Charles Novacek’s memoir has been lauded! I am so grateful for the time that was taken to read and comment on his book. We are grateful to have received Praise in Advance of the publication of Border Crossings:Coming of Age in the Czech Resistance. “Border Crossings is the well-told and dramatic story of a young …
Charles continually took English and writing classes from the first days he came to the U.S. He practiced by writing short speeches for his work and professional activities. It didn’t matter that he already spoke and wrote six other languages fluently. It was important to Charles that he mastered language number seven. He had strong …
Last Friday I decided I needed a break. I visited the Detroit Institute of Arts, a remarkable sanctuary of beauty and wonder in my neighborhood. My late husband Charles told me when he worked on the Detroit People Mover project or some other stressful assignment he would drive to the art museum on his lunch …
