Born on Third Base
I grew up on the westside of Los Angeles in a suburb called Brentwood. Brentwood is considered to be one of L.A's most affluent neighborhoods according to the LA Times. I went to a small, "elite", private school, Brentwood School. Essentially, as most people I know, I grew up in a bubble. Though I am not the heir to a family fortune, I feel I can relate to the author of Born on Third Base, Chuck Collins. I thought this would book would be a radically left viewpoint bashing the one percent. Rather, Collins is understanding of the one percent, and rather than bashing his own kind, he offers suggestions and ways to help humanity. Upon reading the first chapter, the first thing I thought to myself was: Chuck Collins just feels guilty. Low and behold, as I turned the page, Collins confronts this guilt. I appreciated his two definitions of guilt, and how he has chosen to take his guilt and use it as something productive. Along with this, I related to his rema...