Title: One Pocket
Joseph William Rucker Jr
Estherromy Publishing
Release Date: March 1, 2026
ISBN: 979-8994030608
eBook ISBN: 979-8994030615
Genre: Memoir, Inspirational, Coming of Age, Non-Fiction
Availability: Paperback or eBook
Language: English
Paperback: 208 pages
Item Weight: 10.1 ounces
Dimensions: 6 x 0.48 x 9 inches
Explore Authors Mini Review:
“Joseph William Rucker’s memoir, One Pocket, shares his inspiring journey to becoming a surgeon and how a mother’s love and his grandfather’s guidance helped him overcome injustice to achieve his goals.” ★★★★★ – Explore Authors Magazine
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About the Book:
One Pocket is a memoir of resilience, race, family, and the American experience. Spanning childhood during the Jim Crow era, military service during the Vietnam War, and an unlikely journey to becoming a plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Joseph William Rucker Jr. shares a story about adversity, character, perseverance, and the power to shape one’s own future.
At ten years old, Rucker encountered a “For Whites Only” sign at a water fountain in Natchez, Mississippi — an experience that could have led to anger or limitation. Instead, through the strength of his mother and the guidance of his grandfather, he found a different path: using hardship as motivation.
Warm, honest, and often humorous, One Pocket invites readers to reflect on family, injustice, responsibility, compassion, and the choices that shape a life.