{"product_id":"a-long-way-from-home-ben-mathes-9781537431604","title":"A Long Way from Home","description":"\u003cp\u003eBooks can do many things. They can inspire, share history, scare, thrill, inform- the list is long. As I look over the chapters on Iraq, Chiapas, Iran, Hezbollah, Zaire etc- I see the very real possibility that this book could become a new text for the International Society for Research on Impulsivity \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImpulsivity is defined as the \"tendency to act on a whim, displaying behavior characterized by little or no forethought, reflection, or consideration of the consequences.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI got that- I really do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePersonally, I've tried to measure some life situations- and some decisions- by this axiom; \"What's the worst thing that could happen?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs of this writing, it's been over 40 years since I had the privilege of working as a young chaplain at the Shelby County Sheriff's Department in Memphis, Tennessee. The Senior Chaplain was Rev. Jimmy Whitlock, a complicated amalgamation of faith and fury. Under his care, I spent my days in the jail, and my nights on the streets of Memphis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ben Mathes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1537431609\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781537431604\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Parson's Porch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.37d","brand":"Ben Mathes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938114207999,"sku":"9781537431604","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_3a05f390-1048-401a-8c50-86581b24b6a9.jpg?v=1681433816","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-long-way-from-home-ben-mathes-9781537431604","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}