Becoming Human

You might not think digging at a 6500-year-old bison kill site can teach you much about life but Michael McEwen Randall begs to differ.</p><p>At age fifty-three Randall found new life at midlife as he made the transition from successful Seattle businessman to Northern Plains-based writer. Through a series of inspiring true events he discovered how to become more human and learned how to reshape his existence as a servant of the map.</p> <p><I>Becoming Human</I> includes more than fifty vivid essays and profiles of people and experiences Randall has encountered on his journey. Search for the past at an archeological dig at the site of a buffalo kill in South Dakota. Take a voyage on a tramp steamer in Southeast Asia and encounter an adventure like no other. Meet a group of Dakota (Sioux) grandmothers bent on saving their young people from America's dominant culture. Walk in the shoes of a police officer and see a great city's underbelly.</p> <p>Randall's unique voice links contemporary life to history philosophy and faith engagingly demonstrating how these issues impact us all today. <I>Becoming Human</I> offers a deep compassionate view of American life.</p>