Watch me rise
Subtitle: from the streets of despair to the halls of the ivy league
By: Douglas E. Luffborough III
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Writers of the Round Table Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Highland Park, IL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9781939418586; 9781939418593
Subjects: Childhood and youth; Family; Self-actualization (Psychology); Biography; Self-realization; Success; Happiness; Dysfunctional families; Young men; College graduates
Description: "Throughout Doug Luffborough's young life, he found himself torn between two masters: the selfish and the spiritual. As one of four hardworking children born to a loving and hardworking -- albeit disadvantaged -- mother, Doug faced learning challenges, hunger, and homelessness, giving in to the temptations of drinking and gang life in order to survive. At the peak of his struggles, Doug recognized that an education would help pull him out of this cycle -- for good. 'Watch Me Rise' is a memoir of hope, determination, and eventually a graduate degree from Harvard -- and all from someone who was told he was not 'college material.' "--Page 4 of cover.