Nancy A. (Chocoholic) reviewed The Upside of Fear: How One Man Broke the Cycle of Prison, Poverty, and Addiction on + 291 more book reviews
An inspirational memoir of a man who got started in life on the wrong foot and ended up in prison for armed robbery. Mr. Long tells his story frankly and honestly without sugar-coating anything. He explains his entry to the prison system and how he went from being a model prisoner to an alcoholic at a halfway house before going back to prison. Along the way the author learns something about himself and his life and explains it to you without beating you about the head with it. Only 199 pages, I was able to read it in one sitting.
