The Moth Presents: All These Wonders

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9781101904404 Author(s): Catherine Burns Format: Hardcover Language: English Year: 2017 Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc Pages: 352 Series: The Moth Presents Series Number: 1

Description: A?Wonderful.' A?Michiko Kakutani, New York TimesCelebrating the 20th anniversary of storytelling phenomenon The Moth, 45 unforgettable true stories about risk, courage, and facing the unknown, drawn from the best ever told on their stagesCarefully selected by the creative minds at The Moth, and adapted to the page to preserve the raw energy of live storytelling, All These Wonders features voices both familiar and new. AlongsideA‚ Meg Wolitzer,A‚ John Turturro, and Tig Notaro, readers will encounter: an astronomer gazing at the surface of Pluto for the first time, an Afghan refugee learning how much her father sacrificed to save their family, a hip-hop star coming to terms with being a A?one-hit wonder,A? a young female spy risking everything as part of ChurchillA?s A?secret armyA? during World War II, and more. High-school student and neuroscientistA‚ alike, the storytellers share their ventures into uncharted territoryA?and how their lives were changed indelibly by what they discovered there. With passion, and humor, they encourage usA‚ all to beA‚ more open, vulnerable, and alive.

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