If you've read the "My Turn" article below, you will see that I've spent much time in Louisiana the last 16 months (8 months living there + 8 months telecommuting). On one fly-through the NOLA airport, I picked up a little book by Chris Rose called "1 Dead in Attic". Rose is a journalist for the NO Times-Picayune, and the book is his blog postings from pre, during, and post Katrina (my own katrina blog here). It really hits the nail on the head of the feelings and attitudes in Louisiana. I laughed, cried and got angry. No, not just a cliche, I really did, and I'm man enough to admit it.Amazon Synopsis:
"1 Dead in Attic is a collection of stories by Times-Picayune columnist Chris Rose, recounting the first four harrowing months of life in New Orleans after Katrina. It is a roller coaster ride of observations, commentary, emotions, tragedy and even humor - in a way that only Rose could find in a devastated wasteland. They are stories of the dead and the living, stories of survivors and believers, stories of hope and despair. And stories about refrigerators. With photographs by British photojournalist Charlie Varley, 1 Dead in Attic freeze frames New Orleans caught between an old era and a new, New Orleans in its most desperate time, as it struggled out of floodwaters and willed itself back to life in the autumn and early winter of 2005."
BUY THIS BOOK NOW!!!
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