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Listening Is an Act of Love
Listening Is an Act of Love: A Celebration of American Life from the StoryCorps Project | Dave Isay
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As heard on NPR, a wondrous nationwide celebration of our shared humanity StoryCorps founder and legendary radio producer Dave Isay selects the most memorable stories from StoryCorps' collection, creating a moving portrait of American life. The voices here connect us to real people and their lives--to their experiences of profound joy, sadness, courage, and despair, to good times and hard times, to good deeds and misdeeds. To read this book is to be reminded of how rich and varied the American storybook truly is, how resistant to easy categorization or stereotype. We are our history, individually and collectively, and Listening Is an Act of Love touchingly reminds us of this powerful truth. Dave Isay's newest book, Callings, is now available from Penguin Press.
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hannakristin
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This is one of the most comforting books I‘ve read, which is surprising since a lot of the subject matter is very heavy. The 50 stories in this book are snippets of recorded verbal conversations from the StoryCorps project, so at times I think the book suffers because you can‘t hear the voices. I also found myself wanting more of certain stories. The stories vary in subject matter and theme but it‘s very easy to find relatable, touching bits.

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hannakristin
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What a beautiful memory and thing to remember. Even at our worst moments, we can find joy.

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Blaire
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So I did this today! StoryCorps was in town and my husband and I did an interview. It may never make the radio but we have an official certificate that interview will be archived in the library of Congress. #nprfangirl #storytelling

DivineDiana What was the subject of your story? 6y
Blaire @DivineDiana my daughter has a rare chromosomal disorder and we talked about the impact of the diagnosis on our family and our approach to life. 6y
DivineDiana I am glad you were able to tell her story. 💗 6y
Blaire @DivineDiana thank you! 🙏 6y
Leftcoastzen Love story corps! 6y
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daniwithtea
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The second of two audiobooks i finished today. I wanted this to be longer, and I wanted it to be full stories, not just snippets.

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FountainBookstore
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1. Driving
2.You can have an awesome digital listening experience without feeding the Amazon maw by going to Libro.fm. Pick your indie bookstore and the books are comparably priced. Of course, we would love it if you chose Fountain. 🙂
3. Original. @MidnightBookGirl likes hers sped up.
4. Love the Brits.
5. So many! Check out our picks at https://libro.fm/playlists/fountain-listen-and-love

#audiobookinquiry @Chelleo

Dulcinella Only US cretitcard:-( 7y
FountainBookstore @Dulcinella I will bring this up with them today. Had no idea. Thanks for letting me know! 7y
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AlexandraGriffin
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I loved this, but I wish it was longer and we got to listen to people's stories more completely rather than just excerpts. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ of 5.

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Annazp
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Wonderful book very reminiscent of Humans of New York. There is nothing more touching than hearing the individual stories of a people and learning of the things that shaped them into who they have become. A must read.

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