{"product_id":"real-life-stories-paul-emerson-9781450265898","title":"Real Life Stories","description":"Part memoir and part medical history, \u003ci\u003eReal Life Stories\u003c\/i\u003e presents remembrances, personal anecdotes, and stories from the life and career of Paul Emerson. It also shares the harrowing and heartwarming story of a young Filipino boy's struggle for survival.\u003cp\u003e Paul Emerson was born in a small town in Pennsylvania. He grew up in a close-knit extended family in his grandfather's house. But his upbringing was much like those of other young boys who were born in the 1930s. He was seven years old when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, an event that is etched in his mind forever. He shares his memories of growing up and of various events in his adult life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e He also shares the memorable story of Rinor Marcial, a young boy from the Philippines who was badly burned with gasoline during the Christmas holiday one year. After being treated by local medical center, he returned to his bamboo bungalow home, where his sleeping position caused complications. Rinor was discovered by a missionary who was determined to get him admitted to a Shriner's Burns Institute in Galveston, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e His heartwarming story is just one of the many \u003ci\u003eReal Life Stories\u003c\/i\u003e included in this memorable collection from Paul Emerson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Emerson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1450265898\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781450265898\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/14\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paul Emerson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48453650743551,"sku":"9781450265898","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e424a282-f916-4c17-afe5-692eb985113d.jpg?v=1777301426","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/real-life-stories-paul-emerson-9781450265898","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}