"Impressions and Reflections" is a collection of elegant song lyrics and short stories that takes you on an intimate journey of Peter Chapel's personal life. Chapel writes with a stunning depth of emotion and candor, unafraid to lay bare his feelings. He combines his poetic eye and ear for a tune to offer a rhapsodic collection in this book. His lyrics are highly rhythmic and evocative, yet exude a subtle simplicity of language and style.  -Bowker Review

Impressions and Reflections

Chapel, Peter

Biographies & Memoirs

Xlibris

AuthorHouse

Having The Time Of My Life takes a long look back at the life and times of Chapel. It depicts the persons, places, and events in his life that he wishes to remember and acknowledge. It shows how everything and everyone around him genuinely enriched his life. This memoir brings back the tiny fragments of his history, which are poignantly remembered for a lifetime. In the first chapters, readers will discover his mother's letter to him that recounts her personal experiences and remembrances. It tells of the loving family he has, the special occasions they celebrate, their trips between the United States and Canada, the deaths of his brother and sister, and the wonderful times they share. With vivid details, this book also reveals Chapel's first love. It describes their acquaintance, secret dates, and the sad goodbye. Chapel recalls of his pursuit of the girl he knows by the name of Patricia Smith and shares of his discovery of her true identity. As it turned out, Patricia Smith was born Lucille Ann Collier whose stage name is Ann Miller--the actress, dancer, and singer. The girl of his first love is a star celebrity who has her own secrets. He shows the loving but covert poetry, music, and messages shared between Ann and him through the years. From the first page until the end, Having The Time Of My Life will give readers a heartwarming view of one man's life.

Having the Time of my Life

Regional Canada

<p>Having The Time Of My Life takes a long look back at the life and times of Chapel. It depicts the persons, places, and events in his life that he wishes to remember and acknowledge. It shows how everything and everyone around him genuinely enriched his life. This memoir brings back the tiny fragments of his history, which are poignantly remembered for a lifetime. In the first chapters, readers will discover his mother's letter to him that recounts her personal experiences and remembrances. It tells of the loving family he has, the special occasions they celebrate, their trips between the United States and Canada, the deaths of his brother and sister, and the wonderful times they share. With vivid details, this book also reveals Chapel's first love. It describes their acquaintance, secret dates, and the sad goodbye. Chapel recalls of his pursuit of the girl he knows by the name of Patricia Smith and shares of his discovery of her true identity. As it turned out, Patricia Smith was born Lucille Ann Collier whose stage name is Ann Miller--the actress, dancer, and singer. The girl of his first love is a star celebrity who has her own secrets. He shows the loving but covert poetry, music, and messages shared between Ann and him through the years. From the first page until the end, Having The Time Of My Life will give readers a heartwarming view of one man's life.</p>

Having the Time of My Life

<p>Having the Time of My Life is a rich account of the author’s life. It depicts the persons, places, and events in his life that he wishes to remember and acknowledge. It shows how everything and everyone around him genuinely enriched his life. This memoir brings back the tiny fragments of his history, which are poignantly remembered for a lifetime. He comes from a big family - thirteen children but only eleven grew to adulthood. He shares the quality of family bonding he and his siblings experienced while growing up. He includes the memories of his sickly childhood, his challenging coming-of-age years, and his fulfi lling adulthood. In the fi rst chapters, he features his mother’s letter to him that recounts her personal experiences and remembrances. He tells of the loving family he has, the special occasions they celebrate, their trips between the United States and Canada, the deaths of his brother and sister, and the wonderful times they share. With vivid details, he reveals his fi rst love. He describes their acquaintance, secret dates, and the sad goodbye. He recalls of his pursuit of the girl known by the name of Patricia Smith and shares of his discovery of her true identity. Patricia Smith, the girl he desperately sought, was born Lucille Ann Collier whose stage name is Ann Miller - the actress, dancer, and singer. The girl of his first love is a star celebrity who has her own secrets. He shows the loving but covert poetry, music, and messages shared between Ann and him through the years. At age fi fty-four, he fi nally meets his future wife. He portrays the unique bond he has with Patricia “Pat” Mergens - and how their honest relationship came about. His wife, Pat, had been a Catholic nun for fourteen years, who then works as a clinical dietician at a hospital. She is a college graduate and served in the Air Force for two years. They both understand each other because of the experiences they had; that’s why they have shared a deep and special love for almost four decades already. He had some diffi cult years, uncomfortable moments, and heartrending times, but they are all appeased because of pleasant associations - the strangers who became friends, the wonderful friends who made a difference in his life, and the affectionate family who loves him.</p>

Memoirs

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Having the Time of My Life falls into the tradition of autobiographies like Ernest Borgnine's Ernie, Alan M. Dershowitz's Chutzpah, and James Michener's The World is My Home. These memoirs share a conversational and personable tone. Chapel's enthusiasm for the past is catching, and he speaks in a good-natured voice. With a wink and an elbow into the reader's ribs, he tells stories and reveals information about people, places, and events from his and America's past. Though Chapel's writing seems on the surface quite plain, there is a musical vein running through the body of his memoir. Chapel's autobiography is filled with letters, photos, and original song lyrics that exude love-the love of family and lifelong friends, the unrequited romantic love a young man feels for a girl, the mature love a man has for his wife of many years, and the love of a country one has served loyally. Above all, a deep love for life abounds within the pages of this memoir. Anyone interested in reading about American culture after the World War II will enjoy Having the Time of My Life. It represents an important perspective and a piece of national heritage that will one day disappear. Readers will undoubtedly recognize the wisdom Chapel gracefully shares through his words. - Lee Gooden

BookWhirl.com

Having the Time of My Life is a rich account of the author's life. It depicts the persons, places, and events in his life that he wishes to remember and acknowledge. It shows how everything and everyone around him genuinely enriched his life. This memoir brings back the tiny fragments of his history, which are poignantly remembered for a lifetime. He comes from a big family - thirteen children but only eleven grew to adulthood. He shares the quality of family bonding he and his siblings experienced while growing up. He includes the memories of his sickly childhood, his challenging coming-of-age years, and his fulfi lling adulthood. In the fi rst chapters, he features his mother's letter to him that recounts her personal experiences and remembrances. He tells of the loving family he has, the special occasions they celebrate, their trips between the United States and Canada, the deaths of his brother and sister, and the wonderful times they share. With vivid details, he reveals his fi rst love. He describes their acquaintance, secret dates, and the sad goodbye. He recalls of his pursuit of the girl known by the name of Patricia Smith and shares of his discovery of her true identity. Patricia Smith, the girl he desperately sought, was born Lucille Ann Collier whose stage name is Ann Miller - the actress, dancer, and singer. The girl of his first love is a star celebrity who has her own secrets. He shows the loving but covert poetry, music, and messages shared between Ann and him through the years. At age fi fty-four, he fi nally meets his future wife. He portrays the unique bond he has with Patricia "Pat" Mergens - and how their honest relationship came about. His wife, Pat, had been a Catholic nun for fourteen years, who then works as a clinical dietician at a hospital. She is a college graduate and served in the Air Force for two years. They both understand each other because of the experiences they had; that's why they have shared a deep and special love for almost four decades already. He had some diffi cult years, uncomfortable moments, and heartrending times, but they are all appeased because of pleasant associations - the strangers who became friends, the wonderful friends who made a difference in his life, and the affectionate family who loves him.

Having The Time of My Life

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Impressions and Reflections

Impressions and Reflections

Having the Time of my Life

Having the Time of My Life

Having the Time of My Life

Having the Time of My Life

Having the Time of My Life

Having The Time of My Life