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2) Welfare brat
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Pub
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
An intimate and frank look at poverty, abuse, and welfare dependence by a "welfare brat" who came of age in the blighted Bronx of the 1960s. Mary Childers grew up in a neighborhood ravaged by poverty. Once a borough of elegant apartment buildings, parks, and universities, the Bronx had become a national symbol of urban decay. White flight, arson, rampant crime, and race riots provide the backdrop for Mary's story. The child of an absent carny father...
Author
Publisher
ECW Press
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
Description
"Is there a way to find truth in the stuff of legend? You may think you know Andr�e the Giant -- but who was Andr�e Roussimoff? This comprehensive biography addresses the burning questions, outrageous stories, and common misconceptions about his height, his weight, his drawing power as a superstar, and his seemingly unparalleled capacity for food and alcohol. But more importantly, The Eighth Wonder of the World: The True Story of Andr�e the...
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