Mister B: Living With a 98-Year-Old Rocket Scientist

Description

Mister B is the silver medal recipient (2018) Readers’ Favorites.

A surprising paradigm develops when a 98-year-old stress physicist sets out to teach his new helper a few of his own life lessons, namely how to live forever.

How do you plan to live fully right to the end of your life? Eccentric as an old goat hanging from his toenails on the cliff’s edge, Mister B proves he could care less about being politically correct. That’s not Mister B’s style.

The seeds an old man has sown prior to retirement may or may not serve him well. This book provides an enjoyable study in how to move one’s self over. Can multi-generational housemates discover why they still matter? Find out now. The odyssey of Lynn Byk and Joseph Byk received the best memoir in 2016 (Pinnacle Achievement Award).

Praise for Mister B:

“This made my TOP TEN list!” —CEO of Van Schaik Publishers

“A first-class example of a man from the Greatest Generation. We see almost a century of tremendous mechanical and technological changes through the eyes of—literally—a rocket scientist.” —Christine

“Byk fully constructs Mister B from the Rhode Island coastal awe in his voice to his penchant for mustard on a peeled egg. In these small, perfectly executed moments, Byk brings her fascinating family to life for readers with warm and genuinely funny wit…” —KIRKUS

“A wonderful book, brimming with humor and spirituality. The characters are lovingly drawn and Byk provides her readers with a day-by-day recounting of how her life intersects with the indefatigable Mister B, whose memory seems almost photographic even at the age of 98! The book is enlivened by photographs from early-to-middle twentieth century America. A very worthwhile multi-generational read.” —Jan Kalickion