Against All Odds: My Life of Hardship, Fast Breaks, and Second Chances

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Against All Odds: My Life of Hardship, Fast Breaks, and Second Chances
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Scott Brown
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:352
Dimensions(mm): Height 205,Width 135
Category/GenreMemoirs
ISBN/Barcode 9780062015556
ClassificationsDewey:B
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint HarperCollins
Publication Date 20 March 2012
Publication Country United States

Description

Against All Odds is the extraordinary personal story of the man who rose up to meet the challenge of terrific opposition and become one of America's most promising new political figures-Senator Scott Brown. Brown is famous for succeeding popular Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy after Kennedy's death in 2010-but, as he reveals in a compelling memoir reminiscent of Sarah Palin's Going Rogue and Clarence Thomas's My Grandfather's Son, his experiences with struggle and achievement go back a lifetime.

Author Biography

U.S. Senator Scott Brown was elected by the people of Massachusetts on January 19, 2010, to fill the term of the late senator Ted Kennedy. He lives in Wrentham, Massachusetts, with his wife, Gail, and they have two daughters, Ayla and Arianna.

Reviews

"Powerful stuff. . . .This isn't your typical memoir. It is brutally honest, difficult to read, and important." -- The Tucson Citizen "A fresh, compelling memoir of a childhood that could have led to a miserable life, but didn't. . . .Brown's straightforward narrative makes for a good read." -- Louisville Courier Journal "A[n] engaging autobiography. . . . A rags-to-riches narrative that sometimes recalls Horatio Alger. . . . Lyricism and occasional symbolic richness emerge in these pages." -- The New York Review of Books "Dramatic. . . . Poignant. . . . Scott Brown's life could have veered horribly wrong so many times, as he amply demonstrates in his disquieting memoir. . . . A reader will get an everything's-finally-right-with-the-world thrill from his success in life. -- The Washington Post