{"product_id":"tales2inspire-the-ruby-collection-lois-w-stern-9781495940088","title":"Tales2Inspire The Ruby Collection: Gifts of Compassion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEXPANDED AND REVISED: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeventeen contest-winning true stories, each one a Gift of Compassion. named for the \u003cb\u003eRuby\u003c\/b\u003e, the gemstone symbolizing friendship and love. These are stories of human kindness, expressed not just with caring words, but with impactful actions: \u003cbr\u003e. . . A boy with Alopecia believes the world is filled with kindness because those he encounters assume he is being treated for cancer. . . An injured eagle and his trainer learn to communicate in ways that feel almost impossible. . . an affluent volunteer at an Alaskan visitors center befriends an alcoholic Native American woman and changes her life. Each story stands completely on its own and each one is true.\u003cp\u003eIf you love short stories filled with caring and compassion, this is the book for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Ruby, the gemstone symbolizing real life demonstrations of caring and love, is a perfect match for this group of memoirs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTales2Inspire\u003c\/i\u003e began as an Authors Helping Authors project, a global story contest created to lift up talented writers while bringing readers exactly the kind of true human interest stories that readers are quietly searching for - stories that remind us of what people are capable of. That original idea, an Authors Helping Authors project, grew into a contest of globally submitted stories, and is part of what makes this collection feel different from anything assembled by a single author or a single publisher. Every story in this collection has earned its place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Zodiac Connection: \u003c\/b\u003eThe Ruby is the gemstone associated with three astrological signs: \u003cb\u003eAries, Leo \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e Capricorn.\u003c\/b\u003e For specific dates and colorful details, download our free Zodiac chart under GIFTS at the \u003ci\u003eTales2Inspire\u003c\/i\u003e website.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors of the award winning stories in the Ruby Collection are listed below in the same sequence in which their stories appear in this book: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAshley Howland\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelanie Sue Bowles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeth Smithem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCara Sue Achterberg\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCheryl Stewart\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinter Vinecki\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRod DiGruttolo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaria Jordan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Graden\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Hernandez\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Osborne\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCami Ann Hofstadter, PhD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJack Adler\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand yours truly, Lois W. Stern\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lois W. Stern\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 149594008X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781495940088\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.26d","brand":"Lois W. Stern","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49163057561855,"sku":"9781495940088","price":11.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tales2inspire-the-ruby-collection-lois-w-stern-9781495940088","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}