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. Purchase your copy of the book and CD (sold separately) and download a free discussion guide below.
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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.
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Press play below to hear Blanca’s story. You can listen to more stories from the book.
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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“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
