Written by the founder of Habitat for Humanity

A Simple, Decent Place to Live (363.5 FUL) is about author Millard Fuller's life. He's the founder of Habitat for Humanity, which started in 1976.

In case you didn't know, Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization has built forty thousand homes for people who are living in substandard housing. It's not just a national organization, but international, with chapters in forty-six other countries.

Millard Fuller was a millionaire already in the '70s. He was driven to compete, win, and make as much money as possible - that was until his wife got fed up with him. He was shocked that all the money, homes, clothes, and vacations were not enough for her. What she wanted was to have him home and not working so much. In desperation to save his marriage, he turned over a new leaf.

The book is a very personal examination of the author's life - a very inspiring book.

c Waterloo Public Library 2007