{"product_id":"9780061714276","title":"Scratch Beginnings","description":"By: Adam W. Shepard     \u003chr\u003e\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\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","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"US - Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":48095274369251,"sku":"DTRHCUS-9780061714276","price":112.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1778\/4925\/files\/9780061714276.jpg?v=1770701241","url":"https:\/\/buybookbook.com\/zh-mo\/products\/9780061714276","provider":"買書書 BuyBookBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}