{"product_id":"troubled-a-memoir-of-foster-care-family-and-social-class-hardcover","title":"Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRob Henderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this raw coming-of-age memoir, in the vein of \u003ci\u003eThe Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Other Wes Moore\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSomeone Has Led This Child to Believe\u003c\/i\u003e, Rob Henderson vividly recounts growing up in foster care, enlisting in the US Air Force, attending elite universities, and pioneering the concept of \"luxury beliefs\"--ideas and opinions that confer status on the upper class while inflicting costs on the less fortunate.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRob Henderson was born to a drug-addicted mother and a father he never met, ultimately shuttling between ten different foster homes in California. When he was adopted into a loving family, he hoped that life would finally be stable and safe. Divorce, tragedy, poverty, and violence marked his adolescent and teen years, propelling Henderson to join the military upon completing high school. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An unflinching portrait of shattered families, desperation, and determination, \u003ci\u003eTroubled\u003c\/i\u003e recounts Henderson's expectation-defying young life and juxtaposes his story with those of his friends who wound up incarcerated or killed. He retreads the steps and missteps he took to escape the drama and disorder of his youth. As he navigates the peaks and valleys of social class, Henderson finds that he remains on the outside looking in. His greatest achievements--a military career, an undergraduate education from Yale, a PhD from Cambridge--feel like hollow measures of success. He argues that stability at home is more important than external accomplishments, and he illustrates the ways the most privileged among us benefit from a set of social standards that actively harm the most vulnerable.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRob Henderson grew up in foster homes in Los Angeles and the rural town of Red Bluff, California. He joined the US Air Force at the age of seventeen. Once described as \"self-made\" by \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Rob subsequently received a BS from Yale University and a PhD in psychology from St. Catharine's College, Cambridge. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. His weekly newsletter is sent to more than forty thousand subscribers. Learn more at RobKHenderson.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 20, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987505217837,"sku":"9781982168537","price":28.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/Ls_KKgkEFy9781982168537.webp?v=1776179129","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/troubled-a-memoir-of-foster-care-family-and-social-class-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}