{"product_id":"growing-up-blue-collar-ross-alan-bachelder-9781963732221","title":"Growing Up Blue-Collar","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou don't have to come from privilege to have a story worth telling. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Growing Up Blue-Collar: An Uncertain Beginning, Ross Alan Bachelder delivers a raw, reflective, and deeply human memoir that journeys from the back roads of southern Michigan to the halls of academia-and all the tension in between. This isn't a rags-to-riches tale. It's rags-to-reason. A reckoning with class, culture, and the quiet questions that shape us. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoss grew up in a world of work boots, layaway shopping, and silent ambition. He wrestled with the feeling of being \"too curious\" for his surroundings and \"too different\" to fit in. Through art, intellect, and grit, he carved a path that defied expectations but never forgot where he came from. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is for: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe thinkers raised in towns that didn't value thinking. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe dreamers who read books in secret. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe misfits who asked \"why?\" when everyone else said \"don't make a scene.\" \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you'll find: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHonest reflections on poverty, identity, and belonging \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSharp insights into the working-class experience \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA voice that's equal parts poetic, defiant, and deeply relatable \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you grew up blue-collar or just want to understand it better, this memoir offers more than nostalgia; it offers truth. And sometimes, truth is the most revolutionary thing of all. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou weren't meant to stay silent. You were meant to be seen.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ross Alan Bachelder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1963732227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781963732221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Publishing Pad\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d","brand":"Ross Alan Bachelder","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47420093628671,"sku":"9781963732221","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f4b73712-fe80-4a52-bf1f-42d84b01985e.jpg?v=1761525750","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/growing-up-blue-collar-ross-alan-bachelder-9781963732221","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}