A powerful philosophy of life given by author, Tom Frisby as he opens a door into the soul-stirring events that he has experienced and observed during the Great Depression, a near death experience, an explosive family suicide and the intense humiliation of poverty. He reaches into his past and shares his life's triumphs and defeats, as well as his empathetic perspective on the "human condition". The wisdom projected in his series of anecdotal stories illustrates life's humor, joys, pathos and emotions. The insightful resolve of a man who knows that he can get through anything because he grew up during the Great Depression--lived through World War II--The Korean War and all wars since that time. He writes as an observer and philosopher, and reveals his impressions of things around him. Ain't All Good, Ain't All Bad gives an optimistic and realistic perspective of life, and helps to reinforce that we are in control of our own reaction to life experiences even though there are events that may be out of our control.