Scratch beginnings: me, $25, and the search for the American Dream

Adam Shepard

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Summary:: Recounts the experiences of the author, a college graduate, as he spends one year living as a homeless person and learns valuable lessons about what it takes to break out of the cycle of poverty in the United States.
Table of Contents:: 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 we go from here.
Author/Creator:: Shepard, Adam
Languages:: English
Language Notes:: Item content: English
Main Work:: Scratch beginnings: me, $25, and the search for the American Dream [by Shepard, A.]
Subjects:: Shepard, Adam
Poverty — United States
Working poor — United States
Social mobility — United States
Responsibility
Poverty
Working poor
Social mobility
United States
Physical Description:: xvi, 221 pages ; 21 cm
Call Numbers:: HC110.P6 S465 2010
ISBNs:: 0061714275
9780061714276
OCLC Numbers:: 419850369