Every Book by Tracy Kidder

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by Tracy Kidder

Amazon says:
An unromanticized portrait of a young man coming of age in the controversial war that defined a generation. In an astonishingly honest, comic, and moving account of his tour of duty in Vietnam, master storyteller Tracy Kidder writes an extraordinary memoir.

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by Tracy Kidder

Amazon readers say:

"What have you done to help society today?"
"You won't be able to put this book down once you've started it."
"Mandatory reading for any thoughtful person."
"Heartful, realistic, extremely well-written."

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This book also appears on 11 Great Books for Unconventional Living
 
 
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by Tracy Kidder

Amazon readers say:

"Kidder captures the best & worst of a community that works."
"The true nuts and bolts underlying small town platitudes."
"A journalistic masterpiece."
"Home town is non-fiction that reads like fiction."

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by Tracy Kidder

Amazon readers say:

"A sensitive portrait of aging in America."
"A wonderful story."
"The elderly step out from the shadows."
"Tracy kidder does it again."

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by Tracy Kidder

Amazon readers say:

"A wonderful inspiration for anyone wanting to teach!"
"This book should be required reading for education majors."
"Inspiring...."
"A wonderful inspiration for anyone wanting to teach."

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by Tracy Kidder

Amazon readers say:

"An inspiring and absorbing account of the ultimate dream."
"Building or remodeling? This book is required reading."
"Deftly written, engaging and even educational."
"Well-written, quickly read, and mind blowingly true."

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by Tracy Kidder

Amazon says:
Tracy Kidder observed the engineers of Data General design and build a new 32-bit minicomputer in just one year. His thoughtful, prescient book, The Soul of a New Machine, tells stories of 35-year-old "veteran" engineers hiring recent college graduates and encouraging them to work harder and faster on complex and difficult projects, exploiting the youngsters' ignorance of normal scheduling processes while engendering a new kind of work ethic. From in-house political struggles to workers being permitted to tease management to marathon 24-hour work sessions, The Soul of a New Machine explores concepts that already seem familiar, even old-hat, less than 20 years later.

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This book also appears on Eric Mueller's Favorite Technology Books
 
 
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by Tracy Kidder

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