A Man Named Dave: A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness
by By Pelzer, David J.
Category: Family & Relationships , Abuse , General

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.