Excerpt from In Pursuit of Happiness<br><br>Martin Avdeyitch, a shoemaker, lived in the city. He occupied a room on the ground floor, which had but one window opening on the street. From it he could watch the passers-by, and though only their feet were visible, he was able to recognize people by their boots. He had lived there many years, and knew many people.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.