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Limbo: Blue-Collar Roots, White-Collar Dreams
by Alfred Lubrano
from Wiley
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 
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Inspiring. 
This book was really inspiring to me, and helped me stay focused on working my way through college. Don't give up!
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Blue-Collar Dreams, White-Collar Nightmares 
I've bought nearly a dozen copies of this book (used!) and sent them to friends. Lubrano's "reporting" on "the imposter syndrome" makes for a great read that is almost therapeutic for anyone who, like me, finds himself on every page. The dark side of the American dream is seldom talked about for a reason. Blue collar folks want to believe it can be a dream come true. White collar folks either don't get it, or sometimes, if they do, want to keep blue collar folks in the dark about what "straddling" the... more info
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My 2nd Favorite Book of All Time
I first discovered this book in Summer 2007 at a university library. I checked it out for nearly 2 months and read from it constantly.
This summer (2008), I bought the softcover adition from Amazon. I have all my favorite quotes highlighted and dog earred. It's essentially a holy scripture for Straddlers.
I could attempt to explain why I like the book so much, but I'm not articulate enough. Lubrano says everything with such ease and in such an understandable way. As you're reading you come across... more info
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The Flash of Recognition
Limbo is a swift read that provides plenty of "aha" moments even if you're not, strictly speaking, blue-collar. It's a little memoir, a little overview, and overall an interesting look at what happens when blue-collar students enter the white-collar world of college and beyond. Although I'm not, strictly-speaking, from a blue-collar family, I recognized many of the reactions Lubrano's interviewees had when they arrived on campuses like Amherst (my alma mater) and found worlds they had never really known... more info
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