第 1/9 張圖片
An Invisible Thread : The True Story Of 11 Year Old … By Laura Schroff SIGNED
狀況:
距離減價活動結束時間: 4 日 4 小時
運費:
所在地:Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, 美國
送達日期:
估計於 6月26日, 三至 6月27日, 四之間送達 運送地點 43230
退貨:
保障:
請參閱物品說明或聯絡賣家以取得詳細資料。閱覽全部詳情查看保障詳情
(不符合「eBay 買家保障方案」資格)
物品細節
- 物品狀況
- Artist
- Schroff, Laura
- Brand
- N/A
- Date of Publication
- 20111101
- Type
- Hardback
- EAN
- 9781451642513
- ISBN
- 1451642512
- Signed By
- Laura Schroff
- Publication Name
- N/A
- Release Title
- An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandl...
- Signed
- Yes
- Colour
- N/A
- Book Title
- Invisible Thread : The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny
- Publisher
- Howard Books
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Family & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography, Social Science
- Topic
- Women, Friendship, Children's Studies, Personal Memoirs, General, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies, Sociology / Urban, Business
- Item Weight
- 15.2 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
關於產品
Product Information
In the tradition of the New York Times bestseller The Blind Side , An Invisible Thread tells of the unlikely friendship between a busy executive and a disadvantaged young boy, and how both of their lives changed forever. "Excuse me lady, do you have any spare change? I am hungry." When I heard him, I didn't really hear him. His words were part of the clatter, like a car horn or someone yelling for a cab. They were, you could say, just noise--the kind of nuisance New Yorkers learn to tune out. So I walked right by him, as if he wasn't there. But then, just a few yards past him, I stopped. And then--and I'm still not sure why I did this--I came back. When Laura Schroff first met Maurice on a New York City street corner, she had no idea that she was standing on the brink of an incredible and unlikely friendship that would inevitably change both their lives. As one lunch at McDonald's with Maurice turns into two, then into a weekly occurrence that is fast growing into an inexplicable connection, Laura learns heart-wrenching details about Maurice's horrific childhood. The boy is stuck in something like hell. He is six years old and covered in small red bites from chinches--bed bugs--and he is woefully skinny due to an unchecked case of ringworm. He is so hungry his stomach hurts, but then he is used to being hungry: when he was two years old the pangs got so bad he rooted through the trash and ate rat droppings. He had to have his stomach pumped. He is staying in his father's cramped, filthy apartment, sleeping with stepbrothers who wet the bed, surviving in a place that smells like something died. He has not seen his mother in three months, and he doesn't know why. His world is a world of drugs and violence and unrelenting chaos, and he has the wisdom to know, even at six, that if something does not change for him soon, he might not make it. Sprinkled throughout the book is also Laura's own story of her turbulent childhood. Every now and then, something about Maurice's struggles reminds her of her past, how her father's alcohol-induced rages shaped the person she became and, in a way, led her to Maurice. He started by cursing my mother and screaming at her in front of all of us. My mother pulled us closer to her and waited for it to pass. But it didn't. My father left the room and came back with two full liquor bottles. He threw them right over our heads, and they smashed against the wall. Liquor and glass rained down on us, and we pulled up the covers to shield ourselves. My father hurled the next bottle, and then went back for two more. They shattered just above our heads; the sound was sickening. My father kept screaming and ranting, worse than I'd ever heard him before. When he ran out of bottles he went into the kitchen and overturned the table and smashed the chairs. Just then the phone rang, and my mother rushed to get it. I heard her screaming to the caller to get help. My father grabbed the phone from her and ripped the base right out of the wall. My mother ran back to us as my