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Against All Odds: My Life of Hardship, Fast Breaks, and Second Chances

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Against All Odds: My Life of Hardship, Fast Breaks, and Second Chances

Contributors:

By (Author) Scott Brown

ISBN:

9780062015556

Publisher:

HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Imprint:

HarperCollins

Publication Date:

1st March 2012

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

Political leaders and leadership
Memoirs
Central / national / federal government
Autobiography: historical, political and military

Dewey:

B

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

352

Dimensions:

Width 135mm, Height 205mm, Spine 23mm

Weight:

292g

Description


Against All Odds is the extraordinary personal story of the man who rose up to meet the challenge of terrific opposition and become one of America's most promising new political figuresSenator Scott Brown. Brown is famous for succeeding popular Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy after Kennedys death in 2010but, as he reveals in a compelling memoir reminiscent of Sarah Palins Going Rogue and Clarence Thomass My Grandfathers Son, his experiences with struggle and achievement go back a lifetime.

Reviews

"Powerful stuff. . . .This isn't your typical memoir. It is brutally honest, difficult to read, and important." -- The Tucson Citizen

"A fresh, compelling memoir of a childhood that could have led to a miserable life, but didn't. . . .Brown's straightforward narrative makes for a good read." -- Louisville Courier Journal

"A[n] engaging autobiography. . . . A rags-to-riches narrative that sometimes recalls Horatio Alger. . . . Lyricism and occasional symbolic richness emerge in these pages." -- The New York Review of Books

"Dramatic. . . . Poignant. . . . Scott Brown's life could have veered horribly wrong so many times, as he amply demonstrates in his disquieting memoir. . . . A reader will get an everything's-finally-right-with-the-world thrill from his success in life. -- The Washington Post

Author Bio

U.S. Senator Scott Brown was elected by the people of Massachusetts on January 19, 2010, to fill the term of the late senator Ted Kennedy. He lives in Wrentham, Massachusetts, with his wife, Gail, and they have two daughters, Ayla and Arianna.

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