Man Named Dave : A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness

by Pelzer, Dave

• ISBN13: 9780452281905
• ISBN10: 0452281903
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781101213094
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: PENGIUN BOOKS
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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 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 to—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 acceptance.

Author Biography

Dave Pelzer has received commendations from Presidents Reagan, Bush, and Clinton, and in 1994 was the only American recipient of The Outstanding Young Persons of the World award

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Author's Notes	xi
The End	1	(23)
Fly Away	24	(14)
Letter from Home	38	(16)
Wishful Thinking	54	(15)
Slip Away	69	(30)
Regroup	99	(15)
Foolish Crusade	114	(20)
Changes	134	(29)
Heaven Sent	163	(11)
The Source	174	(15)
A Personal Matter	189	(10)
The Long Farewell	199	(15)
The Last Dance	214	(15)
Resolve	229	(24)
All Good Things	253	(12)
EPILOGUE	265	(4)
PERSPECTIVES DAVE	269	(14)
Claire	272	(4)
Stephen	276	(1)
Marsha	277	(6)
About the Author	283	(2)
Keynotes	285