Not Enough: The Alex Wood Story
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The Alex Wood everybody knows is a mysogynistic sexist with a bitter attitude and a seemingly unjustified hatred of being second best, but why? What made Alex the unkind, spiteful man he is? They know his name, not his story. The app developer came from a not so easy beginning. Born into a family with an abusive alcoholic father and three picture perfect sisters who could do no wrong. The only person Alex could count on was his next door neighbor. Discover the story behind Alex Wood and who he was before Speckulate, and who he became after.
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