The Pursuit of Happyness

Theastoundingyettruerags-to-richessagaofahomelessfatherwhoraisedandcaredforhissononthemeanstreetsofSanFranciscoandwentontobecomeacrownprinceofWallStreetAttheageoftwenty,MilwaukeenativeChrisGardner,justoutoftheNavy,arrivedinSanFranciscotopursueapromisingcareerinmedicine.Consideredaprodigyinscientificresearch,hesurprisedeveryoneandhimselfbysettinghissightsonthecompetitiveworldofhighfinance.Yetnosoonerhadhelandedanentry-levelpositionataprestigiousfirmthanGardnerfoundhimselfcaughtinawebofincrediblychallengingcircumstancesthatlefthimaspartofthecity'sworkinghomelessandwithatoddlerson.Motivatedbythepromisehemadetohimselfasafatherlesschildtoneverabandonhisownchildren,thetwospentalmostayearmovingamongshelters,"HO-tels,"souplines,andevensleepinginthepublicrestroomofasubwaystation.Nevergivingintodespair,Gardnermadeanastonishingtransformationfrombeingpartofthecity'sinvisiblepoortobeingapowerfulplayerinitsfinancialdistrict.MorethanamemoirofGardner'sfinancialsuccess,thisisthestoryofamanwhobreakshisownfamily'scycleofmenabandoningtheirchildren.Mythic,triumphant,andunstintinglyhonest,ThePursuitofHappynessconjuresheroeslikeHoratioAlgerandAntwoneFisher,andappealstotheveryessenceoftheAmericanDream.