In Ukrainian, the title of this book would sound something like this: "Overview of the past eighty years: memories and comments" by Charles A. Murdoch. In it, the author shares not only his personal memories, but also comments on important events and phenomena that have become part of his long life. This book is an extremely interesting document that not only reveals autobiographical fragments, but also provides an opportunity to better understand the historical and sociocultural processes of the past century. Carefully page by page, the reader will immerse himself in the world of the author's memories and wise reflections.