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Lädt ... A Man Named Dave: A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness (Original 1999; 2000. Auflage)2,751 | 30 | 5,222 |
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HTML: A Man Named Dave, which has sold over 1 million copies, is the gripping conclusion to Dave Pelzerâ??s inspirational and New York Times bestselling trilogy of memoirs that began with A Child Called "It" and The Lost Boy. "All those years you tried your best to break me, and I'm still here. One day you'll see, I'm going to make something of myself." These words were Dave Pelzer's declaration of independence to his mother, and they represented the ultimate act of self-reliance. Dave's father never intervened as his mother abused him with shocking brutality, denying him food and clothing, torturing him in any way she could imagine. This was the woman who told her son she could kill him any time she wanted toâ??and nearly did. The more than two million readers of Pelzer's New York Times and international bestselling memoirs A Child Called "It" and The Lost Boy know that he lived to tell his courageous story. With stunning generosity of spirit, Dave Pelzer invites readers on his journey to discover how he turned shame into pride and rejection into accep … (mehr) |
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Die Informationen stammen von der englischen "Wissenswertes"-Seite. Ändern, um den Eintrag der eigenen Sprache anzupassen. To the lady who gave her all to make me the man I am today, my lovely bride, my best friend, Mrs. Marsha Pelzer. You make me whole and will forever be my Princess.
To my son, Stephen, I can never tell you how precious you are and how much you have changed my life for the better. Everything I do, I do for you.
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Die Informationen stammen von der englischen "Wissenswertes"-Seite. Ändern, um den Eintrag der eigenen Sprache anzupassen. I'm scared. [Epilogue] Without a care in the world, I sip chamagne as I gaze at the clear blue ocean. [Perspectives - Dave Pelzer] As I enter midlife, even to this day it is difficult for me to fully understand the magnitude of what happened to me as a child. [Perspectives - Claire Frazier-Yzaguirre, M. Div., MFCC] As a full-time marriage and family therapist, I have been involved for many years with people who've suffered childhood trauma with its tremendous impact in their lives as adults. [Perspectives - Stephen Pelzer] Over the past thirteen years my dad has done so much for me and for many other people. [Perspectives - Marsha Pelzer] This man named Dave, where do I begin? | |
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▾Literaturhinweise Literaturhinweise zu diesem Werk aus externen Quellen. Wikipedia auf EnglischKeine ▾Buchbeschreibungen Biography & Autobiography.
Family & Relationships.
Self-Improvement.
Nonfiction.
HTML:A Man Named Dave, which has sold over 1 million copies, is the gripping conclusion to Dave Pelzerâ??s inspirational and New York Times bestselling trilogy of memoirs that began with A Child Called "It" and The Lost Boy.
"All those years you tried your best to break me, and I'm still here. One day you'll see, I'm going to make something of myself." These words were Dave Pelzer's declaration of independence to his mother, and they represented the ultimate act of self-reliance. Dave's father never intervened as his mother abused him with shocking brutality, denying him food and clothing, torturing him in any way she could imagine. This was the woman who told her son she could kill him any time she wanted toâ??and nearly did. The more than two million readers of Pelzer's New York Times and international bestselling memoirs A Child Called "It" and The Lost Boy know that he lived to tell his courageous story. With stunning generosity of spirit, Dave Pelzer invites readers on his journey to discover how he turned shame into pride and rejection into accep ▾Bibliotheksbeschreibungen Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. ▾Beschreibung von LibraryThing-Mitgliedern
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Die Fortsetzung des New York Times-Bestsellers "Der verlorene Sohn": Obwohl Dave beruflich Karriere macht, kann er sich von den Albträumen seiner Kindheit nur schwer lösen. Einzig die Geburt seines Sohnes ist ein wahrer Lichtblick für ihn: Ihm will Dave all die Wärme und Geborgenheit schenken, die er selbst so schmerzlich vermisst hat. (lovelybooks.de)