One of my favorite books (It actually has got 3 titles in one).
Life account of the author who was brought up under the abuse of his own mother.
How tough his life was and how he got through it....
My son bought this book for me on his birthday last year.
A book I highly recommend.
Pelzer was born in Daly City, California, to Stephen Pelzer and Catherine Roerva Pelzer (née Christen) and was the second of five boys. As a child, Pelzer was continually abused, mistreated, and beaten by his mother, who thought of it as a game. Pelzer states that his mother enjoyed torturing him by starving him, forcing him to drink ammonia, and other horrors such as being stabbed in the stomach. His teachers stepped in on March 5, 1973 and 12-year-old Pelzer was placed in foster care. In 1979, he joined the Air Force and later became an author. The fourth boy, Richard B. Pelzer, has also written about his own abuse.
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This sounded like a good book to read. I love life stories. :)
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I just love books! At the moment I am listening to audio books as well as reading traditional books. :)
Books are my very favorite things - well, so are my cats. :)
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That sounds like an important story to be told. So terrible that abuse exists.
I´m sure this is an important book to read. In Sweden it is forbidden to beat one's children - I wish it was the same in all countries.
I think i would find this very hard to read indeed, but I am sure it is a story which should be told. He sounds like a remarkable person.
Happy weekend.
Your son bought it for you? So sweet. Give him a hug, from Aunty Jayne. :)
Thanks for the recommendation - it sounds like a wonderful book!
I've read that book. That man (little boy) went through something!! I'm glad he lived to tell about it... Great pick for this week's theme!
Oh that is nice to know. I hope other players will also tell us what their favorite book is.
Great take.
Such a harrowing story. A soberingh but ideal choice for this week's theme
.I haven't read that but Thanks for sharing..Happy weekend.
Everyone to their own with books.
Perfect catch, nice one for the theme... The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it... Mine's up hope you can drop by. Have a great weekend!
Talking about abuse and discipline..sometimes there is a thin line to read. I have seen so many, so many you wouldnt believe who have gone down south after the age of twelve because parents practised modern parenting methods. lives ruined, potential never reached. in the end what counts is what works but a parent should always know what he is doing and never do anything in anger or spite.
to tread not to read :)
hey I have tt title! - one of those on sale I picked not for myself but my students.
I have read this book as well. It is one of the most heart wrenching stories out there, but we need to have our eyes open to this abuse.
unlike one of your commenters would like to believe, this has NOTHING to do with raising children correctly. It was torture, plain and simple.
I'll have to put it on my "to read" list.
Sounds like a really sad book. Those are pretty tough for me to read.
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Sure looks like a good book to read!
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Cindy O
That sure looks like an interesting read. And the cover is inviting. We sometimes judge the books by their covers, don't we? Happy weekend!
Sounds interesting, I'll have to check it out :)
That sounds like an interesting book. It's sad to know that the author went through a difficult time in life.
I haven't read that. I couldn't face it. And it started a whole river of abuse books.
Seems like a good book to read.
Happy weekend!
oh my, this sounds like an interesting, heavy read. thanks for sharing...
I hope i got time to read once again. i sure miss it. but with my boys schedule is pretty hectic. =)
great book Elaine!
This sounds like a good book but difficult to read. Very nice shot! My books are up here.
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