{"product_id":"scratch-beginnings-me-25-and-the-search-for-the-american-dream-9780061714276","title":"Scratch Beginnings: Me, $25, and the Search for the American Dream","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"DON'T believe the naysayers. The American Dream--the fable that says if you work hard and follow the rules, you'll make it--is alive and well.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdam W. Shepard's \u003cem\u003eScratch Beginnings \u003c\/em\u003eis the fascinating and eye-opening account of the grand social experiment the author undertook in response to Barbara Ehrenreich's \u003cem\u003eNickel and Dimed. \u003c\/em\u003eSubtitled \"Me, $25, and the Search for the American Dream,\" \u003cem\u003eScratch Beginnings \u003c\/em\u003echronicles Shepard's successful efforts to raise himself up from self-imposed rock bottom in one year's 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061714276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.28w x 0.61d","brand":"Adam W. Shepard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42916739449013,"sku":"9780061714276","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9135a447-2844-4e3a-bd91-28bd6d4225d3.jpg?v=1687269827","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/scratch-beginnings-me-25-and-the-search-for-the-american-dream-9780061714276","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}