The moth

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. From James Braly's Struggling With What To Do When His Three-year-old Son Wants A Pink Bicycle To Dr. George Lombardi's Flying To India To Save Mother Theresa's Life, From Former U.s. Press Secretary Joe Lockhart's Oversleeping After A Long Night In A Moscow Bar And Missing Air Force One On His First International Trip, To Ed Gavagan's Surviving Being Stabbed By A Gang And Then Testifying At Their Trial, These 40 Stories Range From Sublime To Heartbreaking To Hilarious, And This Collection Will Feature The Very Best. Backed By The Moth's Own Efforts And Their Expanding Syndication And Live Event Efforts In 2012-2013, This Book Will Be An Important And Cherished Read For Existing Fans Of The Program, Literary Fans Of Some Of The Featured Storytellers, And Oral History Buffs Coast-to-coast-- 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. 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 The first collection from celebrated storytelling phenomenon The Moth presents fifty spellbinding, soul-bearing stories selected from their extensive archive. With tales from 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. 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 . A beloved read for Moth enthusiasts and all who savor well-told, hilarious, and heartbreaking stories.