When I did denominational work, I frequently traveled by car and got into the habit of listening to audio-books, first on cassette tapes and then DVDs. Now, of course, these are available as digital downloads on your iPhone or iPad. Since the beginning of the year, I have had the opportunity to listen to four complete audio books. As you will note, they cover a variety of topics and all provide interesting insights about people and culture. J. D. Vance, Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis Vance’s writing style is poignant, abrupt, and down-to-earth. His memoir includes plenty of salty language that clearly expresses both his attitude and that of his family and friends growing up. Vance is a success story. Coming out of a declining area of southeast Ohio, he survived a difficult childhood to enter the Marines and eventually graduate from Yale Law School. A Republican, h...
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