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Sheri
These stories of love plant, dearest lost, and love regained volition brand you smile at times, and make y'all teary-eyed at others. The connections and commitments will touch your heart and renew your hope in the indelible power of honey.
Cheri
"What would I do without your smart mouth?
Drawing me in and you kicking me out
Yous got my head spinning, no kidding, I tin pin you down
What'southward going on in that cute mind?
I'm on your magical mystery ride
And I'g and then lightheaded, don't know what striking me, but I'll exist all right.

"My head's nether water but I'm animate fine
You're crazy, and I'm out of my mind

"Cause all of me loves all of you
Loves all your curves and edges
All your perfect imperfections
Give your all to me, I'll requite my all to you
You're my

"What would I do without your smart mouth?
Cartoon me in and you boot me out
You got my head spinning, no kidding, I can pin you down
What'south going on in that beautiful listen?
I'thou on your magical mystery ride
And I'm and then airheaded, don't know what hitting me, but I'll exist all right.

"My caput's under water but I'g breathing fine
You're crazy, and I'm out of my mind

"Cause all of me loves all of y'all
Loves all your curves and edges
All your perfect imperfections
Give your all to me, I'll give my all to yous
You lot're my stop and my offset
Even when I lose, I'grand winning
Cause I give you all of me
And you give me all of you lot"


-- All of Me, John Legend Songwriters –John Fable & Toby Gad

The year before last, I read Dave Isay'southward 'Callings: A Commemoration of Lives and Purposes and Passion', and shortly thereafter 'Listening Is an Act of Dearest: A Celebration of American Life from the StoryCorps Project.' Both are filled with wonderful, heartwarming, and sometimes heartbreaking stories told by people who desire to share their story for various reasons, but almost often, probably, to have a re-create to share with their children or their grandchildren, nifty-children, a take chances for those not alive in their lifetime to mind to them tell their story and become to know these people who make up their family.

If you're not familiar with StoryCorps, they began by opening a booth in Grand Central Concluding in 2003, each interview session is 40 minutes long. At the end, you receive a CD of your interview, and a copy is sent to the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress – with your permission.

"Many people think of their interview sessions equally: If I had only 40 minutes left with this person, what would I desire to ask?"

With Valentine's Day somewhat rapidly approaching and hearts and cupids adorning stores, and emails reminding y'all of how many days you have to shop for nonetheless another holiday, I wanted to read another book on Love, but not necessarily romantic beloved, and certainly not solely about romantic honey.

So, of class, this book is solely focused on romantic dearest, only while some of these stories include a peek at their beginnings, those early on butterflies-in-your-tummy feeling, there is much more about the enduring nature of their love, what they've been through, endured.

Falling in dearest. Remembering a loved one. Finding honey over again, or perhaps for the first time, past the betoken of believing it possible. Those are the general categories these love stories autumn into.

Some are sweet stories. Some are funny. Some are born of the times - ane that begins with a bullheaded grouping date of 3 young women and 3 young men, and the post-obit annotate when she offset sees the immature men "'Look at the hick with no tie; I'll bet I get stuck with him.'" I solo date afterwards, another one to meet his parents, and so one more to meet hers. A calendar week after, they were married at his parents' home, a home filled with close to 1,000 gladiolas that his mother had cut from her garden. And their honeymoon? Funny, sweet, but generally amazing what a memorable honeymoon you could accept for the coin he had in his pocket.

Some other story shared of a human remembering his wife, the sign they saw that gave them the ingredients of a happy marriage, and it's so articulate how well he loved her for the "50-three years, two months and five days" that they were married.

"One thing: If they ever allow me in those pearly gates, I'm going to walk all over God's sky until I find that daughter. And the first affair I'm going to practice is enquire her if she would marry me and do information technology all once again."

For some of these, not all, there is a photograph of the person, people, telling their story, which I plant to be a nice touch. In some cases it's a husband and wife, in some it is a widow, in some it is a parent, or grandparent with an developed child.

These aren't all happy stories, some include the passing of a loved 1, simply it's very well balanced. At that place's one or two where I couldn't hold dorsum the tears, and some that fabricated me smile, like the one human being who was married in one of the first gay marriages in Massachusetts, in one case it was legalized.

Out of these stories, all of these, there is one that stood out for me, a woman sharing the story of the final hours with her husband, and who, at the end of her story, said that her concluding memory of her married man was "…about of all, about love." It's a lovely, if heartbreaking story, both their story and hers, individually, and his, as well.

