{"product_id":"the-saint-nicholas-society-9781956715422","title":"The Saint Nicholas Society","description":"\u003cp\u003eFred went from having it all-the girl  the car  the mansion-to being on the street. After being taken in by a kindly priest  he is diagnosed with cancer and begins to question whats left for him to live for. Nearly falling off the wagon  he is shocked and inspired while watching a modern-day Secret Santa on a TV news broadcast in the bar. Soon he begins to emulate the real Saint by secretly giving to those in need. Along the way he teams up with a band of \"misfit-toy\" compatriots who each question what life has in store for them. Freds story parallels the historic Saint Nikolas of Myra. Told in first person  we learn of then Nicholass friendship with an avowed pagan  the loss of his parents at an early age  and his being taken in by an ordained uncle. We follow his life and rise in an outlawed Church  the hardships and fears he had to endure  the communities he created  and his eventual service to the emperor  Constantine. Woven together like a fine tapestry  Fred and Nikolass stories inspire everyone to remember that the best ways to live are through kindness  community  and good deeds-showing that the more things change the more they stay the same.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67956325548085,"sku":"ByrdShop_1956715428","price":27.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-saint-nicholas-society-9781956715422","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}