{"product_id":"thank-goliath-a-memoir-about-an-italian-mother-a-rebel-son-and-lifes-noble-teacher-9781647046378","title":"Thank Goliath: A Memoir About an Italian Mother, a Rebel Son, and Life's Noble Teacher","description":"\u003cp\u003eThank Goliath by Domenic Aversa is both fun and tragic, emotional and entertaining. With cutting intelligence and the wisdom acquired with age, Aversa sews together memories and experiences about the power of forgiveness, love and adversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA memoir at its core. Written with impeccable free-flowing prose, especially brilliant in dialogue, reading at times like a novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA personal yet universal tale that is canny, engrossing and distinctly inspiring. \u003cstrong\u003eSelf-Publishing Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--------------------------------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fast-paced, intense, and colorful read detailing transformative adventures and experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe larger-than-life narrative is punctuated with mother-son dialogue that's penetrating, satirical, and at times provides comic relief to the serious tone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders will find his story compelling and instructive in the way it redefines life's challenges as boundless opportunities for growth. \u003cstrong\u003eBlue Ink Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--------------------------------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThank Goliath introduces us to one of the better memoir characters in recent years: his mother, Benedetta.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book's best moments are his conversations with her, which make Alice's Adventures in Wonderland sound as staid as city council meetings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWitty and poignant...readers should devour this memoir. Aversa tells the page-turning story of his complicated relationship with his indomitable mother.\u003cstrong\u003e Indie Reader\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--------------------------------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThank Goliath is the compelling memoir of a first-generation Canadian and his immigrant mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book's memoir elements fold into moving celebrations of his mother, Benedetta. It shares stories about how she overcame massive challenges in her own life; these are made to parallel and inform Aversa's own responses to struggles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir twinned tales function as an accessible parable of personal success, with standout scenes showing the ways in which Aversa and Benedetta worked through and overcame their obstacles. \u003cstrong\u003eForward Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bublish, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647046378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Domenic Aversa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42870565372085,"sku":"9781647046378","price":19.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1dd4c830-7c1d-4452-9234-af74f4c10bb1.jpg?v=1684269409","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/thank-goliath-a-memoir-about-an-italian-mother-a-rebel-son-and-lifes-noble-teacher-9781647046378","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}