{"product_id":"9781476726175","title":"Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship","description":"\u003cb\u003e“This is a beautiful and important and soul-transporting book. . . . Please read it.” —Elizabeth Gilbert\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This 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.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141729829104,"sku":"9781476726175","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781476726175_p0.jpg?v=1763609585","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781476726175","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}