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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- Download the free Listening Is an Act of Love Teacher’s Guide to bring StoryCorps into the classroom.
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- Listen to a sample. Press play below to hear Blanca’s story. You can also listen to more stories from the book.
“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. Click here for more from Historias.
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
