All There Is, David Isay
All There Is, David Isay
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All There Is
Love Stories from StoryCorps

Author: David Isay, David Isay

Narrator: Various

Unabridged: 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/02/2012


Synopsis

StoryCorps travels America, collecting and preserving the stories of our lives. Each conversation is housed in the Library of Congress, and many are broadcast on NPR’s Morning Edition, heard by millions of listeners each week. Told from the hearts, souls, and lives of individual Americans, these stories make us laugh, cry, think, feel, and know that we are all worth listening to and remembering.

About David Isay

David Isay is an American radio producer and founder of Sound Portraits Productions. He is also the founder of StoryCorps, an ongoing oral history project. He is the recipient of numerous broadcasting honors, including six Peabody Awards and a MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship. He is the author/editor of numerous books that grew out of his public radio documentary work.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Julie on February 03, 2012

I've been on a streak of really great books lately - and this is definitely one of them. It's a collection of StoryCorps stories relating to love in three parts: love found, love lost, and love regained. If you aren't familiar with StoryCorps, it's a nationwide movement to record the stories of ever......more

Goodreads review by Tamara on February 15, 2012

You know how most people, when you ask them to tell you something interesting about themselves, they say, "Oh, I don't know. I'm pretty boring, I guess." Well, it's true, in the way that the human experience is oftentimes ordinary and predictable and a bit the same for everyone. But then, when they......more

Goodreads review by Kipahni on May 01, 2012

My favorite part of When Harry met Sally (besides THE CAFE scene) is when there are the couples sitting on the couch telling their "how we met" stories. This book of such stories. Heartbreaking, beautiful, honest and romantic. A perfect little book. One of my favorite questions to ask people besides '......more

Goodreads review by Laura on May 19, 2020

I am a great admirer of the work of Storycorps - collecting and preserving the stories of everyday Americans. This collection of love stories of everyday people from around the country was just the heartwarming read I was in the mood for.......more

Goodreads review by Stacie on June 18, 2012

My favorite part of this book - and anytime I read StoryCorps interviews - is seeing if the picture of the storytellers I've painted in my head matches the image at the end of the interview. Oftentimes, it's completely off, which acts as a great reminder not to judge a book by its cover - and that e......more