Trailer Park Parable: A Memoir of How Three Brothers Strove to Rise Above Their Broken Past, Find Forgiveness, and Forge a Hopeful Future
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Tyler Zed
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Summary
Growing up amid addiction and chaos in a Minnesota trailer park， Tyler Zed and his two brothers broke the cycle of abuse and forged a different path。
“Attempted murder victim told the Brainerd Dispatch she believes her sixteen-year-old son saved her。”
This is the news article detailing the event that would drastically change Tyler Zed’s life and that of his family forever。
Growing up in a small town in Minnesota， Tyler and his two brothers filled their days with chaotic fun， from playing hockey to building forts to making their own home movies。 The household was also full of addiction and abuse that ultimately led to their father attempting to murder their mother on Christmas Eve 2007。
Trailer Park Parable follows Tyler and his family before Christmas Eve 2007， the events leading to that night， and the years afterward。 It trails the boys as they deal with varying degrees of PTSD and their own battles with addiction， before they eventually turned their creative coping mechanisms， like their YouTube channels， into million-subscriber successes。
From living in a trailer park to running a multi-million-dollar business， Trailer Park Parable highlights a true， American-dream story， countering a popular narrative that tells us you may as well not even try， the system is rigged against you。
“Attempted murder victim told the Brainerd Dispatch she believes her sixteen-year-old son saved her。”
This is the news article detailing the event that would drastically change Tyler Zed’s life and that of his family forever。
Growing up in a small town in Minnesota， Tyler and his two brothers filled their days with chaotic fun， from playing hockey to building forts to making their own home movies。 The household was also full of addiction and abuse that ultimately led to their father attempting to murder their mother on Christmas Eve 2007。
Trailer Park Parable follows Tyler and his family before Christmas Eve 2007， the events leading to that night， and the years afterward。 It trails the boys as they deal with varying degrees of PTSD and their own battles with addiction， before they eventually turned their creative coping mechanisms， like their YouTube channels， into million-subscriber successes。
From living in a trailer park to running a multi-million-dollar business， Trailer Park Parable highlights a true， American-dream story， countering a popular narrative that tells us you may as well not even try， the system is rigged against you。
Reviews
Stephanie Roberts
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If you're a fan of Zeducation， read this book！ Tyler gives us a deep dive into his life and the life of his family and I feel closer to him for it。 Knowing the hardships his family endured makes you feel like he isn't just another face on the screen， he's someone you know and can even connect with in a way。 I cried more than once reading this but by the last chapter they were happy tears。 Reading how everything came back around and he finally found his "dream room" tells us that no matter what w If you're a fan of Zeducation， read this book！ Tyler gives us a deep dive into his life and the life of his family and I feel closer to him for it。 Knowing the hardships his family endured makes you feel like he isn't just another face on the screen， he's someone you know and can even connect with in a way。 I cried more than once reading this but by the last chapter they were happy tears。 Reading how everything came back around and he finally found his "dream room" tells us that no matter what we go through， we shouldn't give up on our dreams。 。。。more
Sherry Peters
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Awesome writer！I started watching Zeducation just a few months ago。 Tyler， Desmond， is funny and well-spoken。 I had to read his book to find out more about him and his family。 His writing style makes for an emotional read。 The book was a literal roller-coaster ride。 The author is very eloquent， telling the story of his life。 And I would like to thank him for his military service， even if it was the Airforce！
Laurie Ann
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Great bookI really enjoyed the book！ I’ve been a long time fan of Zeducation and will never get used to thinking of you as Dez though！ 😂 Loved the book。 It was extremely compelling and well written。 Great storytelling！ So happy to see you living the dream…。
Chassity
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My husband and I have been watching Zeducation from the beginning。 I loved reading this memoir。 Some people have complained about the writing style， how it jumps back and forth， if you’ve read a lot of memoirs this is a typical writing style and I understand the reason for doing it。 I like that it was written this way。 I love the story of triumph over a bad situation。 Young people need to read this book and see that you don’t have to be a victim of your upbringing。
