This brilliantly written, devastating, and powerfully uplifting story follows a family in crisis and a troubled boy who grew into a good man, rising from the shadow of his violent, abusive father to become a shining example of transcendence.
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This brilliantly written, devastating, and powerfully uplifting story follows a family in crisis and a troubled boy who grew into a good man, rising from the shadow of his violent, abusive father to become a shining example of transcendence.
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Add this copy of A Private Family Matter: A Memoir to cart. $10.95, like new condition, Sold by Connecticattic rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New Canaan, CT, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by Atria Books.
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Condition: Good-Used book with some visible wear. May include stickers on the cover wear or absence of the dust jacket wear to the spine or inside cover slight corner curling minor staining and wear along the fore edge. All orders are shipped via UPS Mail Innovations and may take up to 10 business days from the initial scan to be delivered.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Good. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).
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New. Signed by the author...New Inside and Out. Clean and crisp pages w/no markings! You will be pleased. Excellent book! ( z1s186C ) Some very minor shelf wear on dust cover. ** Fast Shipping **
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Fine. Former library asset with stamps and mylar cover. Pages are crisp and clean, binding tight. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed. Orders received before 3PM PT typically ship same day. All profits support the non-profit community.
Add this copy of A Private Family Matter: a Memoir to cart. $42.00, good condition, Sold by Ground Zero Books, Ltd. rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Silver Spring, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Atria Books.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Publisher's ephemera laid in. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. [12], 370, [2] p. Illustrations. From an on-line posting: Victor Rivas Rivers wrote "this powerful chronicle of his escape from the war zone of domestic violence--too often regarded as a "private family matter"--and his journey toward independence, recovery, and renewal. In A Private Family Matter, Victor recalls his days as an angry youth living under the rule and wrath of his father. A Cuban immigrant, Victor's dad was nicknamed El Ciclón for his tempestuous temperament, which led him not only to beat his wife but to abuse--and eventually kidnap--his own children. How Victor managed to seek help for his family and criminal punishment for his father, overcome his demons and learn to love himself, and share his experience with other victims and survivors of domestic abuse is at the heart of this profound and affecting memoir."
I was watching the montel williams talk show. The guest happen to be Victor Rivas Rivers who wrote this book about his life being abused by his father. I found this book to be very moving in parts and a bit slow in others (mainly toward the end when it goes into football details, etc.). Overall a story worth reading.
