Scratch Beginnings

<p>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.<br />--<em>New York Post</em><p></p></p> <p> </p></p><p>Adam W. Shepard's <em>Scratch Beginnings </em>is the fascinating and eye-opening account of the grand social experiment the author undertook in response to Barbara Ehrenreich's <em>Nickel and Dimed. </em>Subtitled Me $25 and the Search for the American Dream <em>Scratch Beginnings </em>chronicles 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.<p></p></p>