I hesitate to do this, since I haven't read the book and only just found out about it today, but take a look at Scratch Beginnings - a book about the American Dream. Not your typical "American Dream can't happen" book, it more closely hews to my belief that it CAN indeed happen if you are willing to work at it. Success IS possible in the U.S., unlike a lot of other countries. Will you become rich, can't say for sure, but you'll have the opportunity, and while being able to live above mere subsistence, and that's all anyone can really ask for, isn't it?
The guy starts out with only a sleeping bag, $25 and the clothes he is wearing. He is dropped in a random city where he will try to make a go of it without relying on his contacts or education. How does he do? Well, in 10 months time ends up with a truck, a place to live and more than $2,500 saved in the bank. Not too shabby.
I hate the Negative Nancy BS that often comes out of my profession and the smugness and direness, the proclamations that things aren't right. All inspite of the fact that (even with the recent downturn) prosperity is all around us and people are SO much better off then they were in last generation.
You can buy the book from Amazon here.
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