PRAISE FOR MY RIDE THROUGH LIFE:
“This memoir taps into universal experiences using candid storytelling. It’s about growing up, uncertainty, struggle, love, pain, joy, and everything in between. It brought back flashes of my childhood. Beckwith artfully weaves his contemplations, journal entries, and poetry with lyrical inspiration.”
- Meta Partenheimer, Cambridge Historical Commission
“This work is both engaging and inviting, drawing the reader in. Anyone who has ever questioned how life’s journey shapes who they’ve become, who they are becoming, will relate to Anthony’s honest, transparent and vulnerable book about his life. Throughout the book I found myself diving into the same questions Anthony ponders - What shapes who we are? What experiences throughout life form one’s identity?”
- Sara Kiesselbach, high school teacher
"Anthony is a tireless tinkerer of everyday systems (biking, coding, music, teaching), leading him to a deeper understanding of how the world works—and a clear sense of how he fits into it. His story invites us to reflect on our own inner development."
- Robert Kirwan, documentary filmmaker & Cambridge native
"As soon as I got it, and I found it hard to put down. It’s just so delightful, warm and honest. I hope many folks get to immerse themselves in the exploits and insights that you experienced and expressed."
- Susan S., licensed therapist & Cambridge resident
"My Ride Through Life is a compelling coming-of-age story told with humor and compassion. What grabs the reader is the author's struggle to find himself, along with the questions he raises—questions that many of us have also faced."
- Susan Pollack, journalist and author, "Gloucester Fisherman's Wives Cookbook"
"Anthony has a wonderful and inspiring way of sharing his life with the world."
- Nick Salmon, co-author of
"teamED: Building more effective teams for education, projects and communities."
"The writing is so unfettered and generous. Anthony tells the story and lets it lead to his own questions, which then become universal and provocative"
- Kathe Mazur, actor and Cambridge native
"I don't think I've encountered a writing voice like this before-- open, friendly, inquisitive."
- Ned Resnikoff, Software Developer, longtime Cambridge resident