{"product_id":"an-invisible-thread-the-true-story-of-an-11-year-old-panhandler-a-busy-sales-executive-and-an-unlikely-meeting-with-destiny-paperback","title":"An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaura Schroff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlex Tresniowski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis 10th anniversary edition of the beloved #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller includes a new introduction and afterword by the author. Chronicling the lifelong friendship between a busy sales executive and a disadvantaged young boy that began with one small gesture of kindness, this is a \"ray of hope for a better future, as well as an assurance that love is a stronger force than injustice and inequality\" (Sybrina Fulton, mother of Travyon Martin and coauthor of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStopping was never part of the plan... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe was a successful ad sales rep in Manhattan. He was a homeless, eleven-year-old panhandler on the street. He asked for spare change; she kept walking. But then something stopped her in her tracks, and she went back. And she continued to go back, again and again. They met up nearly every week for years and built an unexpected, life-changing friendship that has today spanned almost three decades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhatever made me notice him on that street corner so many years ago is clearly something that cannot be extinguished, no matter how relentless the forces aligned against it. Some may call it spirit. Some may call it heart. It drew me to him, as if we were bound by some invisible, unbreakable thread. And whatever it is, it binds us still.​ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow with new material that brings the life-changing story up to date for its tenth anniversary, \u003ci\u003eAn Invisible Thread\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003ePay It Forward\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaura Schroff is a former advertising sales executive who worked for over thirty years with several major media companies and publications, including Time Inc. and\u003ci\u003e People\u003c\/i\u003e. Her book, \u003ci\u003eAn Invisible Thread\u003c\/i\u003e, became an instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling book and later was a #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and international bestseller. As a keynote speaker at over 300 events for schools, charity organizations, libraries, and bookstores, Laura encourages her audience to look for their own invisible thread connections and highlights the importance of opening up their eyes and hearts to the opportunities where they can make a difference in the lives of others. She lives in Westchester, New York, with her feisty poodle, Emma. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlex Tresniowski is a writer and bestselling author who lives and works in New York. He was a writer for both \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePeople \u003c\/i\u003emagazines, handling mostly human-interest stories. He is the author or coauthor of more than twenty books. For more about this story and the author, please visit AlexTres.com.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.35 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987479789869,"sku":"9781982189648","price":20.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/Z0tSdG1kTS9ObmFzRUV4TEd5UzhkUT09.webp?v=1776178956","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/an-invisible-thread-the-true-story-of-an-11-year-old-panhandler-a-busy-sales-executive-and-an-unlikely-meeting-with-destiny-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}