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Shepard offers a compelling and inspiring work of investigative journalism in which the author, in a sort of anti-Nickel and Dimed experiment, sets out to see if someone who starts with nothing can still achieve the American Dream. n nDONT believe the naysayers. The American Dream--the fable that says if you work hard and follow the rules, youll make it--is alive and well. n--New York Postn nn nn n n nn nAdam W. Shepards Scratch Beginnings is the fascinating and eye-opening account of the grand social experiment the author undertook in response to Barbara Ehrenreichs Nickel and Dimed. Subtitled Me, $25, and the Search for the American Dream, Scratch Beginnings chronicles Shepards successful efforts to raise himself up from self-imposed rock bottom in one years 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.n nn nn
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