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The Resource The Moth presents Occasional magic : true stories of defying the impossible, edited by Catherine Burns

The Moth presents Occasional magic : true stories of defying the impossible, edited by Catherine Burns

Label
The Moth presents Occasional magic : true stories of defying the impossible
Title
The Moth presents Occasional magic
Title remainder
true stories of defying the impossible
Statement of responsibility
edited by Catherine Burns
Title variation
Occasional magic
Title variation remainder
true stories about defying the impossible
Contributor
Editor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"Carefully selected by the creative minds at The Moth, and adapted to the page to preserve the raw energy of live storytelling, Occasional Magic features voices familiar and new. Alongside Adam Gopnik, Krista Tippett, Andrew Solomon, Rosanne Cash, Ophira Eisenberg, and Wang Ping, storytellers from around the world share times when, in the face of challenging situations, they found moments of beauty, wonder, and clarity, shedding light on their lives and helping them find a path forward."--
Tone
Writing style
Assigning source
ONIX annotation
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10760084
Cataloging source
DV1
Dewey number
  • 808.5/43
  • 791.447/2
Index
no index present
LC call number
PN4193.I5
LC item number
M68 2019
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
1969-
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Burns, Catherine
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True
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Moth (Organization)
  • Popular culture
  • United States
  • Storytelling
Target audience
adult
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true stories about defying the impossible
Label
The Moth presents Occasional magic : true stories of defying the impossible, edited by Catherine Burns
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Liel Leibovitz
  • Aaron Naparstek
  • Love wins
  • Jim Obergefell
  • Roadside
  • Dylan Park
  • The book war
  • Wang Ping
  • Opposing forces
  • Martha Ruiz-Perilla
  • Me and Mama vs. Christmas
  • Peter Aguero
  • Theory of change
  • Journey Jamison
  • Before Fergus
  • Lynn Ferguson
  • Spicy
  • Foreword
  • David Montgomery
  • THE PAIN OF THE JUMP IS NOTHING.
  • What I wore to my divorce
  • Faith Salie
  • Leaving Baghdad
  • Abbas Mousa
  • The value of words
  • Maris Blechner
  • How to say it
  • Bess Stillman
  • Meg Wolitzer
  • "Have you met him yet?"
  • David Litt
  • C'est la vie
  • Terrance Flynn
  • The magic of Maggie
  • Larry Kerr
  • THIS PLACE IS BOLD, THIS PLACE IS BRAVE.
  • Until the real you shows up
  • Roseanne Cash
  • Surviving Comrade Stalin
  • Introduction
  • Victor Levenstein
  • Outdoor Camp
  • Vin Shambry
  • I know it by heart
  • Emma Gordon
  • Living in the extreme
  • Ann Daniels
  • The haunted freezer
  • George Dawes Green
  • When the heart is full
  • Catherine Burns
  • Fatou Wurie
  • ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT WALL.
  • The Freedom Riders and me
  • Barbara Collins Bowie
  • Curses
  • Jon Bennett
  • Bearing witness
  • D. Parvaz
  • And how does that make you feel?
  • Dan Kennedy
  • PUT YOUR CURRY DOWN, SWEETHEART.
  • A moment in silence
  • Leland Melvin
  • Seven shades of blue
  • Beth Nielsen Chapman
  • IT'S MESSY, BUT IT WORKS.
  • My post-nuclear family
  • Andrew Solomon
  • You can come back
  • Joshua Wolf Shenk
  • Our normal
