{"product_id":"the-query-9781949888997","title":"The Query","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Query\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of stories - stories of hope - arising from a simple question: \"What is the reason for the hope that is within you?\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey were gathered through chance encounters with strangers across America: On airplanes, in restaurants or caf s, at a car dealership, in a jury waiting room. The stories are as diverse as the storytellers: a teen anticipating senior prom in the arms of her first love; a crusty construction superintendent; an engaging nuclear physicist; a widow scarred by life, with no hope; a Catholic priest on assignment in Rome; a long-haul truck driver; an Army colonel with tours in Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan; a seasoned executive in the twilight of career; a thrice-married divorcee yearning for another chance; an eager young Polish immigrant, now a Fortune 500 engineer; and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders eavesdrop on deeply personal conversations as stories unfold. They are struck by a sad truth when Todd, the bankruptcy attorney and attentive husband in the story 'Everything Changed', shares: \u003cem\u003e\"I've been reflecting that we don't really take the time to listen to people anymore.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Parson's Porch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781949888997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.47d","brand":"Larry Moeller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38019472621749,"sku":"9781949888997","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2159ae07-76d6-47ab-8caa-a753e53376ab.jpg?v=1609172527","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-query-9781949888997","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}