{"product_id":"this-is-a-soul-an-american-doctors-remarkable-mission-in-ethiopia-paperback","title":"This Is a Soul: An American Doctor's Remarkable Mission in Ethiopia - 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\u003eMarilyn Berger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A powerful, important book for our age.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Abraham Verghese, author \u003cem\u003eCutting For Stone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePassionately written by journalist Marilyn Berger, \u003cem\u003eThis is a Soul\u003c\/em\u003e is the moving and inspiring story of Dr. Rick Hodes, an American doctor living in Ethiopia, who has devoted his life to caring for the sickest of the sick and the poorest of the poor. Dr. Hodes's life and work makes for fascinating reading, especially for those who have been profoundly touched by Tracy Kidder's \u003cem\u003eMountains Beyond Mountains\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhoever Saves a Life, It Is Considered as If He Saved an Entire World\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Rick Hodes arrived in Africa more than two decades ago to help the victims of a famine, but he never expected to call this extremely poor continent his home. Twenty-eight years later, he is still there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Is a Soul\u003c\/em\u003e tells the remarkable story of Rick Hodes's journey from suburban America to Mother Teresa's clinic in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. As a boy, Rick was devoted to helping those in need, and eventually he determined that becoming a doctor would allow him to do the most good. When he heard about famine in Africa, that's where he went, and when genocide convulsed Rwanda, he went into the refugee camps to minister to the victims. When he was told that Ethiopia was allowing its Jews to emigrate to Israel, he went to help. While there, he was drawn to Mother Teresa's mission in Addis Ababa. It was there that Rick found his calling when he began caring for the sickest children in one of the world's poorest countries. But he did more than that--he began taking them into his home and officially adopted five of them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Is a Soul\u003c\/em\u003e is also a book filled with great joy and triumph. When Rick's kids return from surgery or life-saving treatments, he is exultant. Seeing these people after surgery is like going to heaven, he says.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarilyn Berger went to Africa to write about Dr. Hodes, but while there, she became involved with the story. When she came upon a small, deformed, and malnourished boy begging on the street, she recognized immediately that he had the exact disease Rick could cure. She took him to Rick, who eventually arranged for the boy to have a complicated and risky surgery, which turned out to be incredibly successful. The boy's story--intertwined with Rick's, and Marilyn's as well--is unforgettable in its pathos and subtle humor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Is a Soul\u003c\/em\u003e is not just a story of the savior and the saved, it is a celebration of love and wisdom, and an exploration of how charity and devotion can actually change lives in an overcrowded, unjust, and often harsh world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Whoever Saves a Life, It Is Considered as If He Saved an Entire World\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Rick Hodes arrived in Africa more than two decades ago to help the victims of a famine, but he never expected to call this extremely poor continent his home. Twenty-eight years later, he is still there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Is a Soul\u003c\/em\u003e tells the remarkable story of Rick Hodes's journey from suburban America to Mother Teresa's clinic in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. As a boy, Rick was devoted to helping those in need, and eventually he determined that becoming a doctor would allow him to do the most good. When he heard about famine in Africa, that's where he went, and when genocide convulsed Rwanda, he went into the refugee camps to minister to the victims. When he was told that Ethiopia was allowing its Jews to emigrate to Israel, he went to help. While there, he was drawn to Mother Teresa's mission in Addis Ababa. It was there that Rick found his calling when he began caring for the sickest children in one of the world's poorest countries. But he did more than that--he began taking them into his home and officially adopted five of them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Is a Soul\u003c\/em\u003e is also a book filled with great joy and triumph. When Rick's kids return from surgery or life-saving treatments, he is exultant. \"Seeing these people after surgery is like going to heaven,\" he says.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarilyn Berger went to Africa to write about Dr. Hodes, but while there, she became involved with the story. When she came upon a small, deformed, and malnourished boy begging on the street, she recognized immediately that he had the exact disease Rick could cure. She took him to Rick, who eventually arranged for the boy to have a complicated and risky surgery, which turned out to be incredibly successful. The boy's story--intertwined with Rick's, and Marilyn's as well--is unforgettable in its pathos and subtle humor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Is a Soul\u003c\/em\u003e is not just a story of the savior and the saved, it is a celebration of love and wisdom, and an exploration of how charity and devotion can actually change lives in an overcrowded, unjust, and often harsh world. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 12, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48846631731448,"sku":"9780061759550","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/XlLWX0j-sp9780061759550.webp?v=1780825643","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/this-is-a-soul-an-american-doctors-remarkable-mission-in-ethiopia-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}