NEW BOOK ABOUT POOR PEOPLE WHO BECAME FAMOUS: Biographies of MARILYN MONROE, BABE RUTH, MALCOLM X, MARGARET SANGER, BILLIE HOLIDAY, JOHNNY CASH, RICHARD PRYOR, JACK LONDON, JACK JOHNSON, CHARLIE CHAPLIN, RICHARD WRIGHT, JACKSON POLLOCK, STEVE McQueen, DOLLY PARTON, STEPHEN KING, OPRAH WINFREY, GEORGE LOPEZ, JAY-Z and Others. Unlikely Fame paradigmpublishers/books/BookDetail.aspx?productID=409776 “A pioneering book on the influence of impoverished childhoods…Wagner reveals that many people from seriously deprived backgrounds remained rebellious, often class conscious and even more creative in their chosen work” Stanley Aronowitz, Distinguished Professor, CUNY Graduate Center “David Wagner provides a fascinating look into into the world of those who grow up in poverty and became famous. Unlikely Fame vividly documents the obstacles and struggles that such individuals must overcome. The book is engaging, well written, and a page turner.” Mark Rank, Washington University in St. Louis
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