{"product_id":"2940169558807","title":"The Delight of Being Ordinary: A Road Trip with the Pope and the Dalai Lama","description":"\u003cb\u003eRoland Merullo's playful, eloquent, and life-affirming novel finds the Pope and the Dalai Lama teaming up for an unsanctioned road trip through the Italian countryside to rediscover the everyday joys of life that can seem, even for the two holiest men in the world, unattainable. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat happens when the Pope and the Dalai Lama decide they need an undercover vacation? During a highly publicized official visit at the Vatican, the Pope suggests an adventure so unexpected and appealing that neither man can resist. Before dawn, two of the most beloved and famous people on the planet don disguises, slip into a waiting car, and experience the countryside as regular people. Along for the ride are the Pope's overwhelmed cousin Paolo and his estranged wife Rosa, an eccentric hairdresser with a lust for life who cannot resist the call to adventure-or the fun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAgainst a landscape of good humor, exploration and spiritual delight, not to mention the sublime rolling hills of Italy, \u003ci\u003eThe Delight of Being Ordinary\u003c\/i\u003e showcases the charming sensibilities of Roland Merullo (whose bestselling \u003ci\u003eBreakfast with Buddha\u003c\/i\u003e has sold over 200,000 copies), in  a novel that makes us laugh as well as think about the demands of ordinary life, spiritual life, and the identities by which we all define ourselves.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104541786352,"sku":"2940169558807","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169558807_p0.jpg?v=1763687052","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169558807","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}