A Man Named Dave: A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness Paperback - 2000 - 1st Edition
by Dave Pelzer
"A Man Named Dave" is the long-awaited conclusion to Pelzer's trilogy in which he describes how he triumphed over years of physical and emotional abuse from his parents to become a self-accepting and confident adult. Readers of this bestselling autobiography will discover how Pelzer finally confronts his pathologically abusive mother and his neglectful, alcoholic father in an effort to turn a childhood marked by rejection into an adulthood filled with love and acceptance.
Summary
A Man Named Dave, which has sold over 1 million copies, is the gripping conclusion to Dave Pelzer’s inspirational and New York Times bestselling trilogy 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 to--and nearly did. The more than two million readers of Pelzer's New York Times and international bestselling memoirs 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 acceptance.
First line
I'm scared. My feet are cold and my stomach cries for food.
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"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. The more than two million readers of Pelzer's previous international bestsellers, A Child Called "It" and The Lost Boy, know that he lived to tell his courageous story. But even after he was rescued, his life remained haunted by memories of his years as the bruised, cowering "It" locked in his mother's basement. Desperately trying to make something of his life, Dave was determined to weather every setback and gain strength from adversity.
With stunning generosity of spirit, Dave Pelzer invites readers on his journey to discover how a lost, nameless boy finally found himself in the heart and soul of a man who is free at last.
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- Title A Man Named Dave: A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness
- Author Dave Pelzer
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Plume Books, New York, NY
- Date 2000-09-01
- Features Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780452281905 / 0452281903
- Weight 0.57 lbs (0.26 kg)
- Dimensions 7.54 x 5.28 x 0.78 in (19.15 x 13.41 x 1.98 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Reading level 900
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Themes
- Geographic Orientation: California
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Sex & Gender: Masculine
- Theometrics: Secular
- Topical: Family
- Library of Congress subjects Family violence, Adult child abuse victims - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 99038433
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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