Ties That Bind

A celebration of the relationships that bring us strength, purpose, and joy Ties That Bind honors the people who nourish and strengthen us StoryCorps founder Dave Isay draws from ten years of the revolutionary oral history project s rich archives, collecting conversations that celebrate the power of the human bond and capture the moment at which individuals become family Between blood relations, friends, coworkers, and neighbors, in the most trying circumstances and in the unlikeliest of places, enduring connections are formed and lives are forever changed.The stories shared in Ties That Bind reveal our need to reach out, to support, and to share life s burdens and joys We meet two brothers, separately cast out by their parents, who reconnect and rebuild a new family around each other We encounter unexpected joy A gay woman reveals to her beloved granddaughter that she grew up believing that family was a happiness she would never be able to experience We witness lifechanging friendship An Iraq war veteran recalls his wartime bond with two local children and how his relationship with his wife helped him overcome the trauma of losing them.Against unspeakable odds, at their most desperate moments, the individuals we meet in Ties That Bind find their way to one another, discovering hope and healing Commemorating ten years of StoryCorps, the conversations collected in Ties That Bind are testament to the transformational power of listening. Read Ties That Bind author Dave Isay – kino-fada.fr I ve heard a few StoryCorps pieces on NPR but never read any of the three previous collections from the ten year archives The edited pieces in this anthology are all 2 4 pages long, within several sections I took it carefully to read in a hot bath I d realized that allowing myself to read it, almost in its entirety during one long hot bath, would be the most restorative activity possible after hosting a complicated literary event the night before In other words, I was trashed So I was rea I ve heard a few StoryCorps pieces on NPR but never read any of the three previous collections from the ten year archives The edited pieces in this anthology are all 2 4 pages long, within several sections I took it carefully to read in a hot bath I d realized that allowing myself to read it, almost in its entirety during one long hot bath, would be the most restorative activity possible after hosting a complicated literary event the night before In other words, I was trashed So I was reading along, enjoying these heartwarming non spoiler alert, every one of them could be marketed as heart warming and then one of the interviews, between a husband and...ahould be read slowly there are some real gems in here will sharelater.in the meantime, you really have to love an organization that is dedicated to helping ordinary people tell their stories to one another.I liked the audiobook version, but I feel like it would have been better if they d chosen stories that hadn t been used so frequently Most of them were repeats either from the Listening Is An Act of Love or All There Is audiobooks and or were made into animated shorts previously, so I d already heard most of them multiple times such as No More Questions, the child with Asperger s and his mom, Danny Annie, the woman who lost her ex husband on 9 11, story about the physicist on the Challenge I liked the audiobook version, but I feel like it would have been better if they d chosen stories that hadn t been used so frequently Most of them were repeats either from the Listening Is An Act of Love or All There Is audiobooks and or were made into animated shorts previously, so I d already heard most of them multiple times such as No More Questions, the child with Asperger s and his mom, Danny Annie, the woman who lost her ex husband on 9 11, story about the physicist on the Challenger space shuttle, Miss Devine Don t get me wrong, they re all great stories, but I was kind of frustrated that I bought an audiobook that had 50% repeat content as it was a gift for someone who already had the previous audiobooks It s still...I M NOT CRYING YOU RE CRYING SHUT UP.I love storycorps It always gets me choked up.This book is my second completed read from the Dollar Tree book selection area I have to say, I don t know how books get sent to the Dollar Tree aisle of doom, but I ve greatly enjoyed both First, I love NPR, so StoryCorps is one of my favorite aspects of radio Humans, connecting, telling stories of value Yes, please Ties That Bind is an anthology of StoryCorps recordings in three segments We Saved Each Other, Been Through Battles, and Two Sides of the Same Heart In each section I f This book is my second completed read from the Dollar Tree book selection area I have to say, I don t know how books get sent to the Dollar Tree aisle of doom, but...I flew through this book Very easy to read and enjoyable, although not one story seemed to stick with me I enjoy the NPR radio show and when I saw some of the stories in book form, I figured why not Everyone has a story to tell and I love that this show gives everyone an outlet to te...What a wonderful way to tell the world about the impact of the StoryCorps project Best if you can listen to this you hear some of their recordingslll Very movingWhat did I think I think I laughed and gasped and sobbed I think humans are the perfect poem I think listening is an act of love I think this book is required reading.Every U S citizen should be required to read ONE StoryCorps collection This is a best of, so shore yourself up.

• English
• 11 April 2017
Dave Isay
• Hardcover
• 224 pages
• 1594205175
• Dave Isay
• Ties That Bind