The Moth: This Is a True Story - 50 Extraordinary True Stories by Catherine Burns

Before television and radio, before penny paperbacks and mass literacy, people would gather on porches, on the steps outside their homes, and tell stories. The storytellers knew their craft and bewitched listeners would sit and listen long into the night as moths flitted around overhead. The Moth is a non-profit group that is trying to recapture this lost art, helping storytellers - old hands and novices alike - hone their stories before playing to packed crowds at sold-out live events. The very best of these stories are collected here: whether it's Bill Clinton's hell-raising press secretary or a leading geneticist with a family secret; a doctor whisked away by nuns to Mother Teresa's bedside or a film director saving her father's Chinatown store from money-grabbing developers...

Publisher:	Serpent's Tail
Year:	2014
Binding:	Paperback
ISBN:	9781846689895
Condition:	Good
Description:	Water stain to inside cover and first page.

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SKU: 1587874
Location: Short Stories