Melissa
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Great quick read！ Been a fan of Zeducation on YouTube since early 2020。 Thanks Dez， I mean Zed， for sharing your story！
Nigel Bruen
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First class story-tellingA well crafted book that keeps one interested all the way through。 The secrets of family life are surprising， though seldom published with such uncompromising honesty。 This story reminds me very much of Tim Trezare's "I Stand Alone"， although set thirty years later。 Great reads - both of them。Here are life lessons a-plenty。 First class story-tellingA well crafted book that keeps one interested all the way through。 The secrets of family life are surprising， though seldom published with such uncompromising honesty。 This story reminds me very much of Tim Trezare's "I Stand Alone"， although set thirty years later。 Great reads - both of them。Here are life lessons a-plenty。 。。。more
Talkador
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The book is absolutely amazing！ I was seriously crying at the end of the book。 As a person from Europa （the Netherlands） I have been interested in the American Opioid crisis and I had no idea that this book would be about that as well。 I sometimes watch video's about the crisis in Philadelphia， Kensington （the zombies wandering down the streets）。 Those Oxycodone pills have truly pushed America into an insane Opioid epidemic and your book zooms in on just one of the millions of examples of famili The book is absolutely amazing！ I was seriously crying at the end of the book。 As a person from Europa （the Netherlands） I have been interested in the American Opioid crisis and I had no idea that this book would be about that as well。 I sometimes watch video's about the crisis in Philadelphia， Kensington （the zombies wandering down the streets）。 Those Oxycodone pills have truly pushed America into an insane Opioid epidemic and your book zooms in on just one of the millions of examples of families that struggle with it。 Surrealistic stuff。 。。。more
Regina Williamson
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I feel everyone that reads this books finds a piece of themselvesThis is a very easy read， I think we all have snowballs but each of us handle them in different ways based of situations， I just want to say thank you for your humor when I found Zeducation you remind me of my son， he did 20 yrs in USAF， thank you for your service and thank you for such a wonderful enjoyable read。
Martin
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Fear is the mind killerWell done。 I can relate from my own childhood。 All can say is to never let your past， or your fears， define you， but if you don't embrace and understand your past and your fears they will combine to define you。 Now clean your room。 Your dream room。 Fear is the mind killerWell done。 I can relate from my own childhood。 All can say is to never let your past， or your fears， define you， but if you don't embrace and understand your past and your fears they will combine to define you。 Now clean your room。 Your dream room。 。。。more
Mh Weyler
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My husband enjoys watching zeducation on YouTube and I like reading biographies so my curiosity was piqued by this new release。 I knew from my exposure to Tyler zed （aka Desmond Janezic） that he can be a bit coarse at times but is very conservative politically。 His background in the military among other things explains much of that coarseness。 His family life was heavy and hard。 Violence and abuse a big part of it。 I kept hoping for full redemption but unfortunately， despite learning forgiveness My husband enjoys watching zeducation on YouTube and I like reading biographies so my curiosity was piqued by this new release。 I knew from my exposure to Tyler zed （aka Desmond Janezic） that he can be a bit coarse at times but is very conservative politically。 His background in the military among other things explains much of that coarseness。 His family life was heavy and hard。 Violence and abuse a big part of it。 I kept hoping for full redemption but unfortunately， despite learning forgiveness， I felt like the hope was a bit misplaced。 He mentions finding his anchor/purpose in his marriage and daughter。 While both good things， any purpose apart from Christ will not fully satisfy。 He talks briefly about his faith but the significance of Christs work in a believers life is not the primary message。 The book bounces between 3-4 different time periods in the authors life。 I didn’t feel like this worked overly well as it often grew confusing with no natural transition between them。 。。。more
julia ardoin
