Surviving Myself

<p><strong><em>Surviving Myself--The Making of a Middleweight</em></strong> is a coming-of-age memoir about a sensitive little sweetheart who throws a dynamite left hook--a punch that catapults him into Madison Square Garden to fight for a Golden Gloves title.</p><p><br></p><p>It is also about my fiercely flawed family and our struggles with divorce drug addiction alcoholism a suicide attempt and juvenile delinquency.</p><p><br></p><p>My 42000-word journey is written for anyone who has ever felt fragile lost or emotionally inarticulate. It is an uplifting and buoyant tale about a teenager who despite obstacles refuses to relinquish his unique dream. </p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Surviving Myself--The Making of a Middleweight</em></strong> addresses the need for a hard-hitting book about boys. Boys--and men-- will discover themselves on each page and girls--and women--will find this story a fascinating window into the baffling and bizarre world of the male psyche.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Surviving Myself</em></strong> will appeal to readers of: About a Boy Hey Kiddo The Tender Bar Hope Was Here and The Outsiders.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Surviving Myself--The Making of a Middleweight</em></strong> has excellent cinematic potential because everyone was a dream and everyone is a fighter in his or her own arena </p><p><br></p><p>Peter Wood's first book Confessions of a Fighter was optioned for film by Steve Nicoleides (producer of When Harry Met Sally A Few Good Men Misery and Boyz in the Hood.)</p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Surviving Myself</em></strong> has the same cinematic punch and potential. Think Million Dollar Baby The Fighter Fat City and Rocky.</p>