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Jeannette Walls was raised with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were both their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary Walls had four children. At first, they lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the hills. Rex was a charismatic, brilliant man who, when sober, captured his youngsters' imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and most importantly, just how to embrace life fearlessly.