A Man Named Dave by Dave Pelzer, ISBN 9780752844084

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A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness.

As a child, Dave Pelzer was horrifically abused by his mother, who considered him to be an "it", not a child. But he survived, and lived to tell his courageous story. Haunted by memories of his years bruised and cowering in his mother's basement, his life remained a struggle - but he was determined to make something of himself.

Dave's dramatic reunion with his dying father and a shocking confrontation with his mother led to his ultimate calling: mentor to others struggling with personal hardships. From a difficult marriage to the birth of his son and an enduring friendship, Dave was finally able to break free from his past, to trust, to love, and to live.

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About the Author: Dave Pelzer

Dave James Pelzer was born on December 29, 1960. He is an American author, best known for his memoir of childhood abuse, A Child Called "It". Pelzer is the son of a San Francisco fireman, Stephen Joseph Pelzer (1923 - 1980), who was of Austrian and Irish descent, and Catherine Roerva Christen Pelzer (1929 - 1992).

He was the third of five boys. Pelzer wrote in his book that as a child he was continually abused, mistreated, and beaten by his mother, who thought of it as a game. The book documents how his mother starved him, forced him to drink ammonia, stabbed him in the stomach and forced him to eat his own vomit. His teachers stepped in on March 5, 1973 and 12-year-old Pelzer was placed in foster care. In 1979, he joined the Air Force and later became an author. The fourth boy, Richard B. Pelzer, has also written about his own abuse.

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