The Man Who Quit Money (Riverhead)
Mark Sundeen visits Skylight to discuss and sign his book The Man Who Quit Money,
the fascinating true story of Daniel Suelo, a man who left his life
savings in a phone booth ten years ago and hasn't earned, received, or
spent a penny since. Daniel Suelo will be attending the event and is available to answer questions and sign books!
“Maybe it's just this odd, precarious moment we live in, but Daniel
Suelo's story seems to offer some broader clues for all of us. Mark
Sundeen's account will raise subversive and interesting questions in any
open mind.” --Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature and Deep Economy
Mark Sundeen is an award-winning
writer whose work appears in the New York
Times Magazine, Outside, National Geographic Adventure, McSweeney’s, and The Believer. He is the author of the
books Car Camping (HarperCollins,
2000) and The Making of Toro
(Simon & Schuster, 2003), and co-author of North
By Northwestern (St. Martin’s,
2010), which was a New York Times
and Wall Street Journal
bestseller. Sundeen was born in Harbor
City, California, in
1970. After graduating from Stanford University, Sundeen spent ten years in Moab, Utah,
sometimes homeless, working odd jobs, river guiding, and leading Outward Bound
wilderness courses. It was here, in 1993 while working as a short order cook,
that he first met Daniel Suelo. Sundeen holds a masters in writing from the University of Southern
California, and has taught at the MFA writing programs at the University of New Mexico
and Western Connecticut State
University. Since moving
to Montana in 2005, he splits his time between
Missoula and Moab.
Photo of the author by Isan Brant.
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| Friday, May 17 at 7:30pm |
| RICHARD LANGE reads from ANGEL BABY |
| Saturday, May 18 at 5:00pm |
