| The Moth Contributor(s): The Moth (Author), Burns, Catherine (Author), Gopnik, Adam (Author) |
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ISBN: 1401311113 ISBN-13: 9781401311117 Publisher: Hachette Books OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Performing Arts | Storytelling |
| Dewey: 791.44 |
| LCCN: 2013014785 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.2" W x 8" (0.75 lbs) 432 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For the first time in print, celebrated storytelling phenomenon The Moth presents fifty spellbinding, soul-bearing stories selected from their extensive archive (fifteen-plus years and 10,000-plus stories strong). Inspired by friends telling stories on a porch, The Moth was born in small-town Georgia, garnered a cult following in New York City, and then rose to national acclaim with the wildly popular podcast and Peabody Award-winning weekly public radio show The Moth Radio Hour. Stories include: writer Malcolm Gladwell's wedding toast gone horribly awry; legendary rapper Darryl DMC McDaniels' obsession with a Sarah McLachlan song; poker champion Annie Duke's two-million-dollar hand; and A. E. Hotchner's death-defying stint in a bullring . . . with his friend Ernest Hemingway. Read about the panic of former Clinton Press Secretary Joe Lockhart when he misses Air Force One after a hard night of drinking in Moscow, and Dr. George Lombardi's fight to save Mother Teresa's life. This will be a beloved read for existing Moth enthusiasts, fans of the featured storytellers, and all who savor well-told, hilarious, and heartbreaking stories. |