Scratch beginnings : me, $25, and the search for the American Dream / Adam Shepard.

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    • Publication Information:
      First Harper pbk.
    • Abstract:
      Summary: Recounts the experiences of the author, a college graduate, as he spends time living as a homeless person in Charleston, S.C., and learns valuable lessons about what it takes to break out of the cycle of poverty in the United States.
    • Content Notes:
      Introduction: July 24-setting up -- Welcome to Crisis Ministries -- EasyLabor -- Another day, another dollar -- Big babies -- Sundays with George -- Hustle time -- Job hunting 101 with Professor Phil Coleman -- Put up or shut up -- "First and last day" -- Adventures in moving -- Movin' on up -- Workers' consternation -- Winter with Bubble Gum -- Culture shocked -- Fighting for respect -- One last move -- Epilogue: a year later: a didactic look at what I learned and where I go from here.
    • Notes:
      Originally published: Chapel Hill, NC : SB Press, c2008.
      Includes bibliographical references.
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    • ISBN:
      9780061714276 (pbk.) :
    • Accession Number:
      419850369
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.557125