| Scratch Beginnings: Me, $25, and the Search for the American Dream Contributor(s): Shepard, Adam W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061714275 ISBN-13: 9780061714276 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Biography & Autobiography | Political |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 1040 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.28" W x 8.02" (0.40 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Shepard, Adam W.: - Adam Shepard is a 2006 graduate of Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts, where he majored in business management and Spanish. He lives in Raleigh, North Carolina. |