Praying for Restraint
Paperback 168 pages English April 27, 2021
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Allen Long works as a CNA-certified nursing assistant at that supposed sanctuary of caring, an inner-city general hospital. What an unforgettable parade of bizarre, needy, abusive, menacing, endearing, and poignant humanity passes through its doors. And those are just the staff and administrators! Meanwhile, the patient population spans the affluent and sophisticated to the homeless, the mentally ill, addicts, gang members, and criminals in custody. Praying for Restraint takes the reader on a journey into the absurd and surreal that is ultimately uplifting and harrowing, both funny and heartbreaking. Long's struggle to survive a relentlessly toxic work environment with body, soul, and marriage intact is as gripping as the battle against childhood abuse in his previous memoir, Less than Human. Reviewers found that book "inspiring, honest, and beautifully written, engaging, and thought-provoking." Praying for Restraint earns that praise and more.
- Author:
- Allen Long
- Publisher:
- Legacy Book Press LLC
- Publication Date:
- April 27, 2021
- Number of pages:
- 168 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 1734798661
- ISBN-13:
- 9781734798661