{"product_id":"9781451648973","title":"An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis inspirational \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003echronicles the lifelong friendship between a busy sales executive and a disadvantaged young boy, and how both of their lives were changed by what began as one small gesture of kindness. “A straightforward tale of kindness and paying it forward in 1980s New York....an uplifting reminder that small gestures matter” (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStopping was never part of the plan...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Howard Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47054029324528,"sku":"9781451648973","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781451648973_p0.jpg?v=1763836949","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781451648973","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}