{"product_id":"9781476726168","title":"Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“This is a beautiful and important and soul-transporting book. . . . Please read it.” —Elizabeth Gilbert\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“If you’re in the market for genuine inspiration, I urge you to read \u003ci\u003eBarking to the Choir\u003c\/i\u003e.” —Ann Patchett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a moving example of unconditional love in dif­ficult times, the Jesuit priest and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTattoos on the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, Gregory Boyle, shares what three decades of working with gang members in Los Angeles has taught him about faith, compassion, and the enduring power of kinship.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his first book, \u003ci\u003eTattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion\u003c\/i\u003e, Gregory Boyle introduced us to Homeboy Industries, the largest gang-intervention program in the world\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eCritics hailed that book as an “astounding literary and spiritual feat” (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) that is “destined to become a classic of both urban reportage and contemporary spirituality” (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e). Now, after the suc­cessful expansion of Homeboy Industries, Boyle returns with \u003ci\u003eBarking to the Choir \u003c\/i\u003eto reveal how com­passion is transforming the lives of gang members.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a nation deeply divided and plagued by poverty and violence, \u003ci\u003eBarking to the Choir \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a snapshot into the challenges and joys of life on the margins. Sergio, arrested at nine, in a gang by twelve, and serving time shortly thereafter, now works with the substance-abuse team at Homeboy to help others find sobriety. Jamal, abandoned by his family when he tried to attend school at age seven, gradually finds forgive­ness for his schizophrenic mother. New father Cuco, who never knew his own dad, thinks of a daily adventure on which to take his four-year-old son. These former gang members uplift the soul and reveal how bright life can be when filled with unconditional love and kindness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is guaranteed to shake up our ideas about God and about people with a glimpse at a world defined by more compassion and fewer barriers. Gently and humorously, \u003ci\u003eBarking to the Choir \u003c\/i\u003einvites us to find kinship with one another and reconvinces us all of our own goodness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47044589322480,"sku":"9781476726168","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781476726168_p0.jpg?v=1763609591","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781476726168","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}