An edition of The Moth
(2013)
The Moth
First edition.
by Catherine Burns, Adam Gopnik, and George Dawes Green
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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.
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Moth radio hour (Radio program), Social life and customs, Popular culture, Biography, Anecdotes, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Storytelling, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays, United states, social life and customs, Popular culture, united states, United states, biography, Storytelling, Radio programsPlaces
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Table of 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.
Edition Notes
"50 true stories"--Cover.
Includes dates, locations, and directors of the original performances of the stories.
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