Tightrope

Sheryl WuDunn and Nicholas D. Kristof take a look at America's problems today with jobs that don't pay well, drug difficulties, the lack of a safety net, and poverty, and they start in their own backyard, looking at people they know personally.

It's a careful look at the promise these people had as children and how these people fell off the tightrope that is today's America.

And then they do more—they look at places that offer solutions to these problems, and they offer these up to us.

Let's hope those who are in charge of the world read this book.

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This was a really solid read, and as a former Yamhill County resident, it hit close to home. I thought the personal stories were the strongest part, and the connections drawn were good, but it felt like it tried to tackle too many topics in a single book. Overall strong reporting and relevant conclusions.