Shake Hands Touch Hearts

About the Book

Dr. Anne K. Marfey shares her first impressions of people she has met throughout her life as an author. Shake Hands, Touch Hearts offers a unique glimpse into the personalities of people at the customary moment of first contact; the act of a simple hand shake. She provides the reader with a personal account of her meetings with well known personalities including Charlie Chaplin, Carl Sagan, Dr Martin Luther King, Jr., and many others as well as accounts of seemingly insignificant moments that made deep and lasting impressions on her. In sharing her experiences Dr. Marfey encourages her readers to smile, greet, and reach out to others. All people have a story to tell and are worth meeting.

About the Author

As an educator, Dr. Anne Marfey continues to teach and inspire her students as she has throughout her distinguished career. Specializing in early childhood education, she is also an authority in the areas of remedial reading and Danish language studies. Mrs. Marfey is a published author many times over having written books on early childhood education, tutorial guides to learning Danish and various small children’s books. Her poetry is archived in the national Library of Poetry and her work has been the subject of interviews by both Danish and American newspapers. Anne Marfey’s influence as an innovator in her local community as well as internationally allows her to bring a global perspective to all her endeavors. She is the founder of several cultural organizations and has initiated commemorative events locally, enriching the community with her unique multi-cultural approach. At the core of Dr. Marfey’s work is her goal of bringing about peace, non-violence and acceptance through understanding, and outreach across borders.