| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xxi, 407 pages ; 21 cm |
| Note |
"50 true stories"--Cover. |
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Includes dates, locations, and directors of the original performances of the stories. |
| Summary |
In the tradition of book anthologies created from public radio programs such as StoryCorps and This I Believe, THE MOTH collects the best storytelling moments--most in print here for the very first time--straight from their archive of more than 3000 shows since the first Moth Evening in 1997. |
| Contents |
Innocents abroad. Life on a Möbius strip / by Janna Levin ; Mission to India / by Dr. George Lombardi ; Notes on an exorcism / by Andrew Solomon ; Man and beast / by Alan Rabinowitz ; The Prince and I / by Jillian Lauren ; The day I became a matador / by A.E. Hotchner -- In the trenches. Life after death / by Damien Echols ; Don't fall in love with your monkey / by Ari Handel ; Tajik sonata / by Anoid Latipovna Rakhmatyllaeva ; Impeachment day / by Joe Lockhart ; Easter in a Texas roadhouse / by Wayne Reece ; Bicycle safety on Essex / by Richard Price ; Elevator ER / by Jon Levin ; The big things you don't do / by Annie Duke -- Coming home. A view of the Earth / by Michael Massimino ; Life flight / by Kimberly Reed ; Angel / by Darryl "DMC" McDaniels ; The house that Sherman didn't burn / by George Dawes Green ; Cocktails in Attica / by Sherman "O.T." Powell ; Whatever doesn't kill me / by Ed Gavagan -- Generations. LOL / by Adam Gopnik ; Liberty card / by Marvin Gelfand ; Discussing family trees in school can be dangerous / by Paul Nurse ; The mug shot / by Steve Osborne ; Good news versus bad / by Erin Barker ; The apron strings of Savannah / by Edgar Oliver ; A kind of wisdom / by Ellie Lee ; A perfect circle / by Carly Johnstone -- Shot through the heart. War / by Sebastian Junger ; We'll have to stop now / by Andy Christie ; Her way / by Malcolm Gladwell ; The case of the curious codes / by Cynthia Riggs ; The accident / by Ophira Eisenberg ; Sing Sing tattoo / by Ted Conover -- Carpe diem. My first day with the Yankees / by Matthew McGough ; Under the influence / by Jeffery Rudell ; Yes means yes? / by Elna Baker ; One last family photo / by James Braly ; A dish best served cold / by Tristan Jimerson ; A work in progress / by Aimee Mullins ; Unhooked / by Nathan Englander ; The small town prisoner / by Wanda Bullard -- Save me. The past wasn't done with me / by Kemp Powers ; Hair today gone tomorrow / by Jenny Allen ; The one good man / by Joyce Maynard ; Life support / by Stephanie Summerville ; Where there's smoke / by Jenifer Hixson ; Perfect moments / by Brian Finkelstein ; Fireworks from above / by Faye Lane ; Franny's last ride / by Mike DeStefano. |
| Subject |
Moth radio hour (Radio program)
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United States -- Social life and customs -- 1971- -- Anecdotes.
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Popular culture -- United States -- Anecdotes.
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United States -- Biography -- Anecdotes.
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| Added Author |
Burns, Catherine, 1969- editor of compilation.
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Gopnik, Adam.
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Green, George Dawes.
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| Added Title |
Moth radio hour (Radio program)
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| ISBN |
9781401311117 paperback |
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1401311113 paperback |
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