{"product_id":"the-orphans-nine-commandments-hardcover","title":"The Orphans' Nine Commandments - Hardcover","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\u003eWilliam Roger Holman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTed Blevins\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Roger Bechan was six, his mother packed his suitcase and told him they were going to Oklahoma City to visit an uncle. Instead, she took him to the Oklahoma Society for the Friendless, where he began a long journey through three orphanages and several foster homes. With all the color of the 1930s, this is a story of survival within an impersonal child-care system, a story filled with vivid characters, pathos and surprising humor, and the tenacity of a young boy who longs for a normal home--and can't understand why his mother abandoned him or who his father is. No wonder he and his orphan friends omit the tenth commandment--to \"honor your father and mother.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a teenager, the boy finds a home with a supportive couple in a small Oklahoma oil town. Roger Bechan becomes William Holman, who obtains degrees from two universities, marries and raises three sons, and becomes the youngest director of the San Francisco Public Library and an award-winning book designer. Late in life, he discovers the identity of his father--and a new family.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Holman served as head librarian, Pan American University; Director of the Rosenberg Library in Galveston; Head of the San Antonio Public Library, Director of the San Francisco Library, and Professor, the Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas. He is a mentor for the Orphan Foundation of America and has represented the group on national television. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMr. Holman and his wife, Barbara, publish under the imprint, \"Roger Beacham, Publisher\" and have produced such books as Harold Billings' \u003ci\u003eTexas Beast Fables\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThis Bitterly Beautiful Land: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Texas Commonplace Book\u003c\/i\u003e, considered by many the most beautiful book ever published in Texas. His avocations are golf, book collecting, and racing sailboats. The Holmans live in Austin.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 238\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.32 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47333664817401,"sku":"9780875653556","price":24.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/KStE9hcdaO9780875653556.webp?v=1769641722","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-orphans-nine-commandments-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}