Finding My Way: The Autobiography of an Optimist - Hardcover

Nef, Evelyn Stefansson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0966505158 ISBN 13: 9780966505153

Publisher: Francis Pr, 2002

Synopsis

"Finding My Way" is the autobiography of Evelyn Stefansson Nef that reveals the continuous blossoming of a woman born in humble circumstances in Brooklyn in 1913 who became an accomplished writer, authority on the Far North, linguist, psychotherapist, art collector, and philanthropist. It includes tales of her friendships with such personalities as Buckminster Fuller, Marc Chagall, Robert Frost, T.S. Eliot, and Margaret Bourke-White.

About this title

From Publishers Weekly:

In some respects, Evelyn Stefansson Nef's life story chronicled in Finding My Way: The Autobiography of an Optimist follows the patterns of other women who atained prominence through their relationships with men of achievement. Born in 1913 Brooklyn, Nef was raised by Hungarian-Jewish immigrants. Over the course of her life, she had three husbands: master puppeteer Bil Baird; polar explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson; and John Nef, a founder of the University of Chicago's elite Committee on Social Thought. All opened new worlds to her, and Nef's zest for learning and determination to better herself are admirable. Female readers may find inspiration in her success in becoming a cultivated woman of accomplishment. Photos.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Francis Pr
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0966505158
• ISBN 13: 9780966505153
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320