Scratch Beginnings: Me, $25, and the Search for the American Dream

€œDON€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 €œMe, $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.