Strength in What Remains

Nonfiction, History, Africa, Biography & Memoir, Reference
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Author: Tracy Kidder ISBN: 9781588368515
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group Publication: August 25, 2009
Imprint: Random House Language: English
Author: Tracy Kidder
ISBN: 9781588368515
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication: August 25, 2009
Imprint: Random House
Language: English

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY:
Los Angeles TimesSan Francisco ChronicleChicago TribuneThe Christian Science MonitorPublishers Weekly

In Strength in What Remains, Tracy Kidder gives us the story of one man’s inspiring American journey and of the ordinary people who helped him, providing brilliant testament to the power of second chances. Deo arrives in the United States from Burundi in search of a new life. Having survived a civil war and genocide, he lands at JFK airport with two hundred dollars, no English, and no contacts. He ekes out a precarious existence delivering groceries, living in Central Park, and learning English by reading dictionaries in bookstores. Then Deo begins to meet the strangers who will change his life, pointing him eventually in the direction of Columbia University, medical school, and a life devoted to healing. Kidder breaks new ground in telling this unforgettable story as he travels with Deo back over a turbulent life and shows us what it means to be fully human.

BONUS: This edition contains a Strength in What Remains discussion guide.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNamed one of the Top 10 Nonfiction Books of the year by TimeNamed one of the year’s “10 Terrific Reads” by O: The Oprah Magazine

“Extraordinarily stirring . . . a miracle of human courage.”The Washington Post

“Absorbing . . . a story about survival, about perseverance and sometimes uncanny luck in the face of hell on earth. . . . It is just as notably about profound human kindness.”The New York Times

“Important and beautiful . . . This book is one you won’t forget.”—Portland Oregonian

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NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY:
Los Angeles TimesSan Francisco ChronicleChicago TribuneThe Christian Science MonitorPublishers Weekly

In Strength in What Remains, Tracy Kidder gives us the story of one man’s inspiring American journey and of the ordinary people who helped him, providing brilliant testament to the power of second chances. Deo arrives in the United States from Burundi in search of a new life. Having survived a civil war and genocide, he lands at JFK airport with two hundred dollars, no English, and no contacts. He ekes out a precarious existence delivering groceries, living in Central Park, and learning English by reading dictionaries in bookstores. Then Deo begins to meet the strangers who will change his life, pointing him eventually in the direction of Columbia University, medical school, and a life devoted to healing. Kidder breaks new ground in telling this unforgettable story as he travels with Deo back over a turbulent life and shows us what it means to be fully human.

BONUS: This edition contains a Strength in What Remains discussion guide.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNamed one of the Top 10 Nonfiction Books of the year by TimeNamed one of the year’s “10 Terrific Reads” by O: The Oprah Magazine

“Extraordinarily stirring . . . a miracle of human courage.”The Washington Post

“Absorbing . . . a story about survival, about perseverance and sometimes uncanny luck in the face of hell on earth. . . . It is just as notably about profound human kindness.”The New York Times

“Important and beautiful . . . This book is one you won’t forget.”—Portland Oregonian

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