Scratch Beginnings: Me, $25, and the Search for the American Dream
“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...
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“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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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780061714276 (0061714275)
Publish date: February 9th 2010
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
I read this book as an assignment for a diversity and tolerance class I am taking. It was not my first choice in the line of allowable readings, but my second pick. It is a true story of a man, Adam Shepard, who decides to prove to the world that with a little hard work you can achieve the American ...
This book was okay. It has an interesting premise and a good sense of humor, but the narrative is a bit lack-luster. Shepard seems to leave out a lot details and stories that would have put more of a mark on his experience and make it seem more meaningful to him. His concluding chapter about solutio...
With $25, a sleeping bag, and the clothes on his back, Adam Shepard set out to a random city with a goal - to get a job, a car, an apartment and save $2,500 in the course of a year. He does it and he proves that with a the right amount of motivation and work ethic anyone can work their way up from ...
Adam is a young kid right out of college and he dares to see if the American Dream is still attainable. He sets out for a city in which he knows no one with only $25 to his name. He finds a shelter and it is just as awful as he has anticipated. His goal is to acquire a car, a furnished apartment, sa...
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