The Great Deluge by Douglas Brinkley
I finally got over my “Reader’s Block” today and conquered book #33 in my 50 book quest. I started The Great Deluge in July on unabridged audio book and was driving so much to Bonerama shows that I got through nearly three quarters of the book via CD. It was a twenty four disc set! A lot of driving. I eventually turned to my hardcover copy to finish the old-fashioned way. Douglas Brinkley writes a masterful work that will outrage and shock you, no matter how much you think you know about the impact and lack of response to Hurricane Katrina. He also made me cry with the before unheralded moments of compassion and kindness that strangers showed to each other.
It is criminal that it is two years later and so much government bureaucracy and incompetence continues to hamper the restoration of New Orleans and much of the gulf coast.
I highly recommend this book. While at my local bookstore yesterday, I noticed that it is now available in paperback. Even better.