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“This book is a quick read- short and reader friendly. Interesting look into the lives of two people who share a name and similar upbringings, yet have two very different fates. The author does a great job at helping the reader to recognize that life really is all about choices. However, the author missed the opportunity to go “deeper” on some of the issues discussed in the book.”
This is about two men with the same name and similar backgrounds that end up taking different paths in life. One leads to being a Rhodes Scholar and working in the White House and the other a lifetime in prison. I'm not sure the Nature v. Nurture argument applies in this book because the author did have distinct advantages. At similar times both men had key moments in their lives where decisions were made that affected their futures. This goes to show the name does not make the man, and more of
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