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A pleasant surpriseI have been watching Zeducation for a few years and was interested in what was the story of the man behind the channel。 This was a wonderful story of triumph and that you're still capable of achieving your dreams no matter what obstacles are in your way。 Very inspiring。 I have a new perspective and heightened respect for you knowing your story。 Well done。。。。 Desmond！ I wish you continued success！ A pleasant surpriseI have been watching Zeducation for a few years and was interested in what was the story of the man behind the channel。 This was a wonderful story of triumph and that you're still capable of achieving your dreams no matter what obstacles are in your way。 Very inspiring。 I have a new perspective and heightened respect for you knowing your story。 Well done。。。。 Desmond！ I wish you continued success！ 。。。more
Casey
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Tyler has a way of captivating the reader throughout the entire story。 This book will be relatable at various times for many different readers。 I highly recommend picking up this book and letting Tyler lead you through his journey to his success today。 Insightful， thought provoking， and emotional。
Dawn OGrady
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Every now and then you read someone's true story， their memoir， and it's a great read。 They say fact is stranger than fiction: Tyler Zeds memories of his childhood are not strange per say， but some are terrifying， others heartbreaking， and ultimately heartwarming。 Very impressed with this first time （published） author， Tyler Zed。 His writing style and the ease with which he shares the intimate details of his story are impressive。 We've been watching him on his Utube show : Zeducation for several Every now and then you read someone's true story， their memoir， and it's a great read。 They say fact is stranger than fiction: Tyler Zeds memories of his childhood are not strange per say， but some are terrifying， others heartbreaking， and ultimately heartwarming。 Very impressed with this first time （published） author， Tyler Zed。 His writing style and the ease with which he shares the intimate details of his story are impressive。 We've been watching him on his Utube show : Zeducation for several years and we enjoy that and that's how we found out about his book。 Trailer Park Parable : I Highly recommend reading it。 。。。more
Mama K
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Not utterly life-changing， though it may be for some， but well worth the read。 It has the ups and downs of a struggle between love and life gone wrong。
Ross
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What an incredible story！ This family’s journey is told with heartfelt honesty and inspirational positivity。 Tyler is already one of my favorite content creators， but knowing his story makes him all the more likable！
Melissa Kaatz
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Good story line， but too repetetive and slow paced。 I listened to the audio book and it was hard to listen - the flow wasn't great。 Good story line， but too repetetive and slow paced。 I listened to the audio book and it was hard to listen - the flow wasn't great。 。。。more
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Dave
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Very relatable to me！ My wife and I read it together and it was a roller coaster of ups and downs， funny and sad。 Sad because I know how many of us can relate to his story！ Thanks Zed！
S
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A must read An amazing story of heartache， loss， and overcoming major emotional and psychological obstacles to finally become the person you were meant to be。"Find your anchor！' A must read An amazing story of heartache， loss， and overcoming major emotional and psychological obstacles to finally become the person you were meant to be。"Find your anchor！' 。。。more
Becca Hadtrath
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My father and I read the book together， and we both really enjoyed it。 While reading it， my father was able to relate deeply to many of the situations that Desmond told about， as he also grew up in Minnesota， in a broken home， with an alcoholic father， which left him filled with anger for many years until God put the right people in his life to share the love of Jesus with him， and teach him about forgiveness。 And ultimately becoming the father of two daughters helped him find his anchor in life My father and I read the book together， and we both really enjoyed it。 While reading it， my father was able to relate deeply to many of the situations that Desmond told about， as he also grew up in Minnesota， in a broken home， with an alcoholic father， which left him filled with anger for many years until God put the right people in his life to share the love of Jesus with him， and teach him about forgiveness。 And ultimately becoming the father of two daughters helped him find his anchor in life！ 。。。more
Ben Zandstra
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Finding the high roadIn a society where honesty and personal responsibility is not valued， Tyler Zed tells the story of his life as he and his family work through very difficult circumstances and failures to find higher roads and living good lives。 A modern day parable that deserves our attention。 Highly recommended！
