{"product_id":"gotta-find-a-home-karen-silvestri-9780993979903","title":"Gotta Find a Home: Conversations with Street People","description":"Writing about the homeless and helping the homeless, has given my life a purpose that it didn't have before. Documenting their stories will, I hope, introduce them to the public in a non-threatening way. Some panhandlers look intimidating, but that disappears when one sees them laugh. A typical day for me involves taking the bus and walking two blocks to work. I pass Joy's spot every day. I usually sit and talk with her for twenty to thirty minutes. Chester and Hippo may drop by to chat. Most afternoons, depending on weather, I walk two blocks to the park where the group of panhandlers varies in size from two to twenty or more. They don't panhandle at the park. Like a soap opera, every day is different; some scenarios will carry over a few days or weeks. People will disappear for weeks or months due illness, rehab programs or incarceration. When I met Joy I was going through an emotional crisis. Meeting her and her friends - worrying about them and whether or not they would be able to eat and find a place to sleep - took my mind off my problems, that then, seemed insignificant. It was - is - truly a life changing experience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karen Silvestri,Dennis Cardiff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0993979904\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780993979903\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dennis Cardiff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/10\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d","brand":"Karen Silvestri","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48438094921983,"sku":"9780993979903","price":15.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aa4227ff-1a66-47b5-8685-8c7506fd4173.jpg?v=1777168773","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gotta-find-a-home-karen-silvestri-9780993979903","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}