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Unabridged. |
| Description |
7 audio discs (8 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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audio file rdaft |
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CD audio |
| Note |
Compact discs. |
| Performer |
Read by the author. |
| Summary |
"Rob Henderson was born to a drug-addicted mother and a father he never met, ultimately shuttling between ten different foster homes in California. When he is adopted into a loving family, he hopes that life will finally be stable and safe. Divorce, tragedy, poverty, and violence mark his adolescent and teen years, propelling Henderson to join the military upon completing high school. An unflinching portrait of shattered families, desperation, and determination, Troubled recounts Henderson's expectation-defying young life and juxtaposes his story with those of his friends who wound up incarcerated or killed. He recalls the steps and missteps he took to escape the drama and disorder of his youth. As he navigates the peaks and valleys of social class, Henderson finds that he remains on the outside looking in. His greatest achievements-a military career, an undergraduate education from Yale, a PhD from Cambridge-feel like hollow measures of success. He argues that stability at home is more important than external accomplishments, and he illustrates the ways the most privileged among us benefit from a set of social standards that actively harm the most vulnerable"--Back cover. |
| Subject |
Henderson, Rob Kim.
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Foster children -- United States.
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Social classes -- United States.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs.
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PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity.
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| Genre/Form |
autobiographies (literary works) (CStmoGRI)aatgf300080104
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Audiobooks.
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Autobiographies.
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| Added Title |
Memoir of foster care, family, and social class |
| ISBN |
9781797168296 (sound recording ; Blackstone Library CD) |
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1797168290 (sound recording ; Blackstone Library CD) |
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9781797168302 (sound recording ; Blackstone Retail CD) |
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1797168304 (sound recording ; Blackstone Retail CD) |
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