournaments, his hobby of the last ten years. At present he has finished his first novel, 'Choice Cruise Lines', which is available now.  He is now working on book two of this autobiography: 'It's Not Only About Me'.

Contact:

Jack Kregas
http://www.jackkregasbooks.com
jkregas@gmail.com

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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

How To Stay Young - Stanley Hirsch Sets New Standard For Inspirational Stories With 'Memoirs Of A Geriatric Ski Bum'

Hirsch's new book is a motivational and inspirational book that educates and entertains. The primary message of the book is that staying young and aging gracefully are within reach of nearly everyone

Motivational books and inspirational stories can be found by the thousands at any book outlet. Just a handful of those inspirational books are published for senior citizens. Now Stanley Hirsch has set a new standard for motivational books for senior citizens with the recent release of 'Memoirs of a Geriatric Ski Bum'.

All of us hope to grow old gracefully. We all hold our own definition of 'graceful'. For Stanley Hirsch, age 85, graceful means rocketing down the side of a mountain on a pair of skis.

"Writing this book,” stated Hirsch, "and sharing these episodes with others has been quite meaningful. In the winter of one's life, remembering triumphs large and small brings the joys of the past into the present. It's an exercise we can all enjoy. One doesn't have to write a book, but it helps. It helps to remember."

Notable names from the world of skiing, vividly described in 'Memoirs Of A Geriatric Ski Bum' include Jean-Claude Killy, Alberto Tomba, Ingemar Stenmark and Pepi Gramshammer. History, adventure, joy and tragedy are intertwined in narratives concerning individuals such as Albert Einstein, Sonny Bono and Michael Kennedy.

The book, light-hearted and fascinating, includes confessions of life threatening mistakes mixed in with heart-pounding adventure. Included also are descriptions of the slopes and runs Hirsch has skied in more than 150 areas over 40 years.  Above all, Hirsch's message is that growing old does not mean giving up. It is a message that will resonate with anyone who hopes to age gracefully.

Stanley Hirsch is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below or by email at shirsch888@optonline.com. 'Memoirs of a Geriatric Ski Bum' is available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble and at his website. More information is available at the website at www.geriatricski.com.

About Stanley Hirsch:

Stanley Hirsch, 85 years old, has been published in a variety of venues, in ski magazines and in the Encyclopedia of Bronzes, reflecting his family’s well established business enterprise. He composed lyrics of various and charming children’s songs, designed to educate as well as entertain. His writing skills were nurtured during his years as a prominent discussion leader with the Great Books Foundation. Hirsch has served as a ski consultant to travel agencies, ski clubs and various publications.

Once he discovered the joys of skiing at the age of 45, the die was cast. Eight years later, Hirsch sold his family’s business to the fourth generation in order to devote more time to his favorite sport. A resident of Long Island NY, where the only skiing is on water, he will drop everything at the suggestion of a snowflake.

Contact:

Stanley Hirsch
www.GeriatricSki.com
shirsch888@optonline.com

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