Every bit my oldest son says: The StoryCorps Project is an American Treasure. These stories are, too.

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Julie G
Jan 29, 2012 rated it it was amazing
I've been on a streak of really swell books lately - and this is definitely one of them. Information technology'south a drove of StoryCorps stories relating to beloved in three parts: dear found, love lost, and dearest regained. If you aren't familiar with StoryCorps, it's a nationwide movement to record the stories of everyday people. If StoryCorps is in your boondocks, y'all make an appointment and bring someone with you and ask them to tell you their story. The stories are recorded and you go a copy and a copy goes to Stor I've been on a streak of really great books lately - and this is definitely i of them. Information technology'southward a collection of StoryCorps stories relating to love in three parts: love found, dearest lost, and dearest regained. If you aren't familiar with StoryCorps, information technology'southward a nationwide movement to record the stories of everyday people. If StoryCorps is in your town, you make an appointment and bring someone with you and inquire them to tell y'all their story. The stories are recorded and yous go a copy and a copy goes to StoryCorps. These stories were all collected as a office of the program and relate to honey.

Writing
StoryCorps did a nifty job with the transcripts of these conversations. They are "written" because they're transcribed from verbal interviews, but the editing StoryCorps and Dave Isay have washed is astonishing. While they are advisable for the written word and read well (StoryCorps has removed the "um"due south and "so"s and those kind of fillers), they besides retain that oral-tradition feel. You can really tell that you're reading a story that was told out loud, which is exactly what StoryCorps wants.

Entertainment Value
This is one of the happiest books I've read in a long time. Fifty-fifty the stories in the "Lost" section are cute in an uplifting way. The teller may accept lost his or her dear merely the story celebrates the time they had together. I cannot brainstorm to say how sweet the stories are. Some are truly amazing - like a couple who had the aforementioned initials and met when one got an email intended for the other. Fifty-fifty though they lived on opposite sides of the earth, a correspondence began that led them to honey. And that'south merely i story. It'south non a terribly long volume, and information technology's great for reading a little at a time, especially if you need a small pick me upwardly set.

Overall
You must read this book. It's for everyone - there's no one who I wouldn't recommend it to. It's an like shooting fish in a barrel read and the field of study thing is all uplifting. It'south non but a light, fluff volume though, there are some very deep messages to be gleaned from the stories. I also must point out the cover. You can't see it very well in this picture, but it is ambrosial. They look like polka dots on the pictures, but those colorful objects are actually petty tiny embossed hearts. I've got this 1 prominently displayed on my shelves because information technology's only and then cute.

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Tamara
Feb 15, 2012 rated it really liked information technology
You know how most people, when y'all enquire them to tell you something interesting well-nigh themselves, they say, "Oh, I don't know. I'm pretty boring, I guess." Well, it's true, in the style that the man experience is oft ordinary and predictable and a flake the same for anybody.

But and so, when they suspension down and beginning to tell you their stories, it's just comforting, how similar they are to your own, and yet how all of the details are different and how those details make yous you lot and them them.

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You know how most people, when you ask them to tell y'all something interesting about themselves, they say, "Oh, I don't know. I'm pretty ho-hum, I guess." Well, it'south true, in the way that the human experience is oftentimes ordinary and predictable and a bit the same for everyone.

But then, when they break down and outset to tell you their stories, it's just comforting, how similar they are to your own, and yet how all of the details are different and how those details brand you you and them them.

That is Storycorps for me.

(Side annotation: The 9/11 story broke me.)

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And it feels good to feel young with you lot, and at the aforementioned time to grow erstwhile with yous. And information technology's all those things together at the same moment.

People talk well-nigh closure. There is no closure when you lose a loved 1. I don't care how yous lost them, your heart is always open.

Y'all're not a fantastic dancer, but you hold me fantastically, and I feel information technology. It's genuine.

I've non become Elliot. Elliot has not become Hunny. Nosotros remain Hunny and Elliot. And to me, that'due south important.

[Y]ou are the way y'all wrote yourself to be.

...we yell at each other. But when push comes to shove, we let it go, and nosotros're back to our normal selves, considering being unhappy is part of being happy. ...When two people go married, they say 2 people get one. No, I don't hold. Two people should remain 2 people but walk side by side.

"Edna St. Vincent Millay wrote something that affected me. Information technology says, 'Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, which I find myself constantly walking around in the daytime, and falling into at dark. I miss yous like hell.'"

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Kipahni
May 01, 2012 rated it it was amazing
My favorite role of When Harry met Sally (besides THE CAFE scene) is when there are the couples sitting on the couch telling their "how we met" stories.

