02288cam a2200325 i 4500 329523676 TxAuBib 20171002120000.0 130513s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2013014785 9781401311117 pbk. 1401311113 pbk. (OCoLC)827260781 TxAuBib rda The moth / preface by Adam Gopnik ; foreword by George Dawes Green ; edited and with an introduction by Catherine Burns. First edition. New York : Hyperion, 2013. xxi, 407 pages ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "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"-- Provided by publisher. 20171002. Selected in memory of Ann P. McGeady. Popular culture United States Anecdotes. United States Biography Anecdotes. United States Social life and customs 1971- Anecdotes. Burns, Catherine, 1969-, editor of compilation. Moth radio hour (Radio program.)