{"product_id":"all-american-boy-a-memoir-9780684870472","title":"All-American Boy: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn his memoir \u003ci\u003eAll-American Boy, \u003c\/i\u003e Scott Peck poignantly relives the pain and isolation of growing up gay in a Christian Southern community.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this touching memoir, Peck finds a way through the pain from his childhood, growing up gay without acceptance in the Christian South, and through this emotional journey, he learns to heal from those wounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe doesn't hold back while reliving the time when his father, Marine Col. Fred Peck, testified before Congress that there was no place for his gay son in the military. This is merely one of the many big moments shaping the book and the author's life, on top of the religious influences that surrounded him since he was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a survivor's tale that in its universal appeal brings to mind the most compelling aspects of \u003ci\u003eGal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eShot in the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough the course of these scathing, inspiring, instructive pages, Scott Peck, writer and human being, grows into one hell of a terrific man (Michael Dorris).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott Peck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/19\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.10w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780684870472\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScott Peck is the author of \u003ci\u003eAll-American Boy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40085646803059,"sku":"0684870479","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_4e301dd7-4ffc-4223-9f1f-12ab089c95f9.jpg?v=1652451383","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/all-american-boy-a-memoir-9780684870472","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}