REMEMBER WHEN 1950 ~ 1959: Atomic Clock Ticks, Coffee Percolates: The decade that smiled through its teeth.

by Christopher Graham

Overview

Remember When: 1950–1959 — Atomic Clock Ticks, Coffee Percolates

The decade that smiled through its teeth.

The war was over. The lawns were trimmed. The neighbors were watching.
The 1950s sold perfection — white fences, red lips, and blue collars — all under the warm glow of the mushroom cloud.

Remember When: 1950–1959 digs beneath the clean lines and clean living to expose the tension humming under the vinyl and veneer. America was caffeinated and compliant, terrified and triumphant. The Cold War froze hearts, the suburbs bloomed, and conformity became a national pastime.

This was the age of Elvis and Eisenhower, Tupperware and television, Sputnik and the Sunday sermon. Housewives found purpose in polish, men found comfort in control, and kids learned to duck under desks while dreaming of the stars.

The 1950s were equal parts innocence and illusion — an era that thought "fine" was good enough, and "normal" was the goal.

Remember When: 1950–1959 isn't nostalgia. It's a mirror held up to the decade that beta-tested the modern world — one coffee at a time.

The Fifties didn't just hum —
they buzzed, blinked, and believed.

PRINTED COPIES INCLUDE A WORD SEARCH PUZZLE FOR THE DECADE.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940185235027
Publisher:	OWHMS PUBLISHING
Publication date:	11/18/2025
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	396 KB

About the Author

Christopher Graham is a Canadian author, certified hypnotherapist, and metaphysical educator whose work explores the meeting point of ancient wisdom, psychological insight, and conscious transformation. Trained through the University of Sedona and the University of Metaphysics, his practice is both intellectually grounded and spiritually expansive.

His central focus is the uniquely human capacity for self-reflection — the ability to question, evolve, and reshape one’s own narrative. Transformation, for Graham, is not a product to be sold but an ongoing reclamation of awareness in a world driven by distraction and inherited belief. With decades of experience guiding individuals through change, his writing and private work awaken the deeper intelligence within — the part capable of asking difficult questions, making conscious choices, and stepping beyond automatic living. He challenges readers and clients alike to stop sleepwalking through their own story and begin participating with clarity and intention.

At the core of his work is the Reading Life Backward series — a layered exploration of time, meaning, and memory:
In the Beginning — on the birth of perception and identity.
2024: Calling Everything into Question — confronting uncertainty and re-evaluation.
2025: Connecting the Dots — revealing patterns behind lived experience.
Full Circle: 2012–2025 — a metaphysical synthesis of personal and collective transformation.
12 Steps: Hero’s Mystical Journey — bridging mythic structure with therapeutic insight.
Synchronicities Searching for Me and A View from the Rearview Mirror — reflections on coincidence and hindsight.

Beyond the series, his additional works provide tools for navigating complexity with honesty and depth:
The Art of Transformation — a practical and philosophical guide to growth.
TOP 100 Things Teenagers (Everyone) Should Know — lessons in awareness and resilience.
Guardrails of the Soul — a framework for ethical and spiritual alignment.
Forsake Me Not — integrating the rejected or forgotten self.
Falling Down and Growing Up — adversity as the crucible for maturity.
Don’t Look Too Close — a psychological novel probing the unconscious.
HERMETICISM: Ancient Wisdom for the WTF Generation — applying timeless principles to modern life.