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The powerful story of an inspiring doctor who made a difference, by helping to create a program to care for Boston's homeless community - by the Pulitzer Prize-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Mountains Beyond Mountains"I couldn't put Rough Sleepers down. I am left in awe of the human spirit and inspired to do better." - Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone Tracy Kidder has been described by The Baltimore Sun as a "master of the nonfiction narrative." In Rough Sleepers, Kidder shows how one person can make a difference, as he tells the story of Dr. Jim O'Connell, a gifted man who invented ways to create a community of care for a city's unhoused population, including those who sleep on the streets - the "rough sleepers.
About the Author
Tracy Kidder is an American author and Vietnam War veteran. Kidder may be best known, especially within the computing community, for his Pulitzer Prize-winning , an account of the development of Data General's Eclipse/MV minicomputer. The book typifies his distinctive style of research. He began following the project at its inception and, in addition to interviews, spent considerable time observing the engineers at work and outside of it. Using this perspective he was able to produce a more textured portrait of the development process than a purely retrospective study might. Kidder followed up with , in which he chronicles the design and construction of the award-winning Souweine House in Amherst, Massachusetts. reads like a novel, but it is based on many hours of research with the architect, builders, clients, in-laws, and other interested parties. In 2003, Kidder also published after a chance encounter with Paul Farmer. The book was held to wide critical acclaim and became a bestseller. The actor Edward Norton has claimed it was one of the books which has had a profound influence on him.
