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89th out of 98 books
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Mom: A Celebration of Mothers from StoryCorps
by
Dave Isay
"What I want to say to you is that sometimes life catches you by surprise and you feel unequipped to handle what it brings you, but every bit of life you've lived before that moment equips you to live through it. That's what I would give to you." -Fanni Victoria Green-Lemons, in conversation with her daughter, Danyealah Green-Lemons
In Mom, Dave Isay-StoryCorps's founder...more
Hardcover, 208 pages
Published
April 15th 2010
by Penguin Press HC, The
(first published 2010)
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I heard the quick and familiar knock on the door a few weeks ago. The UPS delivery man was already walking back to his truck when I opened the front door and found another package on my porch. I opened the package to discover an absolutely beautiful book. The cover was red and the simple title in white caught my eye -- MOM.
How could I resist this book? The answer is simple. I couldn't.
MOM : A Celebration of Mothers from StoryCorps edited by Dave Isay is a delightful collection of interviews abo...more
How could I resist this book? The answer is simple. I couldn't.
MOM : A Celebration of Mothers from StoryCorps edited by Dave Isay is a delightful collection of interviews abo...more
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I love the StoryCorps project. I first got acquainted with StoryCorps online, and began listening to interview excerpts online and via podcasts, and then I read (and listened to) All There is: Love Stories from StoryCorps, and then read Listening is an Act of Love. Both of these books were well-organized, cohesive, and very touching. The stories were natural, and were very eloquent in their genuineness and honesty, and were as touching as they were, because it felt as if the person wasn't even a...more
I saw Dave Isay on The Colbert Report and decided to buy this book as a Mother's Day gift. The idea of StoryCorps itself appeals to me, so a book consisting of interviews about motherhood sounded interesting. I was not wrong.
The stories in Mom are moving in a way I suspect many people would dismiss as a case of reality being unrealistic, though I'm sure Isay chose these particular stories for their emotional impact. In other words, there's nothing dull about Mom. The people telling these stories...more
The stories in Mom are moving in a way I suspect many people would dismiss as a case of reality being unrealistic, though I'm sure Isay chose these particular stories for their emotional impact. In other words, there's nothing dull about Mom. The people telling these stories...more
Like the book Listening is and Act of Love , this book is a collection of interviews from the Storycorp project. All the interviews and stories focus on motherhood. From miscarriages to adoption, from remembering a passed mother to dealing with the death of a child. It is perfect to read in time for Mother's Day. There are also a lot of conversations between mother and child, just remembering life together. It made me think fondly of all the mothers and grandmothers in my life, especially my ow...more
What if ordinary people could sit down and interview one another? Not be interviewed by a professional, but sister to sister, husband to wife, mother to daughter? What would you get?
You would get a collection of stories about very real people on very real topics.
A Mom A Celebration of Mothers is divided into three categories — wisdom, devotion, enduring love — but there is no narrative linking the stories together. No attempt to put common stories together. Just slices of life, representing the...more
You would get a collection of stories about very real people on very real topics.
A Mom A Celebration of Mothers is divided into three categories — wisdom, devotion, enduring love — but there is no narrative linking the stories together. No attempt to put common stories together. Just slices of life, representing the...more
I had never heard of storycorps before reading this book, I just happened to grab it off of the shelf in the library. I'm so glad that I did. This book was very touching, emotional, and very heartfelt. I couldn't wait to get to the next story. One theme that continued throughout the book was love. To see how all these different people in all these different states, walks of life etc. had so much love for their mothers. I want to interview some of my relatives and see if I can get some stories fo...more
I loved a previous work from the Storycorps archives (Listening Is an Act of Love). Storycorps participants meet at recording booths for short sessions. They receive a cd transcript of their interview and a copy is also kept at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. This collection offers conversations both joyful and heartbreaking -- in this volume sharing stories focusing on the many facets of motherhood. I look forward to sharing it with my mom, and maybe collecting a story...more
This...*this* is what oral history is all about. I recently reviewed the StoryCorps collection on love All There Is: Love Stories from StoryCorps, and I found it less compelling than I expected given my love for reading collected oral histories. But this collection on motherhood struck just the right chord for me. Maybe it is because of where my life is now (I am currently a stay-at-home mother to a toddler), but this collection struck me as richer than the other one. With the other, I found mys...more
In the opening it says that we are more alike than we are different, and reading stories about a very diverse moms made me realize it was true.
I found there to be a disproportionate number of stories about divorced single moms, adopted children/children given up for adoption and mothers accepting their gay children. I guess these stories must have seemed more appealing to the editor, but they comprised much of the book.
I found there to be a disproportionate number of stories about divorced single moms, adopted children/children given up for adoption and mothers accepting their gay children. I guess these stories must have seemed more appealing to the editor, but they comprised much of the book.