father kept kicking and throwing furniture, unstoppable, out of his mind. As their friendship grows, Laura offers Maurice simple experiences he comes to treasure: learning how to set a table, trimming a Christmas tree, visiting her nieces and nephew on Long Island, and even having homemade lunches to bring to school. "If you make me lunch," he said, "will you put it in a brown paper bag?" I didn't really understand the question. "Okay, sure. But why do you want it in a brown paper bag?" "Because when I see kids come to school with their lunch in a brown paper bag, that means someone cares about them." I looked away when Maurice said that, so he wouldn't see me tear up. A simple brown paper bag , I thought. To me, it meant nothing. To him, it was everything. It is the heartwarming story of a fr
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Howard Books
ISBN-10
1451642512
ISBN-13
9781451642513
eBay Product ID (ePID)
117097437
Product Key Features
Book Title
Invisible Thread : The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2011
Topic
Women, Friendship, Children's Studies, Personal Memoirs, General, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies, Sociology / Urban, Business
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Family & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography, Social Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
15.2 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
An Invisible Thread -a remarkable story, told so beautifully and honestly-shows us what's possible when we are not afraid to connect with another human being and tap into our compassion. It is a story about the power each of us has to elevate someone else's life and how our own life is enriched in the process. This special book reminds us that damaging cycles can be broken and not to neglect the humanity of the strangers we brush up against every day., eoeThis book is a game-changer . . . each chapter touches your heart. An Invisible Thread is a gift to us all. America needs this book now more than ever.e, " An Invisible Thread is like The Blind Side , but instead of football, it's food. These are two people who were brought together by one simple meal, and it literally changed the course of both of their lives. This is a must-read . . . you can read it in a day because it's impossible to put down. If you read it and find it as moving as I did, pay it forward: buy a copy and give it to a friend." -Rachael Ray, host of The Rachael Ray Show, " An Invisible Thread -a remarkable story, told so beautifully and honestly-shows us what's possible when we are not afraid to connect with another human being and tap into our compassion. It is a story about the power each of us has to elevate someone else's life and how our own life is enriched in the process. This special book reminds us that damaging cycles can be broken and not to neglect the humanity of the strangers we brush up against every day." -Chris Gardner, bestselling author of The Pursuit of Happyness and Start Where You Are, If you have a beating heart-or if you fear you're suffering a hardening of the emotional arteries-you really ought to commit to this book at the earliest possible opportunity . . . read this book. And pass it on. And encourage the next reader to do the same., "If you have a beating heart-or if you fear you're suffering a hardening of the emotional arteries-you really ought to commit to this book at the earliest possible opportunity . . . read this book. And pass it on. And encourage the next reader to do the same." -Jesse Kornbluth, Huffington Post, "I thought I knew what An Invisible Thread was going to be. I thought it would be a simple and hopeful story about a woman who saved a boy. I was wrong. It's a complex and unswervingly honest story about a woman and a boy who saved each other. By its raw honesty and lack of excess sentimentality, it is even more inspirational. This is a book capable of restoring our faith in each other and in the very idea that maybe everything is going to be okay after all." -Catherine Ryan Hyde, author of Pay It Forward and Jumpstart the World, According