Goodbye Akron: A Young Man's Journey of Discovery

Mark Laverty never forgot his dad telling him, "You'll never be worth anything" when he was ten years old. Neither did he forget all the times after that when his dad made the same prediction. Unknown to his dad and even at that young age, Mark is already envisioning what he wants the rest of his life to be like. After graduating from high school, he takes a job at the factory where his dad has worked for so many years. He continues to work there for two years to add to the money he's alrea...