Lives on the boundary

The author's account of teaching America's "underprepared" and of his personal journey from a Los Angeles ghetto to a major research university.

First sentence: Her name is Laura, and she was born in the poor section of Tijuana, the Mexican border city directly south of San Diego.

Year

1989

Language

English

Publisher

Penguin (Non-Classics)

Editions

4

Pages

269

ISBN

9780143035466

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