ABOUT THE BOOK: In Animals I Want To See: A Memoir of Growing Up in the Projects and Defying the Odds< /em>\, Tom Seeman\, who went on to graduate summa cum laude and Phi Beta K appa from Yale\, nail a perfect score on his LSATs\, and attend Harvard La w\, looks back on his hardscrabble childhood in Toledo\, Ohio\, during the turbulent &lsquo\;60s and &lsquo\;70s.
\nTom Seeman shares the most important lesson he&rsquo\;s learned: &ldquo\;Every act of kindness\, no matter how small makes a difference.&rdquo\; And every day\, he tries to d o something kind for a stranger. &ldquo\;Some days it&rsquo\;s something s mall\, like letting someone into my lane in traffic\,&rdquo\; he acknowled ges\, &ldquo\;and some days it&rsquo\;s something sizable\, like creating a scholarship for underserved kids&hellip\; Most days\, my promise falls s omewhere in between.&rdquo\; He hopes Animals I Want To See will inspire readers to both believe in their own ability to d efy odds and be kinder to others.
\nWoven with threads of humor\, no stalgia\, and lyricism\, Animals I Want to See \; explores the magical territory of childhood and is packed with keen o bservations about life\, love\, and the power we have to liberate ourselve s from inherited boundaries. \;
\nABOUT THE AUTHOR: TOM SEEMAN grew up in a family of fourteen on welfare and food stamps in the projects of Tole do\, Ohio\, and went on to own and lead several businesses. He earned his B.A. in Economics from Yale\, where he rowed on the crew team and graduate d summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa\, before going on to earn his Juris D octor at Harvard Law. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston and on the Board of Trustees of the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston. He funded a scholarship that actively seeks disadv antaged students to attend St. Francis de Sales High School in Toledo&mdas h\;the same school that generously gave him a scholarship and that he cred its for helping him fulfill his dream of attending a top college. He has w orked across the globe\, lived in five countries\, and traveled to over on e hundred. He makes his home in Massachusetts with his wife\, four childre n\, three dogs\, and a cat.
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