This is a collection of Marino Amoruso's newspaper column and blog: BACK IN THE DAY: Reflections of a Baby Boomer. Amoruso has the unique ability to put into words what all of us feel but sometimes have trouble expressing. In these pages are some of the most touching, poignant, humorous and thought-provoking and stories you will ever read. Some will make you laugh out loud, others will bring a tear to your eye, and all are true reflections of a baby boomer. Many readers have compared this book to the writings of Jean Shepherd and others liken the stories to those of best-selling author Bill Bryson. You can read BACK IN THE DAY: Reflections of a Baby Boomer cover to cover or just pick it up and turn to any story in the book. Either way, you'll thoroughly enjoy it.