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Scratch Beginnings : Me, $25, and the Search for the American Dream
Overview
"DON'T believe the naysayers. The American Dream--the fable that says if you work hard and follow the rules, you'll make it--is alive and well." -- New York Post Adam W. Shepard's Scratch Beginnings is the fascinating and eye-opening account of the grand social experiment the author undertook in response to Barbara Ehrenreich's Nickel and Dimed. Subtitled "Me, $25, and the Search for the American Dream," Scratch Beginnings chronicles Shepard's successful efforts to raise himself up from self-imposed rock bottom in one year's time--a personal odyssey that is sure to inspire anyone who reads about it, instilling new faith in the solid principles on which our democracy was built.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780061714276
- ISBN-10: 0061714275
- Publisher: Harper Perennial
- Publish Date: February 2010
- Dimensions: 8.02 x 5.28 x 0.61 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.4 pounds
- Page Count: 240
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