Abington, Pennsylvania, Author Publishes New Book

Middle Class America

Abington, PA (Vocus) September 28, 2010

Middle-Class America: Downward Spiral into Extinction, a new book by Thomas Justin Bowes, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc.

Americaâ??s middle class is vanishing before our very eyes. No one knows this better than Thomas J. Bowes. As a native of a poor Philadelphia neighborhood, he bore witness toâ??and participated inâ??acts of drug-inspired foolishness, vandalism, violence, and despair that could only have been borne of his degrading middle-class environment. After enduring a childhood surrounded by drugs, crime and economic hardship, Bowes soon found his way into Philadelphiaâ??s criminal underworld. He went on to experience escalating levels of crime and personal drug abuse that would almost lead to his demise.

Middle-Class America: Downward Spiral into Extinction takes you on a journey intoâ??and out ofâ??Philadelphiaâ??s drug-addled middle-class society. A story of drugs, crime, humor, love, despair and redemption, Middle-Class America illustrates, sometimes vulgarly and always candidly, the life of a boy who sought nothing more than escape from the blue-collar circumstances into which life had thrust him. It is an amusing and captivating autobiographical account of the challenges and opportunities faced by Americaâ??s endangered middle class.

Author Thomas Justin Bowes was born in North Philadelphia into a middle-class existence fraught with obstacles. By high school, he was already deeply entrenched in Philadelphiaâ??s seedy underbelly. But with the help of a winning lottery ticket, an optimistic attitude, and a lot of luck, Bowes escaped the tumultuous trappings of North Philadelphiaâ??s drug trade to become a successful registered nurse, creating a better life for himself and his family. Bowes now lives outside of Philadelphia with his wife Tami and his children Jared and Skylar.

Middle-Class America: Downward Spiral into Extinction is a 50-page paperback with a retail price of .00. The ISBN is 978-1-4349-0750-9. It was published by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information or to request a review copy, please visit our virtual pressroom at www.dorrancepressroom.com or our online bookstore at www.dorrancebookstore.com.

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