Roots -- In the company of peers -- Gangs -- The shooting -- Road to recovery -- Breaking away -- A motley crew -- Fundamentally sound -- Lost and found -- The best of all victories
Summary
Melvin Juette has said that becoming paralyzed in a shooting was "both the worst and best thing that happened" to him. This memoir re-constructs the defining moments of his life with the assistance of sociologist Ronald Berger. It is bracketed by Berger's introduction and conclusion, which places this narrative in proper sociological context
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-175) and index
