Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope, by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn Knopf hide caption toggle caption Knopf Review Book Reviews 'Tightrope' Implores America To Make Changes To Save Itself January 14, 2020 A new book by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn is an agonizing account of how apathy and cruelty have turned America into a nightmare for many less fortunate citizens. But it is not without hope.