The Man in the Dog Park, Cathy A. Small
The Man in the Dog Park, Cathy A. Small
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The Man in the Dog Park
Coming Up Close to Homelessness

Author: Cathy A. Small

Narrator: Karen White

Unabridged: 6 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/15/2020

Synopsis

The Man in the Dog Park offers the listener a rare window into homeless life. Spurred by a personal relationship with a homeless man who became her coauthor, Cathy A. Small takes a compelling look at what it means and what it takes to be homeless.Interviews and encounters with dozens of homeless people lead us into a world that most have never seen. We travel as an intimate observer into the places that many homeless frequent, including a community shelter, a day-labor agency, a panhandling corner, a pawn shop, and a HUD housing office. Through these personal stories, we witness the obstacles that homeless people face and the ingenuity it takes to negotiate life without a home.The Man in the Dog Park points to the ways that our own cultural assumptions and blind spots are complicit in US homelessness and contribute to the degree of suffering that homeless people face. At the same time, Small, Kordosky, and Moore show us how our own sense of connection and compassion can bring us into touch with the actions that will lessen homelessness and bring greater humanity to the experience of those who remain homeless.The raw emotion of The Man in the Dog Park will forever change your appreciation for, and understanding of, a life so many deal with outside of the limelight of contemporary society.

About Cathy A. Small

Cathy A. Small is Professor Emerita of Anthropology at Northern Arizona University and a resident of Flagstaff, Arizona, where she enjoys life with her spouse, Phyllis, of thirty years. She is the author of Voyages and My Freshman Year.

About Jason Kordosky

Jason Kordosky is a researcher for the Culinary Union. He works and lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, with his spouse, Magally, and his best cat friend, Tobie. He enjoys hiking, photography, and writing poetry in his free time.

About Ross Moore

Ross Moore is a disabled Vietnam veteran and resident of northern Arizona. After surviving three decades of recurrent homelessness, he now lives with his wife, “Wendi,” in a HUD subsidized apartment. He is an avid collector of vinyl records.

About Karen White

Karen White is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of twenty-five novels, including Dreams of Falling and The Night the Lights Went Out. She has two grown children and currently lives near Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband and two spoiled Havanese dogs.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jessaka

Found the publish date. 2020. I have been looking for a book like this for quite a while, because I want to hear from those who were homeless just why they are still on the streets. While this book was a short 202 pages, it gave me many answers that I have been looking for. But, I cannot find the dat......more

Goodreads review by Sheena

The topic of homelessness is not explored much or talked about enough. I studied homelessness and incarceration in college with a professor so reading this book reminded me a lot of the past work I did. I think this offers some great insight on how our society treats homeless people and I thought it......more

Goodreads review by Laura

As someone who's worked in community based services most of my career, particularly with impoverished families on the brink of losing their homes, Ms. Small's book is the most sensitive and compassionate portrayal of the homeless I’ve come across while revealing the depth of character and resilienci......more

Goodreads review by D

This is an exceptional primer for those in the field of heart and hope. The Man in the Dog Park is spot on about the experiences. This book speaks to the sincerity of interconnectedness. Gratitude to the three authors for taking this journey with compassion. Please read this book with your heart wide......more

Goodreads review by Carlos

This book was eye-opening in many ways. The authors work hard to get the reader to understand how people experiencing homelessness are both super-visible and invisible at the same time. They tackle first the common search for why this person or that person became homeless and answer it by giving the......more

Quotes

“The authors offer a human perspective on the experience of homelessness, grounded in an exhaustive series of interviews and relevant literature. The Man in the Dog Park will serve scholars and practitioners of urban studies for years to come.” Ella Howard, author of Homeless

“The Man in the Dog Park offers an accessible approach to destigmatize homelessness. Small’s reflections are refreshing, humanizing, and intimately understood. She seems to get it.” Pearl Wolfe, homeless advocate and former human services supervisor for Lane County, Oregon

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