{"product_id":"memories-of-endearing-personalities-joe-apollo-9780996955300","title":"Memories of Endearing Personalities: An Illustrated Memoir - Full Color Coffee Table Edition","description":"Mentally Ill, Homeless, Broke and Abandoned.\u003cb\u003eThose were the circumstances facing many of those who found their way to Housing With Help.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMemories of Endearing Personalities -- An Illustrated Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoe Apollo is a real estate broker who turned entrepreneur when he accepted a 94-room boarding home in lieu of a real estate commission. The agreement launched him on a twenty year odyssey that would define and give purpose to his life, while affecting the lives of hundreds of low-income, indigent, elderly and handicapped individuals who had fallen between the cracks. And it introduced him to a very special segment of our population that our middle and upper class rarely get to know beyond passing them on the street, much less becoming their friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaugh on one page, cry on the next. Be amazed on another. And feel your heart melt when you turn the page again, as you meet Joe's friends with their irresistibly endearing personalities. Follow his journey through twenty years of catching those too-often helpless, ignored and forgotten people who fell through the cracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnown as Housing With Help, Inc., Richardson House and East Samaria provided a home to 180 of them. Most were living with mental illness, while all were living with life-altering afflictions that challenged their independence. You will get to know them well, and love them as Joe did when you read the 40 vignettes of his fondest and most unforgettable memories of these remarkable individuals, along with his story and philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou will discover a whole new category of friends. The kind of friends who will never be able to get you tickets to the next big game, co-sign a loan for you, or come with you to your next gala.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut who will have you discover a corner of your heart you didn't know you had.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joe Apollo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0996955305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780996955300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Endearing Personalities, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.36d","brand":"Joe Apollo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44491392614655,"sku":"9780996955300","price":30.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_690b390d-5e77-4b69-9015-a4759a0a3776.jpg?v=1699450937","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/memories-of-endearing-personalities-joe-apollo-9780996955300","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}