This book of such stories. Heartbreaking, beautiful, honest and romantic. A perfect piffling book.

I of my favorite questions to ask people besides 'what is your passion' is how did yous meet your beloved? You can tell a lot about a couple by how they recall their love story. Some people give very brusque factual "we met in highschool and got married three

My favorite function of When Harry met Sally (besides THE CAFE scene) is when there are the couples sitting on the burrow telling their "how we met" stories.

This volume of such stories. Heartbreaking, beautiful, honest and romantic. A perfect lilliputian book.

Ane of my favorite questions to inquire people besides 'what is your passion' is how did you meet your beloved? You can tell a lot well-nigh a couple by how they recall their love story. Some people give very short factual "we met in highschool and got married 3 years later on" others are more flowery "And when I saw her, I knew in my heart I could not allow her leave without knowing my hearts intentions"
All stories though touch a soft place in my center I mean I dare you to read this exert from the book and not cry.

"It lasted 53 years, ii months and five days. It's been crude but every morning when I wake upward she's included in my prayers, and I talk to her every dark when I get to bed. She was something. 1 thing: If they e'er let me in those pearly gates, I'm going to walk all over God'south sky until I find that girl. And the first thing I'm going to practise is ask her if she would marry me, and do it all over again."

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Doug Bradshaw
I'll remind you that two stars ways that "it was OK." There is something a little scrap interesting about each of the stories in this trivial book: how a couple met, how one of the partners died (in ane episode she is at home talking to him while he is on the 105th floor of the Globe Merchandise Middle knowing he is going to die), etc. But in general, it was just a tad better than reading the obituaries on Sunday. I practice like what Storycorps is doing and I think it has a place. Only it wasn't like reading I'll remind you that ii stars means that "it was OK." There is something a piddling bit interesting about each of the stories in this little book: how a couple met, how 1 of the partners died (in one episode she is at abode talking to him while he is on the 105th floor of the World Trade Center knowing he is going to die), etc. But in general, information technology was merely a tad better than reading the obituaries on Dominicus. I do like what Storycorps is doing and I retrieve it has a identify. Only it wasn't like reading great fiction. Great fiction takes these fiddling actual stories and embellishes them into something more exciting than real life. ...more
Laura Hoffman Brauman
I am a great admirer of the work of Storycorps - collecting and preserving the stories of everyday Americans. This collection of love stories of everyday people from effectually the country was just the heartwarming read I was in the mood for.
Stacie
Jun 04, 2012 rated information technology really liked it
My favorite part of this volume - and anytime I read StoryCorps interviews - is seeing if the movie of the storytellers I've painted in my caput matches the epitome at the end of the interview. Oft, information technology'southward completely off, which acts as a great reminder not to judge a book by its cover - and that everyone has a story.

This drove of interviews surrounding the theme of dearest gives yous promise that at that place's still magic in the universe.

My favorite role of this book - and anytime I read StoryCorps interviews - is seeing if the picture of the storytellers I've painted in my caput matches the prototype at the terminate of the interview. Ofttimes, it's completely off, which acts equally a great reminder not to judge a book by its embrace - and that everyone has a story.

This drove of interviews surrounding the theme of love gives you hope that there's still magic in the universe.

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Evan
I should take known better after listening to "Listening is an Act of Love" on audiobook that this one would move me to tears on the highway besides! What a slap-up drove of StoryCorps stories highlighting the lows and heights of love, both current and lost. Highly recommended.

And I apologize to everyone else heading eastbound on I-lxx heading toward Zanesville 2 weeks agone!

I should have known meliorate after listening to "Listening is an Act of Love" on audiobook that this one would movement me to tears on the highway as well! What a corking drove of StoryCorps stories highlighting the lows and heights of love, both current and lost. Highly recommended.

And I repent to everyone else heading eastbound on I-70 heading toward Zanesville ii weeks ago!

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Kristen
Mar 02, 2016 rated it liked information technology
This is a 3 overall, mostly because it's just piffling vignettes and I'thousand more of a novel gal. Simply some stories are definitely 5s. Several made me cry, in just a few pages. One fabricated me weep in one paragraph.

Totally touching, though, and gives some faith to those of u.s. who haven't had such long-term luck in love!

This is a 3 overall, by and large because it's simply little vignettes and I'yard more of a novel gal. But some stories are definitely 5s. Several made me weep, in but a few pages. Ane fabricated me cry in one paragraph.

Totally touching, though, and gives some organized religion to those of us who oasis't had such long-term luck in love!

