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David Borkowski was nearly shot to death during a botched robbery when he was 15. Soon before turning 40, he obtained a Ph.D. in Literature and Rhetoric from the CUNY Graduate School. He is now a Professor of English. A Shot Story describes that journey.

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"An important contribution to the understanding of working-class life in the late twentieth century in the United States." -- -Ray Mazurek Penn State State University "A riveting account of how a working-class boy turns himself into a middle-class academic. Borkowski's route is the not the standard route followed by many who took the same path. He is not the 'Scholarship Boy' identified early on by teachers as both gifted and talented and destined to succeed. Rather, he lives out the narrative of disaffected, dangerous kids who prefer life on the streets to life in classrooms. Against all odds, however, Borkowski turns himself into a 'Teacher Man' - a professor who finds his calling and his voice in the college classroom." -- -Sondra Perl CUNY Graduate Center

Table of Contents
1. A Grave Situation 2. Tracks of My Fears 3. "So what's your name? 4. Child's Play 5. "We made the headlines, brother!" 6. Learning Curve 7. It's a Mad, Mad, Sad World 8. "It's Not Too Late to Take the Sanitation Test." 9. Witness 10. Re-Gifted 11. This Is It Notes Index

A Shot Story From Juvie to Ph.D.

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      Publisher Fordham University Press
      Published 27 August 2015
      ISBN-13 9780823265992
      978-0823265992
      ISBN-10 0823265994
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      David Borkowski was nearly shot to death during a botched robbery when he was 15. Soon before turning 40, he obtained a Ph.D. in Literature and Rhetoric from the CUNY Graduate School. He is now a Professor of English. A Shot Story describes that journey.

      Trade Review
      "An important contribution to the understanding of working-class life in the late twentieth century in the United States." -- -Ray Mazurek Penn State State University "A riveting account of how a working-class boy turns himself into a middle-class academic. Borkowski's route is the not the standard route followed by many who took the same path. He is not the 'Scholarship Boy' identified early on by teachers as both gifted and talented and destined to succeed. Rather, he lives out the narrative of disaffected, dangerous kids who prefer life on the streets to life in classrooms. Against all odds, however, Borkowski turns himself into a 'Teacher Man' - a professor who finds his calling and his voice in the college classroom." -- -Sondra Perl CUNY Graduate Center

      Table of Contents
      1. A Grave Situation 2. Tracks of My Fears 3. "So what's your name? 4. Child's Play 5. "We made the headlines, brother!" 6. Learning Curve 7. It's a Mad, Mad, Sad World 8. "It's Not Too Late to Take the Sanitation Test." 9. Witness 10. Re-Gifted 11. This Is It Notes Index

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