The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness, by Gregory Boyle. Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster (2021)

This book is written by the founder of Homeboy Industries, the largest and most successful gang-intervention program in the world. In a community struggling to overcome systemic poverty and violence, this book shows how those at Homeboy Industries fight despair and remain generous, hopeful, and tender.