Kurt Borchard is associate professor of sociology at the University of Nebraska-Kearney. He has worked as the director of a program for homeless men in Fairbanks, Alaska.
"The strength of his work is embodied in the fact that at every turn homeless men are allowed to speak for themselves. Borchard's retelling of the problems of addiction, mental illness, loss of family networks, and substance abuse is heartrending....The complexity with which homelessness is understood is highlighted in this book and is one of the major thesis points of the work. Simple solutions will not solve the problems of homelessness in America." - Talmadge Wright "The qualities that make Borchard's book so good - writing and detailed descriptions; rich and moving ethnographies and a keen eye for the humanity of each subject; and the overall depiction of the parts of Vegas that few tourists will see - will be attractive to humanists scholars and activists. Well organized and insightful, the book should also be very useful for undergraduate courses on homelessness, poverty, and urban studies." - Corey Dolgon, Humanity and Society"
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