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In the introduction, lemieux recalls being asked, as he was writing the book, what it was about. One homeless man s inspirational journey by richard lemieux 1,659 ratings, 4. Breakfast at sallys is a rare inside look at how the other america lives, and how one man, beaten down and alone, was able to reconnect, to find good people, and, ultimately, with their help, to persevere. The next prayer meeting will be held on wednesday, september 24. Lemieux chronicles his journey from the salvation army kitchens to his days with c a philosopher in a homeless man s clothing to his runins with pastor bob and other characters he meets on the streets. Recommended reading chris gardners the pursuit of happyness.
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Lemieux writes about the people he met and the experiences he had during the year and a half he was homeless. It did encourage compassion for homeless people but it offered the wrong answers and dragged me through too much crud. Washington state library, 6880 capitol boulevard south, tumwater, washington richard was once a wealthy business owner, and able to afford the best that money could buy. A man once wealthy learns to live among the homeless. Although currently residing in bremerton, richard lemieux says he lived on bainbridge island some years earlier. An evening with washington states poet laureate, samuel green. Richard lemieux is a writer and exbusinessman who was once happily married and the owner of several cars and three boats. I just finished reading breakfast at sallys by richard lemieux. Evicted from his luxury home after his business failed, and living with his dog, willow, in a beatup old van, lemieux wrote breakfast at sally s on a secondhand typewriter.
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