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Have a little faith : a true story

Author: Mitch Albom
Publisher: New York : Hyperion, 2009.
Edition/Format:   Book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
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When an eighty-two-year-old rabbi from Albom's old hometown asks him to deliver his eulogy, Albom goes back to his nonfiction roots and becomes involved with a Detroit pastor--a reformed drug dealer and convict--who preaches to the poor and homeless in a decaying church with a hole in its roof. A timely, moving, and inspiring look at faith: not just who believes, but why.
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Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Albom, Mitch, 1958-
Have a little faith.
New York : Hyperion, 2009
(OCoLC)737703043
Named Person: Mitch Albom; Albert L Lewis; Henry P Covington
Material Type: Biography
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Mitch Albom
ISBN: 9780786868728 0786868724
OCLC Number: 310399069
Description: viii, 254 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Contents: In the beginning--
--
Spring. The great tradition of running away --
Meet the reb --
A little history --
Life of Henry --
The file on God --
The house of peace --
The daily grind of faith --
Ritual --
The end of spring --
Summer. The things we lose--
--
Community --
A little more history --
The greatest question of all --
Why war? --
Happiness --
The end of summer --
Autumn. Church --
What is rich? --
Church --
Old --
Church --
A good marriage --
Your faith, my faith --
The things we find--
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Thanksgiving --
The end of autumn --
Winter. Winter solstice --
Good and evil --
Life of Cass --
Saying sorry --
The moment of truth --
Heaven --
Church --
Goodbye --
The eulogy --
--The things we leave behind.
Responsibility: Mitch Albom.

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When an eighty-two-year-old rabbi from Albom's old hometown asks him to deliver his eulogy, Albom goes back to his nonfiction roots and becomes involved with a Detroit pastor--a reformed drug dealer and convict--who preaches to the poor and homeless in a decaying church with a hole in its roof. A timely, moving, and inspiring look at faith: not just who believes, but why.
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