Strength in What Remains by Tracy Kidder

Strength in What Remains by Tracy Kidder

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.

Tracy Kidder attended the University of Iowa after graduating from Harvard. He has earned the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the Robert F. Kennedy Prize for Literature. Many more literary awards, including the Kennedy Award. Kidder lives in Massachusetts and Maine and is the author of Strength in What Remains, My Detachment, Mountains Beyond Mountains, Home Town, Old Friends, Among Schoolchildren, House, and The Soul of a New Machine.

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ISBN 13	9781400066216
ISBN 10	1400066212
Title	Strength in What Remains
Author	Tracy Kidder
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2009-08-27
Number of pages	277
Prizes	Winner of Christopher Awards (Books for Adults) 2010, Winner of Books for a Better Life (Inspirational Memoir) 2009, Commended for National Book Critics Circle Award (Nonfiction) 2009, Commended for L.A. Times Book Prize (Current Interest) 2009, Commended for Indies Choice Book Awards (Nonfiction) 2010
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