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Memoir & Biography

Shortest Way Home:
One Mayor’s Challenge and a Model for America’s Future

Shortest Way Home | A Guide to the Book by Pete Buttigieg

In Shortest Way Home, Democratic presidential ticket candidate and South Bend mayor, Pete Buttigieg puts his training in literature to good use, telling the rousing story of his city’s transformation, which provides the background to his own growth through education, consulting, military deployment, and love.

What does this ZIP Reads Summary Include?

  • Synopsis of the original book
  • Key takeaways from each chapter
  • Personal stories from Buttigieg’s life
  • Detail on how exactly he turned things around for South Bend
  • Pete’s path to coming out and finding love
  • Editorial Review
  • Background on Pete Buttigieg

About the Original Book:

South Bend, Indiana, once counted among the top ten dying cities of USA, has played witness to a miraculous revival since 2011. Shortest Way Home, written by the mayor leading this incredible urban renewal, chronicles the many challenges, both public and personal, faced by him in the process. These interwoven stories of a conservative Midwest community’s acceptance of a young, gay, Democratic mayor and a written-off city’s transformation into a hub of investment and innovation work as a salve in our times of cynicism and hopelessness.

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