{"product_id":"sodium-balls-m-div-robert-p-mitchell-9781480972810","title":"Sodium Balls: A Reverend's Journey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSodium Balls\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles Rev. Robert P. Mitchell's Jonah-like odyssey to the pulpit. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the cradle on, music drove Rev. Mitchell's life - both to Christ and away from Him. Someone once told him that he is \"existentially tied into his singing.\" Torn between opera and faith, Christianity and Judaism, \u003cem\u003eSodium Balls\u003c\/em\u003e takes the reader on a wild journey from dangerous Halloween (sodium balls) pranks to the opera stage to corporate board rooms to his first pulpit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally from central Pennsylvania, Rev. Robert P. Mitchell, M.Div. earned a B.S. in Voice and Opera at the Mannes College of Music in New York City. Afterwards, he pursued a 30-year business career with Scholastic Inc., working his way up to Manager of Marketing Information. In the meantime, he sang opera at night and on weekends. He partnered with his wife Joan in singing and parenting two boys. Before retiring, the couple entered seminary and became ordained ministers, serving their first church as co-pastors. In 2014, his book\u003cem\u003e Tales of a Tenacious Tenor\u003c\/em\u003e was released, the story of his astonishing singing career. The Mitchells now live in eastern Pennsylvania and enjoy their grandchildren.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. DIV Robert P. Mitchell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1480972819\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781480972810\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rosedog Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/12\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d","brand":"M. DIV Robert P. Mitchell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065633190143,"sku":"9781480972810","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c9f219d0-37ea-4b5b-8aa0-2bde58b70a8f.jpg?v=1768676250","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sodium-balls-m-div-robert-p-mitchell-9781480972810","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}