Listening Is an Act of Love: A Celebration of American Life from the StoryCorps Project
StoryCorps founder Dave Isay
has selected some of the most remarkable stories from our already vast
collection and arranged them thematically into a moving portrait of
American life. Listening Is an Act of Love book and CD are sold online and in
bookstores nationwide.
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100% of the royalties will go towards our mission to honor and celebrate one another’s lives through listening. By using any of the links above, we also receive an additional portion of the sales.
Early reviews are terrific
"Listening Is an Act of Love will make you laugh, cry and
think. These stories come from the souls of individual Americans.
Collectively, they are who we are as a people. You cannot read this
book without feeling proud of your country."
– Former U.S. Senator Bill Bradley
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Get involved
- Help us Spread the Word! Suggested ways you can get involved.
- Host a Listening Party! Use StoryCorps at your next gathering to bring people together.
- Choose Listening as your next book club selection. Email our publisher to get a free copy of our discussion guide.
- Listen to a sample. Press play below to hear Blanca’s story. You can listen to more stories from the book.
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“He said, ‘When the border patrol changes shifts, you’re going to run.’”
Blanca Alvarez tells her daughter, Connie, about illegally crossing the border from Mexico to the United States.
Recorded in Los Angeles, CA
