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Strength In What Remains
by Kidder, Tracy
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- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine - As New/Fine in Archival Plastic Cover
- ISBN 10
- 1400066212
- ISBN 13
- 9781400066216
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About This Item
Random House, 2009. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth & Boards. Fine - As New/Fine in Archival Plastic Cover. A handsome First Edition, First Printing signed by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author on the title page at a local bookstore. In fine unread condition bound in black and red cloth & boards with a fine and complete dustjacket protected by an archival plastic cover. A beautiful copy.
Synopsis
Tracy Kidder, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and author of the bestsellers The Soul of a New Machine, House, and the enduring classic Mountains Beyond Mountains, has been described by the Baltimore Sun as the "master of the non-fiction narrative." In this new book, Kidder gives us the superb story of a hero for our time. Strength in What Remains is a wonderfully written, inspiring account of one man's remarkable American journey and of the ordinary people who helped him--a brilliant testament to the power of will and of second chances.Deo arrives in America from Burundi in search of a new life. Having survived a civil war and genocide, plagued by horrific dreams, 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 in search of meaning and forgiveness. An extraordinary writer, Tracy Kidder once again shows us what it means to be fully human by telling a story about the heroism inherent in ordinary people, a story about a life based on hope.From the Hardcover edition.
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- Bookseller
- Parrish Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3783
- Title
- Strength In What Remains
- Author
- Kidder, Tracy
- Format/Binding
- Cloth & Boards
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Fine in Archival Plastic Cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardback
- ISBN 10
- 1400066212
- ISBN 13
- 9781400066216
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2009
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Parrish Books
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