NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY:
Los Angeles Timesย โขย San Francisco Chronicleย โขChicago Tribuneย โขย The Christian Science Monitorย โขย Publishers Weekly
Inย Strength in What Remains,ย Tracy Kidder gives us the story of one manโs 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 aย Strength in What Remainsย discussion guide.
NEW YORK TIMESย BESTSELLERย โขย Named one of the Top 10 Nonfiction Books of the year byย Timeย โขย Named one of the yearโs โ10 Terrific Readsโ byย O: The Oprah Magazine
โExtraordinarily stirring . . . a miracle of human courage.โโThe Washington Post
โAbsorbing . . . 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.โโThe New York Times
โImportant and beautiful . . . This book is one you wonโt forget.โโPortlandย Oregonian