The son of abusive and alcoholic parents, economist and author Richard McKenzie was placed in a home for children in North Carolina at the age of 10. Unsentimental and honest in its approach, this unforgettable first-person account of growing up in an orphanage in the 1950s is a vivid reminder that institutional care can be the best choice for children in the worst circumstances.
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The son of abusive and alcoholic parents, economist and author Richard McKenzie was placed in a home for children in North Carolina at the age of 10. Unsentimental and honest in its approach, this unforgettable first-person account of growing up in an orphanage in the 1950s is a vivid reminder that institutional care can be the best choice for children in the worst circumstances.
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Fair. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear. It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear. It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.
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Add this copy of The Home: a Memoir of Growing Up in an Orphanage to cart. $6.66, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Basic Books.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 240 p. Audience: General/trade. Cloth cover has residue from price sticker on front. Some minor edgewear at top of cover. Black ink mark on bottom of book. Binding and pages are very good. Pages are clean and unmarked.
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Fine. Very Good++ DJ. Basic Books 1996 White boards. Remainder mark on bottom page edges. Deckled inside page edges. Minimal shelfwear to bright dust jacket.
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