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An Invisible Thread

The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny

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An Invisible Thread

Written by: Laura Schroff, Alex Tresniowski
Narrated by: Pam Ward
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 This 10th anniversary edition of the beloved #1 New York Times bestseller includes a new introduction and afterword by the author. Chronicling the lifelong friendship between a busy sales executive and a disadvantaged young boy that began with one small gesture of kindness, this is a “ray of hope for a better future, as well as an assurance that love is a stronger force than injustice and inequality” (Sybrina Fulton, mother of Travyon Martin and coauthor of Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin).

Stopping was never part of the plan...

She was a successful ad sales rep in Manhattan. He was a homeless, eleven-year-old panhandler on the street. He asked for spare change; she kept walking. But then something stopped her in her tracks, and she went back. And she continued to go back, again and again. They met up nearly every week for years and built an unexpected, life-changing friendship that has today spanned almost three decades.

Whatever made me notice him on that street corner so many years ago is clearly something that cannot be extinguished, no matter how relentless the forces aligned against it. Some may call it spirit. Some may call it heart. It drew me to him, as if we were bound by some invisible, unbreakable thread. And whatever it is, it binds us still.​

Now with new material that brings the life-changing story up to date for its tenth anniversary, An Invisible Thread is “a book capable of restoring our faith in each other and in the very idea that maybe everything is going to be okay after all” (Catherine Ryan Hyde, author of Pay It Forward). Friendship Personal Development Personal Success Relationships Sociology New York Business
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Inspiring and uplifting. Wonderfully narrated. A lesson in compassion and understanding that I’m sure, will stay with me for a long time.

A beautiful story

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I love this story with all that I am. Thank you Laurie and Maurice for sharing it. ❤️

Incredible

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Fantastic read, the pace is steady and the story fantastic. I don’t cry a lot but this book certainly brings on the waterworks! I find a lot of books that are whiny and attempting to pull you in but they often miss the mark. This book is not written by an overly dramatic author but it’s story and message is totally touching in a very genuine way.

Totally touching and heartwarming

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it was a great read.
very well written.
clean and simple and honest.
the contrasts and contradictions and moments of joy....honesty and simplicity as a blessing....
no child should be an island

What a parable of impacting others

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Loved it. A very touching story about kindness and our misconceptions about people. Good read.

Great book.

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