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"Carl Nomura's autobiography, Sleeping on Potatoes, begins, “I was born in a boxcar somewhere between Deer Lodge and Three Forks.” From a childhood of poverty during the Great Depression to being incarcerated into Manzanar (a Japanese Relocation Camp) during WWII, drafted into the U.S. Army and from the University of Minnesota, to Honeywell, Inc, to fatherhood -- Sleeping on Potatoes, is a wonderfully evocative account of Nomura's life and times.
It is the story of adversity and courage, of the poignancy of love and the awkwardness of sex, of family bonds and family tensions and of Dr. Nomura's rise to becoming a physicist and leader in solid-state physics.
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Skye Wentworth, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Job/profession/poverty story
Yes
Kind of living:
- general poverty story
If this is a culture clash:
- minority culture living in majority area
Ethnic/regional/gender
Yes
ethnic of society (outside)
- Japanese
Period of greatest activity?
- 1950+
Big/small town?
- Big city
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- scientist
Age:
- 60's-90's
Ethnicity
- Japanese
Nationality
- American (!)
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Genius (really!)
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 ()
United States
Yes
Misc setting
- prison
- moving train
- fort/military installation
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Book makes you feel?
- in awe
Is book humorous?
Yes
If humorous, kind of humor
- gentle
Commentary on society?
Yes
Commentary on
- race
- love/sex
- selfishness
- war
Writer's slant towards subject:
- neutral
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of nearly entire life
If this is a kid's book:
- Age 16-Adult
Autobiography?
Yes
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 0-25% of book
How much is philosophy rather than life story?
- 0-25% of book
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