Listening Is an Act of Love: A Celebration of American Life from the StoryCorps Project

Listening Is an Act of Love: A Celebration of American Life from the StoryCorps Project | Dave Isay | Human, truthful, remarkable

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	Listening Is an Act of Love: A Celebration of American Life from the StoryCorps Project Dave Isay Penguin Press HC, The, 2007 - 304 pages average customer review:based on 43 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Simple Inspirations

Such a simple idea - record two people who are connected in some way talking. The transcripts of the sessions are breathtaking; it is as if you are eavesdropping on an intimate conversation, each with a special message meant for only you to hear.

Human, truthful, remarkable

In this day and age of "reality" shows, celebrity drama, and media incompetence, it is good to read something that is human and honest.

The stories contained within this collection run the gamut of humorous and touching, bust out loud hilarious and emotionally devastating. It told through the mouths of our fellow citizens from their hearts, there are no disengenuity here, no falsehood, just what people know and think. The StoryCorp radio program is an incredibly touching experience, a none stop driveway moment. The incredible part is that people are so honest and imperturbable when going through the emotional roller coasters of their memories. I read the book prepared to be moved, but I was not prepared, and I could not be more prepared to be moved as much as this. I suspect that there are much more of the same locked away in the library of congress archives, I just hope that posterity will enjoy this gift from the past.

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Inspiring

Although I have heard Listening is an Act of Love on NPR, I found the book to be even more inspiring than the StoryCorps Project on Radio.

it will stay with you

This is an amazing collection of stories. I love listening to those testemonials anyways but reading it gives it another depth. Some of those stories are just staying with me all the time and it seems like a gift I want to carry and share again to let the seeds grow...
Thank you.

Personally Touching

This book gives a very personal insight into the every day lives of people like you and me. I wouldn't call it a history because it doesn't include any major events. It's a peoples history and I would recommend it to any one of my family or friends.

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