Kelsey Bai
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I cried for the entire first half。 We watch Tyler on youtube and I had pre-labeled/pre-judged him and wow， you just never know what someone's went through。 I cried for the entire first half。 We watch Tyler on youtube and I had pre-labeled/pre-judged him and wow， you just never know what someone's went through。 。。。more
Heidi LaBree
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First book I’ve finished since 2004。 I got the book because I enjoy his YouTube channel and was interested in his story。 The book was captivating。 Wonderfully written。
Andrew Anderson
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This is a roller-coaster of emotions。 It is very well written and easy to read。 It's a story of a person going through hell but never giving up。 It made me reflect on my own life。 Did I fall and not get up？ This is a roller-coaster of emotions。 It is very well written and easy to read。 It's a story of a person going through hell but never giving up。 It made me reflect on my own life。 Did I fall and not get up？ 。。。more
Gwynn M
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I don’t normally read memoirs。 Like， I never read them。 But when a memoir is released and some of the characters in the book are your friends， you buy it and read it。 Not only because you want to support them， but because they were brave enough to tell their story to the world。You never really know what someone has been through in their lives。 You may think you know， but do you really？ Trailer Park Parable is the story of three brothers growing up poor， living with addiction， abuse， and chaos。 T I don’t normally read memoirs。 Like， I never read them。 But when a memoir is released and some of the characters in the book are your friends， you buy it and read it。 Not only because you want to support them， but because they were brave enough to tell their story to the world。You never really know what someone has been through in their lives。 You may think you know， but do you really？ Trailer Park Parable is the story of three brothers growing up poor， living with addiction， abuse， and chaos。 This is also a story of perseverance， dreams， and how they broke the cycle with the support of family and great mentorship。 This is a great example of how to rise above， believe in yourself， and no matter what， make your dreams come true。A note to the author: Tyler， thank you for telling your story。 I have great respect for you for sharing your life with others。 The only disappointment I had while reading this is that you didn’t provide a complete dialogue of the shopping cart incident。 LOL 。。。more
Amy Koehn
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Absolutely incredible。I knew of Tyler Zed from his humorous and irreverent YouTube videos。 My husband and I started watching in late 2019， and his content helped pass the year that we'd all love to forget。So when he said he'd written a book， I went to Amazon and pre-ordered it asap。 I can not say enough good things about this book。 Raw， real， moving， insightful。 I could barely put it down， even as I was completely sleep deprived with a newborn。 Read this book。 Share it。 Recommend it to anyone wh Absolutely incredible。I knew of Tyler Zed from his humorous and irreverent YouTube videos。 My husband and I started watching in late 2019， and his content helped pass the year that we'd all love to forget。So when he said he'd written a book， I went to Amazon and pre-ordered it asap。 I can not say enough good things about this book。 Raw， real， moving， insightful。 I could barely put it down， even as I was completely sleep deprived with a newborn。 Read this book。 Share it。 Recommend it to anyone who will listen。 And Tyler Zed， if you're reading this， bravo， sir。 Bravo。 。。。more
Pam1007
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I really liked Tyler Zed's book of his life。 I also like zeducation on YouTube and I have been watching it since the beginning。 I recommend Tyler's first book to everyone。 I listened to it on Audible and Tyler did a wonderful job narrating his book。 I really liked Tyler Zed's book of his life。 I also like zeducation on YouTube and I have been watching it since the beginning。 I recommend Tyler's first book to everyone。 I listened to it on Audible and Tyler did a wonderful job narrating his book。 。。。more
Alma J DiMinico
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I’ve been a fan of Zeducation for about a year now。 When I found out Tyler wrote a book I knew I had to read it。 It did not disappoint。 It was well written and very engaging。
Michaela Edwards
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I already wrote a 5 star review on audible but wanted to put one on here as well， I loved this book so much。 We watch both tyler and deev every single week and never miss an episode。 Thank you so much for telling us your story， deev we want you to write a book to！ ❤️ never stop making videos， and podcasts and posting memes， you both are amazing
Madalyn M
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