{"product_id":"tightrope-nicholas-d-kristof-9780525564171","title":"Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e - With stark poignancy and political dispassion \u003ci\u003eTightrope \u003c\/i\u003eaddresses the crisis in working-class America while focusing on solutions to mend a half century of governmental failure. This must-read book from the authors of \u003ci\u003eHalf the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e \"shows how we can and must do better\" (Katie Couric).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A deft and uniquely credible exploration of rural America, and of other left-behind pockets of our country. One of the most important books I've read on the state of our disunion.\"--Tara Westover, author of \u003ci\u003eEducated \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing us deep into an \"other America,\" the authors tell this story, in part, through the lives of some of the people with whom Kristof grew up, in rural Yamhill, Oregon. It's an area that prospered for much of the twentieth century but has been devastated in the last few decades as blue-collar jobs disappeared. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAbout a quarter of the children on Kristof's old school bus died in adulthood from drugs, alcohol, suicide, or reckless accidents. While these particular stories unfolded in one corner of the country, they are representative of many places the authors write about, ranging from the Dakotas and Oklahoma to New York and Virginia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith their superb, nuanced reportage, Kristof and WuDunn have given us a book that is both riveting and impossible to ignore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl Wudunn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0525564179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525564171\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.80d","brand":"Nicholas D. Kristof","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055593255167,"sku":"9780525564171","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8057a648-8d30-4304-90a3-f0440e8600b5.jpg?v=1685036682","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tightrope-nicholas-d-kristof-9780525564171","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}