(Editor's note: The publisher's press release announcing the publication of Life among the Ordinary: Completing Our Nation’s Great Unfinished Business, is re-printed below.)
Local author publishes a comprehensive study of the American Dream: a
“love letter to the ordinary citizen”
SARASOTA, FL – July 29, 2014
Local author Michael D’Angelo has announced the publication of his
first book, Life among the Ordinary:
Completing Our Nation’s Great Unfinished Business, a multi-year production
which celebrates the pursuit of happiness in Western
Civilization from the Founding Fathers to the present. The book, which has been
published and released by Sarasota-based independent publisher Suncoast Digital
Press, Inc., is currently available for purchase via Amazon in paperback and
Kindle formats and in a special premium hardcover edition via IngramSpark.
It presents a rare, independent voice which permits the freedom to
tell a story through a different lens, using only the eyes of an
ordinary citizen within our imperfect yet predictable human nature. In 2014 the
US
middle class is under unprecedented duress.
D'Angelo examines the specific trend of human welfare throughout
American history—courageously identifying the root cause of society's unrest. He explores a provocative question—is there a practical solution to
restore meaningful equality of opportunity and preserve the American Dream
which empowers ordinary citizens to do it themselves?
The book is acclaimed as “a significant contribution to the perennial
dialogue about reform in American life” (Jeffrey R. Orenstein, Ph.D., political
scientist and author), a "relatable, authentic and accurate assessment of
where we are as a culture" (Tom McManus, co-editor, Journal of Management Development) and "a very powerful source
on human behavior and how we evolve" (Dr. Paul Forti, consulting
psychologist). D’Angelo's presentation is equal parts academic analysis and
opinion, artfully balancing the need for change against the obligation to
protect the status quo as we plan today for the challenges of the future.
