The Moth Presents All These Wonders: True Stories About Facing the Unknown (Moth Presents, #1)

Catherine Burns (Editor) and Neil Gaiman (Foreword)

"Wonderful." -Michiko Kakutani, New York Times

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of storytelling phenomenon The Moth, 45 unforgettable true stories about risk, courage, and facing the unknown, drawn from the best ever told on their stages

Carefully selected by the creative minds at The Moth, and adapted to the page to preserve the raw energy of live storytelling, All These Wonders features voices both familiar and new. Alongside Meg Wolitzer, John Turturro, Tig Notaro, and Hasan Minhaj, readers will encounter: an astronomer gazing at the surface of Pluto for the first time, an Afghan refugee learning how much her father sacrificed to save their family, a hip-hop star coming to terms with being a "one-hit wonder," a young female spy risking everything as part of Churchill's "secret army" during World War II, and more.

High-school student and neuroscientist alike, the storytellers share their ventures into uncharted territory-and how their lives were changed indelibly by what they discovered there. With passion, and humor, they encourage us all to be more open, vulnerable, and alive.

• ISBN10: 1101904402
• ISBN13: 9781101904404
• Publish Date: 21 March 2017
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
• Imprint: Penguin USA
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 352
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781101904404

Reviews

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If you enjoy the Facebook page Humans of New York, you'll love reading The Moth Presents: All These Wonders. Here are the stories of real people, told in their own words. They have shared their lives in front of a live audience (at a The Moth event) and here, their words have been transcribed for the many of us who can't attend one of those events. We read about their diverse experiences, their joys, their struggles, their heartaches, the things they've learned along the way. It's so vivid that you feel like they're right in front of you, having an in-person conversation. What a beautiful (and often heartwrenching) collection of true stories.