1803 - Tracy Kidder - Rough Sleepers (Part 1) | The Book Show

February 07, 2023 00:27:25
1803 - Tracy Kidder - Rough Sleepers (Part 1) | The Book Show
The Book Show
1803 - Tracy Kidder - Rough Sleepers (Part 1) | The Book Show

Feb 07 2023 | 00:27:25

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Show Notes

Tracy Kidders new book, “Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O'Connell's Urgent Mission to Bring Healing to Homeless People,” tells the story of Dr. Jim O’Connell – a man who invented ways to create a community of care for a city’s unhoused population – the “rough sleepers.”

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