I picked this book up one night after a long day of classes, thinking I would just read a story or two. I didn't put it down until I had finished every single one. Such touching stories - really runs the gamut of types of relationships one can have with a mother or motherhood. It's wonderful to read these stories in the voice of the people telling them. I highly recommend!
I was so excited to read another collection of the Storycorps interviews. I would give this a 3.5, but it just seemed to fall short of the Listening is an Act of Love. Some how the compilation doesn't seem to have as much cohesion as the other book.
Still, I do love StoryCorps and the accounts are touching, heartfelt and diverse. It's a lovely book.
Still, I do love StoryCorps and the accounts are touching, heartfelt and diverse. It's a lovely book.
I love listening to these pieces on NPR. They move me almost every time. It is fascinating to me how each individual is effected by their relationship and life experience with their "mom." What a nice break. I laughed and cried. Each piece is short and sweet and doesn't require a lot of time or committment. A great gift idea. I love this project and happy to support it by buying copies!
Yet another touching StoryCorp book that I didn't even know existed until I found it by accident in the catalog. Rated this just a little lower because it was pretty obvious that they picked stories that were politically correct in their focus. That didn't diminish the emotional quality of the storie but I don't think it is necessary to take this slant.
I have a love/hate relationship with StoryCorps: I love the project, but hate that it always made me cry in my car on the way to work. Enter this book. Now I can cry like a baby in the comfort of my own home! The stories presented in this book are so varied that you're bound to find at least one that relates to you and your mum. So lovely!
Another wonderful compilation of stories from this oral history project. This one was about mothers. Love! Stories from all kinds of mothers and their children. I recommend! So many heartwarming nuggets of wisdom I will remember and try to pass on to my daughter. So many wonderful ideas of how to love and mother your children.
Thought of my mom as I read this. StoryCorps' purpose in publishing this book was to celebrate love through listening; listening to people speak of memories of their moms or of being moms. The interviews were edited into short, several page reflections that were sweet, inspirational and enjoyable.
Nice quick heartwarming read for mothers, daughters, sons, husbands alike. Interview transcripts from the fab NPR radio show StoryCorps of children talking about their mothers, mothers talking about motherhood, etc. from all different generations. Fun nighttime read.
I love Story Corp from NPR. Here is a collection of a few of the stories not heard on the radio programs. It's quick read. I read it in one day. Definitely a nice gift to give to Mom on Mother's Day. Or her birthday. Or Christmas. Or whenever. you get the point.
The short stories wisdom by every person was the best part of the stories, was a celebration of life
in every way, I recomend to read and enjoy all these wonderful individuals. Life is great. Thanks to my beautiful daugther for given me this priceless book.
in every way, I recomend to read and enjoy all these wonderful individuals. Life is great. Thanks to my beautiful daugther for given me this priceless book.
Transcribed StoryCorps interviews about being a mom, having a mom, giving a child up for adoption, adopting a child, great moms, inspiring moms, death and sickness of both moms and children, and everything else mom related.
Short interview segments/essays, some very moving.
Short interview segments/essays, some very moving.
Tearjerker Alert!
StoryCorps is such a splendid project, and this book is a heartfelt collection of love, devotion and gratitude from sons, daughters, partners and mothers. I liked that a small photo was included of each interview pair.
StoryCorps is such a splendid project, and this book is a heartfelt collection of love, devotion and gratitude from sons, daughters, partners and mothers. I liked that a small photo was included of each interview pair.
I generally really like Dave Isay's/StoryCorp material. I find glimpses of the remarkable as ordinary people find and share very profound things as a result of examining their relationships and life experiences.
Received a comp copy from ALA and flew through it in a day. The book is divided into three sections: Wisdom, Devotion, and Enduring Love. I found the last chapter to be the most compelling story wise. A quick read and an appropriate gift-giving book.
In just a few pages a mother and her family comes to life--beautiful, inspiring, thought-provoking. My loving thanks to my own daughter, Gabriella, for gifting me with this lovely anthology for Mother's Day 2010.
Yup another story corps book! I loved just as much as I enjoyed the first one. I hope they keep producing them and are able to continue the story corps project for a long time. It's such an amazing concept!
This reminded me how relationships impact our lives. I hope to leave memories
of love, laughter and good times with those I love and the future loves of my life.
of love, laughter and good times with those I love and the future loves of my life.
An enjoyable read. Some nice little nuggets of wisdom included. I could see just keeping this on a shelf and pulling it out for a quick pick me up time to time.
I read much of this through teary eyes. What beautiful stories about moms; they made me miss my own mother. Thank goodness I'll see her in a couple weeks!
Loved this book as well as "All There Is," also by Dave Isay. Super quick read - one sitting - but very touching. There are definitely all kinds of moms!
A simple, beautiful edit of some of Storycorps' mother-themed interview submissions. A quick and touching read, and a perfect Mother's Day gift!
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