In this insightful memoir, Beau looks back on the mental scars left by neglectful parents, wartime trauma, alcohol addiction, and incarceration-and his struggles to finally rise above the lingering pain and torment. Born into poverty, Beau was one of three brothers whose parents, having little idea about childrearing, left them to fend for themselves. He was completely in charge of his own life and education by the age of fifteen. He attended...