to an old Chinese proverb, there's an invisible thread that connects two people who are destined to meet and influence each other's lives. . . . As Schroff relates Maurice's story, she tells of her own father's alcoholism and abuse, and readers see how desperately these two need each other in this feel-good story about the far-reaching benefits of kindness., "According to an old Chinese proverb, there's an invisible thread that connects two people who are destined to meet and influence each other's lives. . . . As Schroff relates Maurice's story, she tells of her own father's alcoholism and abuse, and readers see how desperately these two need each other in this feel-good story about the far-reaching benefits of kindness." - Publishers Weekly, I thought I knew what An Invisible Thread was going to be. I thought it would be a simple and hopeful story about a woman who saved a boy. I was wrong. It's a complex and unswervingly honest story about a woman and a boy who saved each other. By its raw honesty and lack of excess sentimentality, it is even more inspirational. This is a book capable of restoring our faith in each other and in the very idea that maybe everything is going to be okay after all., "A straightforward tale of kindness and paying it forward in 1980s New York . . . For readers seeking an uplifting reminder that small gestures matter." -Kirkus Reviews, " An Invisible Thread a remarkable story, told so beautifully and honestlyshows us what's possible when we are not afraid to connect with another human being and tap into our compassion. It is a story about the power each of us has to elevate someone else's life and how our own life is enriched in the process. This special book reminds us that damaging cycles can be broken and not to neglect the humanity of the strangers we brush up against every day." Chris Gardner, bestselling author of The Pursuit of Happyness, This book is a game-changer . . . each chapter touches your heart. An Invisible Thread is a gift to us all. America needs this book now more than ever., A straightforward tale of kindness and paying it forward in 1980s New York . . . For readers seeking an uplifting reminder that small gestures matter., An Invisible Thread is like The Blind Side , but instead of football, it's food. These are two people who were brought together by one simple meal, and it literally changed the course of both of their lives. This is a must-read . . . you can read it in a day because it's impossible to put down. If you read it and find it as moving as I did, pay it forward: buy a copy and give it to a friend., "If you have a beating hearte"or if you fear youe(tm)re suffering a hardening of the emotional arteriese"you really ought to commit to this book at the earliest possible opportunity . . . read this book. And pass it on. And encourage the next reader to do the same.e, This is one of the most touching and refreshing and inspiring stories I have read in a long time. If you had made this story up, I wouldn't have believed it, but it's true. We all need something to inspire us, and I promise you, this book will make you want to stand up and do something nice for people. What a wonderful and needed story for all of us. An Invisible Thread is fantastic., " An Invisible Thread e"a remarkable story, told so beautifully and honestlye"shows us what's possible when we are not afraid to connect with another human being and tap into our compassion. It is a story about the power each of us has to elevate someone else's life and how our own life is enriched in the process. This special book reminds us that damaging cycles can be broken and not to neglect the humanity of the strangers we brush up against every day.", "This book is a game-changer . . . each chapter touches your heart. An Invisible Thread is a gift to us all. America needs this book now more than ever." "Coach" Ron Tunick, national radio show host, "The Business of Life", A single moment of obedience by an ordinary person started a wonderful relationship and a better life for a poor street child. Maurice started to dream, because Laura showed him compassion and