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  The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music

  by Steve Lopez

  A moving story of the remarkable bond between a journalist in search of a story and a homeless, classically trained musician—destined to be a major motion picture from DreamWorks, starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. When Steve Lopez saw Nathaniel Ayers playing his heart out on a two-string violin on Los Angeles’ skid row, he found it impossible to walk away. More than thirty years earlier, Ayers had been a... (more)
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  Red Suit Diaries, The: A Real-Life Santa on Hopes, Dreams, and Childlike Faith

  by Ed Butchart

  Tom Brokaw said it best about the author: This Santa "can only be described as the real thing." With warmth, humor, and wonder, Ed Butchart shares his stories as a professional Santa Claus in The Red Suit Diaries. Deftly combining his Santa persona with his passion for God, Butchart reveals himself as a once-hardened Marine who found Jesus and began to serve others in unusual ways. Readers who open The Red Suit... (more)
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  More Pages from The Red Suit Diaries: A Real-Life Santa Shares Hopes, Dreams, and Childlike Faith

  by Ed Butchart

  Tom Brokaw said it best: This Santa "can only be described as the real thing." With warmth, humor, and wonder, Ed Butchart shares more stories from his life as a professional Santa Claus in More Pages from the Red Suit Diaries. Readers who open this heartwarming book will find themselves transfixed. From the devastating loss of his beloved "Mrs. Claus" to revisiting old friends to making new ones, this Santa... (more)
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  Simple Acts of Kindness for Kids

  by Ray Alonzo