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Writer Tom Seeman, who grew up in a family of fourteen on welfare and food stamps in the projects of Toledo, Ohio, tells his story in his page-turning book, "Animals I want To See: A Memoir of Growing Up in the Projects and Defying the Odds." His escape from a crowded house in the projects was work; from scrubbing toilets to amassing a sizable paper route and everything in between.