kindness. This is exactly what Jesus is asking his followers to do today in a broken world. An Invisible Thread is an example for each and every one of us, not only in South Africa but in every other country. This book can and will change the world., An Invisible Thread is like The Blind Side , but instead of football, ite(tm)s food. These are two people who were brought together by one simple meal, and it literally changed the course of both of their lives. This is a must-read . . . you can read it in a day because ite(tm)s impossible to put down. If you read it and find it as moving as I did, pay it forward: buy a copy and give it to a friend.e|9781451642513|, If you have a beating heart--or if you fear you're suffering a hardening of the emotional arteries--you really ought to commit to this book at the earliest possible opportunity . . . read this book. And pass it on. And encourage the next reader to do the same., An Invisible Thread --a remarkable story, told so beautifully and honestly--shows us what's possible when we are not afraid to connect with another human being and tap into our compassion. It is a story about the power each of us has to elevate someone else's life and how our own life is enriched in the process. This special book reminds us that damaging cycles can be broken and not to neglect the humanity of the strangers we brush up against every day., "When advertising executive Laura Schroff was approached by 11-year-old panhandler Maurice, at first, she ignored him: 'His words were part of the clatter, like a car horn or someone yelling for a cab. They were, you could say, just noise-the kind of nuisance New Yorkers learn to tune out.' A moment later, when she came to, she returned and invited her new acquaintance to lunch at McDonald's, the beginning of a human connection that would change both their lives. An Invisible Thread picks up the progress of two very different people with strangely parallel stories of 'complicated pasts and fragile dreams.' Uplifting, without an ounce of pretension." -BarnesandNoble.com, "An incredible story . . . I would encourage everyone to pick up this book." Clayton Morris, host, Fox & Friends
Lccn
2011-009636
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
974.7/10430922 B
Lc Classification Number
F128.56.S37 2011
Copyright Date
2011
賣家提供的物品說明
運費與處理費
物品所在地:
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, 美國
運送地點
不丹, 中國, 中國台灣, 中國澳門, 中國香港, 中非共和國, 丹麥, 乍德, 也門, 亞塞拜疆共和國, 亞美尼亞, 以色列, 伯利茲, 佛得角群島, 保加利亞, 克羅地亞共和國, 冰島, 列支敦士登, 利比利亞, 剛果共和國, 剛果民主共和國, 加拿大, 加納, 加蓬共和國, 匈牙利, 南非, 南韓, 博茨瓦納, 卡塔爾, 印尼, 印度, 危地馬拉, 厄瓜多爾, 厄立特里亞, 吉布提, 吉爾吉斯, 哈薩克, 哥倫比亞, 哥斯達黎加, 喀麥隆, 土庫斯安德凱科斯群島, 土庫曼, 土耳其, 圭亞那, 坦桑尼亞, 埃及, 埃塞俄比亞, 基里巴斯, 塔吉克, 塞內加爾, 塞拉利昂, 塞浦路斯, 塞爾維亞, 塞舌爾, 墨西哥, 多哥, 多明尼加共和國, 奧地利, 孟加拉, 安哥拉, 安圭拉島, 安提瓜和巴布達, 安道爾, 寮國, 尼加拉瓜, 尼日利亞, 尼日爾, 尼泊爾, 巴哈馬, 巴基斯坦, 巴布亞新畿內亞, 巴拉圭, 巴拿馬, 巴林, 巴西, 布基納法索, 布隆迪, 希臘, 幾內亞, 幾內亞比索, 德國, 意大利, 愛沙尼亞, 愛爾蘭, 所羅門群島, 拉脫維亞, 挪威, 捷克共和國, 摩洛哥, 摩爾多瓦, 摩納哥, 斐濟, 斯威士蘭, 斯洛伐克, 斯洛文尼亞, 斯里蘭卡, 新加坡, 日本, 智利, 柬埔寨, 格陵蘭, 格雷納達, 格魯吉亞, 梵蒂岡, 比利時, 毛里求斯, 汶萊, 沙特阿拉伯, 法國, 波斯尼亞和黑塞哥維那, 波蘭, 泰國, 津巴布韋, 洪都拉斯, 海地, 湯加, 澳洲, 烏干達, 烏拉圭, 烏茲別克, 牙買加, 特里尼達和多巴哥, 玻利維亞, 瑙魯, 瑞典, 瑞士, 瓦利斯和富圖納群島, 瓦努阿圖, 甘比亞, 百慕達群島, 盧旺達, 盧森堡, 直布羅陀, 科威特, 科特迪瓦(象牙海岸), 秘魯, 突尼斯, 立陶宛, 約旦, 納米比亞, 紐西蘭, 羅馬尼亞, 美國, 聖基茨-尼維斯, 聖文森和格瑞那丁, 聖盧西亞, 聖馬力諾, 肯亞, 芬蘭, 英國, 茅利塔尼亞, 荷蘭, 莫桑比克, 菲律賓, 萊索托, 葡萄牙, 蒙古, 蒙特色拉特島, 薩爾瓦多, 蘇里南, 西班牙, 西薩摩亞, 貝寧, 贊比亞, 赤道幾內亞, 越南, 開曼群島, 阿富汗, 阿拉伯聯合酋長國, 阿曼, 阿根廷, 阿爾及利亞, 阿爾巴尼亞, 阿魯巴, 馬來西亞, 馬其頓, 馬拉維, 馬爾代夫, 馬耳他, 馬達加斯加, 馬里, 黎巴嫩, 黑山
排除:
俄羅斯聯邦, 利比亞, 委內瑞拉, 巴貝多, 新喀里多尼亞, 法屬圭亞那, 法屬玻里尼西亞, 烏克蘭, 瓜德羅普島, 留尼汪島, 馬提尼克島
運費與處理費 | 運送地點 | 運送方式 | 運送*查看送達備註 |
---|---|---|---|
US $4.87(大約 HK$ 38.01) | 美國 | 經濟運送方式 (USPS Media MailTM) | 估計於 6月26日, 三至 6月27日, 四之間送達 運送地點 43230 |
處理時間 |
---|
通常會在收到所有款項後的 1 個工作日內發貨。 |
稅項 |
---|
結賬時相關稅項可能適用。 進一步了解進一步了解為 eBay 購物繳稅。 |
物品編號 355444356230 的銷售稅
物品編號 355444356230 的銷售稅
賣家會對寄往以下各州的物品收取銷售稅:
州/省 | 銷售稅稅率 |
---|
退貨政策
收到物品後聯絡賣家的期限: | 退款方式 |
---|---|
30 日 | 退款 |
賣家負責支付退貨運費。
賣家信用評價 (2,235)
8***e (1151)- 買家留下的信用評價。
過去 1 個月
購買已獲認證
Great item. Pleasure to do business with.
f***f (1115)- 買家留下的信用評價。
過去 1 個月
購買已獲認證
Thanks
e***1 (54)- 買家留下的信用評價。
過去 1 個月
購買已獲認證
Item was just as described. Fast shipping and packaged well! Thanks