Ray Lopez and 1 more

Hard Knocks: Memoir of a Small Moment is an unforgettable journey through one man's life from birth to his twenty-first birthday, set against the backdrop of the 1960s and 1970s on Long Island in New York.

This gripping memoir takes readers through the narrator's cultural confusion as he navigates a predominantly white community, confronting overt racism at school and struggling with alcoholism and delinquency.

The Vietnam War, counterculture, and science provide a constant background for his growing awareness, choices, decisions, and delusions about the world and his own life.

Through it all, the narrator grapples with questions of identity, artistic beauty, and truth, ultimately finding value in Christ.

With a sophisticated yet plain style, Lopez's writing brings the reader into the heart of this powerful memoir, making Hard Knocks an unforgettable read.