A Thousand Naked Strangers: a Paramedic's Wild Ride to the Edge and Back

A former paramedic’s visceral, poignant, and mordantly funny account of a decade spent on Atlanta’s mean streets saving lives and connecting with the drama and occasional beauty that lies inside catas…

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