In this unflinching portrait of shattered families, desperation and determination, the author, born to a drug-addicted mother, recounts growing up in foster care, and despite his military career, undergraduate education from Yale and a PhD from Cambridge, he argues that stability at home is more important than external accomplishments.
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ISBN:9781982168537
Physical Description:304 pages ; ; 24 cm
Publisher:New York :Gallery Books,2024.
Formatted Contents Note:
Until your heart explodes -- The parent trap -- Burnout -- No matter where you end up -- Little boy -- Stray dogs -- What's expected of you -- Potentially deleterious effects -- Who is GI Bill, GI Joe's brother? -- Problem child -- Luxury beliefs -- Twistable turnable man.