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One of Americas most unusual celebrities tells his own outrageous story.From dishwasher to international celebrity in one afternoon . . . Charles Ramsey gives a roller coaster account of his life before, during, and after the dramatic rescue of three kidnapped women in Cleveland . . .Global news media declared him a hero. Well-wishers mobbed him. The Internet made him a viral sensation. It couldnt have happened to a less likely guy. Now, read how it all went down.Ramsey was in the wrong place at the right time when he answered a young womans cry for help, kicked in his neighbors locked front door, and got her the hell out of thereleading to the astonishing rescue of three young womenAmanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knightwho had been missing for a decade.Reporters and TV cameras flocked to a neighborhoodand a manthey otherwise would have ignored. Ramsey was ready, with plenty to say. Bro, I knew something was wrong when a little pretty white girl ran into a black mans arms . . . Dead giveaway. It was a quote that launched a thousand Internet memes . . .In this book Ramsey walks us step-by-step through the day of the rescue and talks about living right next door to Ariel Castrooutwardly charming, secretly a monster.He tells about life before the rescuegrowing up a privileged black kid in a white suburb, seeking out trouble over and over, getting kicked out of school, selling drugs, going to prison, and ultimately finding work as a dishwasher and landing by chance on gritty Seymour Avenue.And he shares what its like to become an instant celebrity, when suddenly everybody wants a piece of you. (For example, he learned the hard way that when a big TV network flies you to New York City for an interview, that doesnt mean they also bought you a ticket back home to Cleveland!)This is a wild, eye-opening tale told with a sharp sense of humor.