Homeless at Harvard, John Christopher Frame
Homeless at Harvard, John Christopher Frame
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Homeless at Harvard
Finding Faith and Friendship on the Streets of Harvard Square

Author: John Christopher Frame

Narrator: JD Cullum

Unabridged: 4 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 08/22/2013

Synopsis

Harvard Square is at the center of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is the business district around Harvard University. It’s a place of history, culture, and some of the most momentous events of the nation. But it’s also a gathering place for some of the city’s homeless.What is life like for the homeless in Harvard Square? Do they have anything to tell people about life? And God?That’s what Harvard student John Frame discovered and shares in Homeless at Harvard. While taking his final course at Harvard, John Frame stepped outside the walls of academia and onto the streets, pursuing a different kind of education with his homeless friends.What he found—in the way of community and how people understand themselves---may surprise you.In this unique book, each of these urban pioneers shares his own story, providing insider perspectives of life as homeless people see it. This heartwarming page-turner shows how John learned with, from, and about his homeless friends—who together tell an unforgettable story—helping readers’ better understand problems outside themselves and that they’re more similar to those on the streets than they may have believed. 

About John Christopher Frame

John Frame holds master’s degrees from Harvard Divinity School, Anderson University, and Eastern Michigan University. He has worked in local government and has taught courses at several colleges. He enjoys spending time with his wife, whom he met at a souvenir shop in Istanbul, Turkey.      

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nicole on August 13, 2013

Homeless at Harvard is the story of a student who decides to spend his summer on the streets of Harvard Square learning about homelessness. Through the story of him and a few of his closest homeless friends, we see what life is really like in the homeless world, and it's not what I expected at all!......more

Goodreads review by Maryellen on November 07, 2013

Looking forward to reading this memoir. Thank you very much to FirstReads and to Mr. Frame, for the opportunity! Feels like I read non-stop for this Thanksgiving weekend - I finished this book late at night on Thanksgiving day itself and it, more than anything else, made me feel grateful for what I h......more

Goodreads review by Sally on January 03, 2015

Homeless at Harvard By: John Christopher Frame After reading this book, I was left with my thoughts about homelessness and what I had originally thought and how that thought had changed. Homeless at Harvard is a work of nonfiction based on perspective, notes, and recollection of events while John live......more

Goodreads review by Cindy on August 12, 2013

John Frame, a student at Harvard University spends 10 weeks living on the streets of Harvard Square in order to get a perspective of homelessness and people who live their lives on the streets. He makes friendships with many, whom show him “the ropes” of homelessness and the homeless community. Among......more

Goodreads review by Mary on September 30, 2013

Interesting and illuminating! A Harvard graduate student lives among the homeless for 10 weeks while taking a summer course, for the purpose of learning more about the homeless who live in Harvard square. It is an amazing story about the community of people who live in the streets and look out for o......more

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