{"product_id":"kindness-stones-stories-for-melissa-paperback","title":"Kindness Stones: Stories for Melissa - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Allan Powell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this book,\" Mark Allan Powell says, \"I offer the world the best that I can do: often humorous but sometimes poignant stories to engage the heart, soul, and mind.\" Here readers will meet a man who has fallen in love seven times, but never fallen out; a teacher whose devotion to children has (so far) distracted her from a guilty past and a present loneliness; a troubled soul who finds meaning in life by recounting tales of Greek mythology to Girl Scouts and vagrants; a retired priest who is (literally) haunted by memories of a girl he once loved. The stories differ wildly in mood and genre: they may be raucous, sentimental, sexy, or spooky--but they are all entertaining. Powell says, \"Perhaps you'll laugh; perhaps you'll cry; perhaps you'll think (but not too hard--that would not be the point). Enjoy!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Allan Powell is known as an author of academic books in the fields of religion and culture. He edited \u003ci\u003eThe Harper Collins Bible Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e and wrote the award-winning \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music\u003c\/i\u003e; his numerous textbooks have sold over half a million copies. This is his first work of fiction, a collection of stories that, while not particularly religious, are informed by an understanding of intangible or spiritual aspirations and appetites.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 28, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48709346722041,"sku":"9798385245932","price":29.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/9BmCh3OEya9798385245932.webp?v=1784923679","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/kindness-stones-stories-for-melissa-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}