{"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBen Izzy, Joel:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - JOEL BEN IZZY tells stories at festivals throughout the world and has written and produced six CDs, which have won awards from the American Library Association and the Parents' Choice Foundation. He's been a storytelling consultant to various companies, including Hewlett-Packard, the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, and Pixar Animation Studios. He lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife and two children.","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726645072146,"sku":"9781565125124","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3c3bf013-5ca1-4c4d-a5a0-a66ee6719e17.jpg?v=1734877821","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-beggar-king-and-the-secret-of-happiness-a-true-story-9781565125124","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}