{"product_id":"the-beggar-king-and-the-secret-of-happiness-a-true-story-9781565125124","title":"The Beggar King and the Secret of Happiness: A True Story","description":"\"Wonderful \" (Grace Paley). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Heartwarming and smart and wonderfully written\" (\u003ci\u003eDetroit Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Provides edifying advice, intimately given, like the best-selling \u003ci\u003eTuesdays with Morrie\u003c\/i\u003e\" (the \u003ci\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Altogether original\" (Dr. Laura Schlessinger). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This story will speak to the humanity of the reader\" (\u003ci\u003eJewish Book World\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Beggar King and the Secret of Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e is that rare, magical book--a book that tells a good story but also shows us how the tales we learned when we were children shed light on our adult lives. Joel ben Izzy had the unusual opportunity to relive those lessons when he lost his voice and reconnected with his old teacher, Lenny, a retired storyteller. Through his meetings with Lenny, Joel rediscovers the wisdom of ancient tales and takes us on a journey into a world of beggars and kings, monks and tigers, lost horses and buried treasures--and in the end tells us the secret of happiness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Algonquin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781565125124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 5.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2005 pg. 53\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Joel Ben Izzy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36659949076636,"sku":"9781565125124","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e938db08-7a05-43f8-8434-c83fbe1180b2.jpg?v=1603895755","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-beggar-king-and-the-secret-of-happiness-a-true-story-9781565125124","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}