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Underbelly

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I LOVE THIS BOOK. It is so honest and true to who the individuals are as people. Its a great coffee table piece and conversation starter! Would recommend it to everyone!

Wonderfully done. Down to real life. It makes you think about the state of our country. We need to wake up! Thank you for the wake up call!

As I personally know the author, I was excited when I found out about the book. I thought it was going to be an 'easy' read....but in reality, it is far from it. It's a book that once you get your hands on it, you don't want to put it down. It's a book that when you finish it you will realize that you are a different person than you were when you started because you have a different outlook on life....how lucky we are to have what we do when there are so many people out there, like those in the book, who's lives are unbelievable when compared to ours. It truly does make you want to do something to help those less fortunate. Very Well Written, David!!

To see the faces of many I recognize, who continue to live without hope, is heartbreaking.

When I first opened the book, I leafed quickly through it to see if I could find a lovely woman, Mae, who I adored. She was shunned by her family, who lived up north, and gracefully walked through our city, day in and day out, with a smile on her face and in her heart. She never asked for anything and actually seemed embarrassed I would ask, but was always happy to engage in just about any conversation or topic.

Mae was found in a construction site in the downtown several months ago. Police still cannot find a motive for the brutal beating and senseless murder. Her purse was found on a bench near her body with a small amount of money still inside.

Many in my city, including me, struggle to find ways to help with the growing need of so many, especially the children. As hard as it was to read the intimate stories, I applaud Mr. Geliebter for his commitment to show us the story of actual lives ... human beings living in our city in inhumane conditions.

His work will serve to make my work that much more urgent.

Kimberly Mitchell
West Palm Beach City Commissioner

An inciteful book, providing a clear focus on the homeless of Palm Beach County, FL. More importantly, its about homeless anywhere in our country. It is honest, real and heart wrenching. With the microscope of a social scientist, David Geliebter's collection of stories makes you look at the homeless differently. A real bonus is his ability to tell the story through photography making this book artistic, beautiful as well as painfully informative. When you finish this book, you will see more than just a "person on the street"...you will see a person with a real human story. It is a book that will change your outlook on the homeless forever.

I could not put this book down. What the author David Martin Geliebter captures and portrays in Underbelly is such a dirty truth that 99.9% of the population would never imagine exists in such a wealthy, ritzy city like Palm Beach. He brings you into the lives of the homeless as if you were there with them. Each page filled with graphic images and stories of the lives of these unfortunate individuals. With all proceeds from the book going to charity - hopefully now it will bring with it better awareness and help to those who need it most.

Very powerful and moving. Unlike any other book on poverty, Underbelly is a series of stories told by the homeless themselves. Each story is started with a picture of the subject. I found myself stopping every few pages and looking back at their photos. It created such an intimacy, and honesty - it made me feel like I was sitting across from them, looking them in the eye, and feeling their pain.

Dozens of amazing and heartfelt stories. But for me, the best was Stephen Johnson's. His journey, as detailed in the book, is the most inspiring tale of what it really means to find wealth in life. His moment of transformation literally gave me goose bumps.

Nothing is more shocking than the backdrop of this book - one of the wealthiest societies in the world - Palm Beach. I've read it twice, and will likely read it again.

The book "Undebelly" tells a story that we all need to hear. There are people suffering everywhere but this book gives a very intimate view inside the minds and hearts of human beings that we all try and avoid.

I really recommend reading this book, it is heartwrenching and inspirational.....and challenges people like you and I to do more for others.