The Death Of The Playground by Kurt Philip Behm
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- Pub. Date: February 2009
- 180pp
- Sales Rank: 78,522
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- Pub. Date: February 2009
- Publisher: AuthorHouse
- Format: Paperback, 180pp
- Sales Rank: 78,522
- ISBN-13: 9781438937144
- ISBN: 1438937148
Synopsis
Kurt Behm was a typical, middle class baby-boomer kid growing up in the 1950s. While playing badminton with his
Sister in the back yard, he tried to retrieve a shuttlecock (birdie)
that got stuck up in one of the pine trees which separated the woods from his backyard. His Mothers aluminum clothespole was his weapon of choice.
Again and again he threw it up into the tree with no success,
until all at once it looked like the 4th of July. Fire and sparks
were everywhere. The aluminum clothes pole had threaded itself
between the electrical wires that ran hidden through the trees.
It was now acting as a conductor between all three wires, creating
an effect his father later compared to Guadalcanal.
The ensuing fire burned the woods completely to the ground.
A year later and amidst the charred remains, his township had the foresight and the vision to turn that rubble into what every red-blodded boy of that era dreamed of having for himself ............. a Playground.
Kurt's life from then on would never be the same
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July 16, 2009: As a woman, business professional and Gen Xer I found the "Playground" refreshingly honest and right on the money. It is unfortunate that the simple lessons of our childhood are often lost as our career's develop. For those of us fortunate enough to have enjoyed the luxury of 'free-play' the "Playground" reminds us that we have the responsibility to pass on these teachings to those around us. The soul's of today's corporations could be revived if only the lessons of the "Playground" were embraced by its leaders. I plan to give the "Playground" a voice in my future staff meetings and would encourage others to do the same. Easy to read and definitely a resource I plan to re-visit whenever I feel its teachings getting too far away!
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