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Alicia Gilliam
Feb 15, 2012 rated it really liked information technology
Cute, powerful snipets into others dearest stories. I cried, I laughed but mostly smiled.
Stacey
Sep 26, 2012 rated it really liked it
Very brusque, but interesting stories. I listened to this book - enjoyed information technology very much.
Megan
Feb 07, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Audiobook Warning: listening while driving - utilise caution. Tears arrive the style.
Whitney
Nov 03, 2013 rated it really liked information technology
Dear love love dearest. Super quick, feel adept read. I tin never get enough of story corps, and I loved beingness able to be a sappy daughter and fawn over these love stories!
Druie
Sep fourteen, 2015 rated it really liked information technology
This is so heartwarming--if you are similar me, and wait forward to Friday mornings on NPR only and so you lot tin can hear these wonderful interviews with family/friends--this is for you lot.
Amelia
November 06, 2019 rated information technology it was amazing
A very sweet volume of love stories including stories of loved ones lost. I did not wait love stories related to 9/11 and those nearly made me cry.
Shellie (Layers of Thought)
Dec 10, 2011 rated it it was astonishing
Recommends information technology for: motorcar/biography lovers
Recommended to Shellie (Layers of Thought) by: TLC Book Tours
Original review posted on Layers of Idea. I give this book a 4.5 stars.

Do you want to read nigh real honey? This is information technology, a special and endearing non fiction volume which contains snippets of "real" lover's conversations. A slim little volume, information technology transcends gender, religion, and more… It volition make you lot smile, giggle and shed bittersweet tears.

All There Is is a middle warming and middle breaking truthful story collection, containing transcriptions of many short conversations about couples' love for each ot

Original review posted on Layers of Thought. I give this book a four.five stars.

Exercise you want to read about real love? This is information technology, a special and endearing non fiction volume which contains snippets of "existent" lover's conversations. A slim petty book, it transcends gender, religion, and more… It will brand you smile, giggle and shed bittersweet tears.

All In that location Is is a eye warming and eye breaking true story collection, containing transcriptions of many short conversations about couples' love for each other – each typically two-three pages long. The conversations are with ane some other, or with friends or family members. Each person shares how they met, and possibly lost, the most significant romantic partners of their lives.

For over a decade David Isay and Storycorps have made it a point to record stories for archival and historical purposes. He has 2 previous books and all are from audio format transcribed into books. Here is a flake about their mission quoted from All At that place Is:

Storycorps' mission is to provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share, and preserve the stories of our lives. With a relentless focus on recording the stories of people who are often excluded from the historical tape, Storycorps captures lives that would otherwise be lost to history and reminds the nation that every story matters and every voice counts. (pp. 155)

I just love stuff like this, and as it's partially funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting which gives the book its item flavour - one which is wonderful and grounding. I read stories about partners with Alzheimer's, AIDs, a variety of religious backgrounds, mixed races, and same genders. Each of the stories attest to the platonic that honey transcends so much.

It is a book to selection up when one has just a few moments since each story volition only take minutes to read. I recommend information technology for anyone needing a boost in remembering that true beloved does exist. It'south sweet, sometimes empty-headed, and often heartbreaking. I adored this book fifty-fifty though I am not a big romance fan. It's a iv.5 star in my opinion with its profusion of lilliputian colored hearts on the embrace. Guaranteed to make fifty-fifty the almost cynical reader cry. It did me.

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Nancy
Jan 20, 2012 rated information technology information technology was amazing
I honey the concept of this book! Information technology'due south a company that sets up shop and ordinary people get into a booth where with another person and a moderator. They interview one another or but tell their story. A prompt might exist: If you lot take only 45 minutes to live, what legacy would you leave? They tell their stories of love, loss, heartbreak, and happiness. The stories run the gamut of love; from young marriages, to people in their xc'southward, those who survived WWII, gay couples, those who lost loved ones durin I love the concept of this book! It's a company that sets up store and ordinary people go into a booth where with some other person and a moderator. They interview 1 some other or but tell their story. A prompt might be: If you have only 45 minutes to live, what legacy would you exit? They tell their stories of love, loss, heartbreak, and happiness. The stories run the gamut of love; from young marriages, to people in their ninety's, those who survived WWII, gay couples, those who lost loved ones during the 9/11 attacks, lost and so institute loves.

The most moving were the stories of 9/xi and those that have lasted through decades of ups and downs. The book is organized in three parts. Virtually every story brought an emotional response. Mostly, I felt the promise.

