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

from debnance

Adam is a young kid right out of college and he dares to see if the American Dream is still attainable. He sets out for a city in which he knows no one with only $25 to his name. He finds a shelter and it is just as awful as he has anticipated. His goal is to acquire a car, a furnished apartment,...

from SydneyStern

I really like the message in this book, about achieving the American Dream, but this is not really my style book so I am not able to get in to it and enjoy it. But the book is very well written and gives good advice to anyone who reads it.

from Jellyn

College-educated, middle class, ablebodied, heterosexual white guy proves to himself that he can start with nothing and end up with something in contemporary America.Which as you may have guessed, does not mean to me that EVERYONE could, or even MOST PEOPLE could.He picks a random city in the sou...

from dele2451

In spite of the several self-identified flaws in Mr Shepard's social experiment, this is an enjoyable book which affirms that America is still a place where dreams come true and hard work pays off. I sincerely applaud this young man for his adventurous spirit, strong work ethic and willingness to...

from readerspeak

I admire what he did, starting out with a duffel bag and $25 to see how it would be to literally work your way up from the bottom of society. The story itself makes the book worthwhile, yet the writing is just average.