  • Quiet fire
  • Mary Theresa Archbold
  • Reclaiming fear
  • Magda Szubanski
  • The junkie and the monk
  • Mike Destefano
  • Can I get a witness?
  • Jeni De La O
  • Pastels and crayons
  • Aleeza Kazmi
  • THE WATTAGE OF OUR INNER LIGHT.
  • Phyllis Marie Bowdwin
  • True Justice
  • Sheila Calloway
  • Jump from a plane
  • Ana Del Castillo
  • Charlie Ravioli
  • Adam Gopnik
  • Operation Babylift
  • Jason Trieu
  • Gaggy's blessing
  • Krista Tippett
  • Real men don't rob banks
  • Inside joke
  • Ophira Eisenberg
  • The patriots' game
  • Ali Al Abdullatif
  • WE'LL COME WITH LIONS.
  • The care package
  • Leonard Lee Smith
  • Are we there yet?
  • Abeny Mathayo Kucha
  • Honku
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xvi, 348 pages
Isbn
9781101904428
Lccn
2018289912
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • on1089445735
  • (OCoLC)1089445735
Label
The Moth presents Occasional magic : true stories of defying the impossible, edited by Catherine Burns
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Liel Leibovitz
  • Aaron Naparstek
  • Love wins
  • Jim Obergefell
  • Roadside
  • Dylan Park
  • The book war
  • Wang Ping
  • Opposing forces
  • Martha Ruiz-Perilla
  • Me and Mama vs. Christmas
  • Peter Aguero
  • Theory of change
  • Journey Jamison
  • Before Fergus
  • Lynn Ferguson
  • Spicy
  • Foreword
  • David Montgomery
  • THE PAIN OF THE JUMP IS NOTHING.
  • What I wore to my divorce
  • Faith Salie
  • Leaving Baghdad
  • Abbas Mousa
  • The value of words
  • Maris Blechner
  • How to say it
  • Bess Stillman
  • Meg Wolitzer
  • "Have you met him yet?"
  • David Litt
  • C'est la vie
  • Terrance Flynn
  • The magic of Maggie
  • Larry Kerr
  • THIS PLACE IS BOLD, THIS PLACE IS BRAVE.
  • Until the real you shows up
  • Roseanne Cash
  • Surviving Comrade Stalin
  • Introduction
  • Victor Levenstein
  • Outdoor Camp
  • Vin Shambry
  • I know it by heart
  • Emma Gordon
  • Living in the extreme
  • Ann Daniels
  • The haunted freezer
  • George Dawes Green
  • When the heart is full
  • Catherine Burns
  • Fatou Wurie
  • ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT WALL.
  • The Freedom Riders and me
  • Barbara Collins Bowie
  • Curses
  • Jon Bennett
  • Bearing witness
  • D. Parvaz
  • And how does that make you feel?
  • Dan Kennedy
  • PUT YOUR CURRY DOWN, SWEETHEART.
  • A moment in silence
  • Leland Melvin
  • Seven shades of blue
  • Beth Nielsen Chapman
  • IT'S MESSY, BUT IT WORKS.
  • My post-nuclear family
  • Andrew Solomon
  • You can come back
  • Joshua Wolf Shenk
  • Our normal
  • Quiet fire
  • Mary Theresa Archbold
  • Reclaiming fear
  • Magda Szubanski
  • The junkie and the monk
  • Mike Destefano
  • Can I get a witness?
  • Jeni De La O
  • Pastels and crayons
  • Aleeza Kazmi
  • THE WATTAGE OF OUR INNER LIGHT.
  • Phyllis Marie Bowdwin
  • True Justice
  • Sheila Calloway
  • Jump from a plane
  • Ana Del Castillo
  • Charlie Ravioli
  • Adam Gopnik
  • Operation Babylift
  • Jason Trieu
  • Gaggy's blessing
  • Krista Tippett
  • Real men don't rob banks
  • Inside joke
  • Ophira Eisenberg
  • The patriots' game
  • Ali Al Abdullatif
  • WE'LL COME WITH LIONS.
  • The care package
  • Leonard Lee Smith
  • Are we there yet?
  • Abeny Mathayo Kucha
  • Honku
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xvi, 348 pages
Isbn
9781101904428
Lccn
2018289912
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • on1089445735
  • (OCoLC)1089445735

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