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An Invisible Thread [Audio]
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The True Story of an 11-year-old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny
By
Alex Tresniowski, Laura L. Schroff, Pam Ward (Narrator)
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Free shipping Australia wide Ships from USA supplier | Rating: | | | Format: | CD-Audio, Unabridged Edition | | Published In: | United States, 26 December 2011 |
When Laura Schroff brushed by a young panhandler on a New York City corner one rainy afternoon, something made her stop and turn back. She took the boy to lunch at the McDonald's across the street that day. And she continued to go back, again and again for the next four years until both of their lives had changed dramatically. Nearly thirty years later, that young boy Maurice has gotten married and has his own children. Now he works to change the lives of disadvantaged kids, just like the boy he used to be.An Invisible Thread is the true story of the bond between a harried sales executive and an eleven-year-old boy who seemed destined for a life of poverty. It is the heartwarming story of a friendship that has spanned three decades and brought meaning to an over-scheduled professional and hope to a hungry and desperate boy living on the streets. |
About the AuthorLaura Schroff is a former advertising executive who has worked for some of the largest media companies in the United States, including USA Today, Conde Nast, and Time Inc., where she helped to launch InStyle, Teen People, and People StyleWatch. Laura lives in New York City with her feisty poodle Coco. Alex Tresniowski has been a senior writer for People magazine since 1998, writing numerous cover stories and focusing on human interest, crime, and sports. He is also the author of six books, including The Vendetta, which was purchased by Universal Studios and used as the basis for the 2009 movie Public Enemies. Alex lives in New York City. Pam Ward has had many incarnations, including private detective, classical musician, television talk-show host, and actress, having performed in dinner theater, summer stock, and Off-Broadway, as well as in commercials, radio, and film. But she found her true calling reading books for the blind and physically handicapped for the Library of Congress Talking Books program, for which she received the prestigious Alexander Scourby Award from the American Foundation for the Blind. An AudioFile Earphones Award winner, her many audiobooks include Dancing in the Streets by Barbara Ehrenreich, Breaking Free by Lauraine Snelling, The Second Journey by Joan Anderson, and Lion in the White House by Aida D. Donald. She now records from her studio amidst the beauty of the Southern Oregon mountains. Reviews"[A] feel-good story about the far-reaching benefits of kindness." ---Publishers Weekly
| Publisher: | Tantor Media, Inc | | ISBN: | 1452605874 |
| EAN: | 9781452605876 | | Dimensions: | 13.0 x 16.0 x 2.0 centimeters (0.08 kg) |
| Age Range: |
15+ years |
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