{"id":1223,"date":"2017-05-22T17:22:28","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T17:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nickduffel.com\/?p=1223"},"modified":"2017-05-22T17:22:28","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T17:22:28","slug":"book-review-all-these-wonders-by-the-moth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nickduffel.com\/?p=1223","title":{"rendered":"BOOK REVIEW: All These Wonders by The Moth"},"content":{"rendered":"<body><p><\/p><em><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-1225 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nickduffel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/04BOOKBURNS-facebookJumbo-2543829707-1495473594757.jpg?resize=322%2C412\" alt=\"04BOOKBURNS-facebookJumbo\" width=\"322\" height=\"412\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nickduffel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/04BOOKBURNS-facebookJumbo-2543829707-1495473594757.jpg?w=427&amp;ssl=1 427w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nickduffel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/04BOOKBURNS-facebookJumbo-2543829707-1495473594757.jpg?resize=234%2C300&amp;ssl=1 234w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nickduffel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/04BOOKBURNS-facebookJumbo-2543829707-1495473594757.jpg?resize=400%2C512&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nickduffel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/04BOOKBURNS-facebookJumbo-2543829707-1495473594757.jpg?resize=150%2C192&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nickduffel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/04BOOKBURNS-facebookJumbo-2543829707-1495473594757.jpg?resize=100%2C128&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\" \/>All These Wonders: True Stories About Facing The Unknown<\/em>, a collection of stories from The Moth radio program, is a generous gift of a book.\u00a0 Through these stories, originally told in front of a live audience and now captured in written from, we come to know the storytellers intimately\u2014and we get a better understanding of the human experience as a whole.\u00a0 Stories are precious because of this universal truth: through the story we get to know the teller.\u00a0 As Neil Gaiman puts it in the foreword, \u201cHonesty matters.\u00a0 Vulnerability matters.\u00a0 Being open about who you were at a moment in time when you were in a difficult or an impossible place matters more than anything.\u201d\n<p>I am thankful for this book.\u00a0 I am grateful to the 45 storytellers who had the courage to stand on a stage and tell their story.\u00a0 They come from a variety of backgrounds: artists, scientists, humanitarian workers, spies, refugees, authors, actors, and more.\u00a0 There are moments of real, raw emotion where I cried, and other moments where I laughed out loud.<\/p>\n<p>I \u201cmet\u201d people in these stories that I never would meet otherwise, and their experiences and viewpoints challenged me greatly.\u00a0 Even if I disagree with a worldview, it\u2019s impossible to disagree with someone\u2019s story of their experience.\u00a0 This book taught me to listen to others better; people that I encounter on a day-to-day basis.\u00a0 I learned to value stories more, and to take the time to hear them.<\/p>\n<p>Having said that, I make this declaration: reading this book might just make you a better human being.\u00a0 Highly, highly recommended.<\/p>\n<p>Please Note: This book was gifted as a part of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloggingforbooks.com\/\">Blogging for Books<\/a>\u00a0Reviewers Program in exchange for my unbiased review of this work. 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