Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion
by Boyle, Gregory
- Used
- poor
- Paperback
- Condition
- Poor
- ISBN 10
- 1439153159
- ISBN 13
- 9781439153154
- Seller
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Olympia, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Trade paperback. Well used, with damage all over the place. Corners badly bent, stain on the front cover, paint speckles on the back. The pages, however, are clean and unmarked, and the spine has no creases. The story of Homeboy Industries, a gang-intervention program in Los Angeles, by the Priest who runs it.
Synopsis
Destined to become a classic of both urban reportage and contemporary spirituality ( Los Angeles Times ) Tattoos on the Heart is a series of parables about kinship and redemption from pastor, activist, and renowned speaker, Father Gregory Boylenow in paperback. For twenty years, Father Gregory Boyle has run Homeboy Industries, a gang-intervention program located in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angelesalso known as the gang capital of the world. In Tattoos on the Heart , he has distilled his experience working in the ghetto into a breathtaking series of parables inspired by faith. From giant, tattooed Cesar, shopping at JC Penney fresh out of prison, we learn how to feel worthy of Gods love. From ten-year-old Pipi we learn the importance of being known and acknowledged. From Lulu we understand the kind of patience necessary to rescue someone from the darkas Father Boyle phrases it, we can only shine a flashlight on a light switch in a darkened room. This is a motivating look at how to stay faithful in spite of failure, how to meet the world with a loving heart, and how to conquer shame with boundless, restorative love.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Turtleman Used Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ST01331
- Title
- Tattoos on the Heart
- Author
- Boyle, Gregory
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1439153159
- ISBN 13
- 9781439153154
- Publisher
- Free Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2011
- Pages
- 217
- Size
- 13.9 cm x 21 cm x 1.4 cm
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion; Inspiration;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Turtleman Used Books
About Turtleman Used Books
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