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Steph Hundt
I absolutely honey these Storycorps books! Each story is and then heartwarming and existent. Stories of dearest are my favorites. People are interviewed in Storycorps booths throughout the U.S. so are given a cd of their interview when they are finished. They are able to interview a loved one of their choice and talk near topics of importance to them. I wold highly recommend these books as they are such interesting personal histories of so many Americans. They illuminate the fact that although we all h I absolutely love these Storycorps books! Each story is then heartwarming and existent. Stories of love are my favorites. People are interviewed in Storycorps booths throughout the U.Due south. then are given a cd of their interview when they are finished. They are able to interview a loved 1 of their option and talk about topics of importance to them. I wold highly recommend these books as they are such interesting personal histories of then many Americans. They illuminate the fact that although nosotros all accept some differences among us there are more similarities in the homo feel than i might realize. ...more
Melissa Marin
April 17, 2013 rated it actually liked it
Oh my goodness, tears! I made the mistake of trying to read some of this in public and and then had to sniffle like maybe information technology was just my allergies and non a 90 year old man talking about how much he loved his belatedly married woman. I just wish at that place were more stories.
Melissa
Jun 16, 2012 rated information technology actually liked it
How tin can you not love a volume virtually dear? This 1 volition make y'all grin, make yous cry, and will remind you what's important in this life. How can you non dearest a volume almost love? This 1 volition make you lot grinning, make you cry, and volition remind you what's important in this life. ...more
Kara
Jul 28, 2012 rated it really liked it
This is a drove of beloved stories from NPR'due south StoryCorps project. Some made me express joy, and others made me cry. A sweetness little collection! This is a collection of love stories from NPR'south StoryCorps projection. Some fabricated me express joy, and others made me weep. A sweet little collection! ...more than
Sarah Pascarella
Wonderful stories, both uplifting and heartbreaking, from everyday folks. I laughed and wept in equal measure out.
Laura
Dec 30, 2012 rated information technology it was amazing
This is fantastic. Information technology's divided into three parts - found, lost, and found at last. The lost stories bankrupt me in two - consider yourself warned! Information technology's a joy to read. This is fantastic. It's divided into three parts - found, lost, and found at concluding. The lost stories broke me in two - consider yourself warned! It's a joy to read. ...more than
Tony
Mar 31, 2016 rated it really liked it
The best stories are always the stories of everyday people. I laughed and I cried and it made me appreciate my love.
Jill Hammond
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Then adept, made me express joy and cry, all nigh the many kinds of dearest. I highly recommend this book to all.

John
Jun ten, 2018 rated it it was amazing
I purchased All At that place Is looking to encounter if it had a potential prose piece in information technology for one of my students to read in competition (which information technology did!). So, even though I take enjoyed Storycorps in the past, I didn't buy this volume expecting to relish it as much every bit I did. It's fantastic, though.

Basically, All There Is is a drove of the best love stories nerveless by Storycorps--which is an oral storytelling project in which two people go into a recording booth and tell stories about their lives. The s

I purchased All There Is looking to see if it had a potential prose slice in it for one of my students to read in competition (which it did!). So, fifty-fifty though I take enjoyed Storycorps in the past, I didn't buy this volume expecting to bask information technology equally much every bit I did. It's fantastic, though.

Basically, All There Is is a collection of the best beloved stories nerveless by Storycorps--which is an oral storytelling project in which two people go into a recording booth and tell stories about their lives. The stories are collected in three sections: Found, Lost, and Institute At Final.

There is such a diversity of stories and people in the book, and the stories are all apace and crisply told. The thing that makes these stories stand out, though, is just their intimacy. I read somewhere that when people sit down downwardly for a 45-minute Storycorps interview, information technology often ends up existence one of the most emotionally intense moments of their lives, and that's because these stories are often about the moments that people don't talk about, or they prompt the participants to say the vulnerable things that they don't ofttimes verbalize to one another. That vulnerability and sincerity comes through in all of these stories, and birthday, information technology's tremendously affecting to read.

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Nrithya
Picked this up as a quick read to impale time, intrigued by the feel-good intent backside this projection by StoryCorps. An audio drove of anecdotes/stories past couples and families. Wouldn't say that it was remarkable merely the intent is indeed very commendable. Kind of like the 'Chicken Soup' series. It puts a smile on your face.

You tin can find more than nearly the project @ https://storycorps.org/

Picked this upwards every bit a quick read to kill time, intrigued by the experience-good intent behind this project by StoryCorps. An audio collection of anecdotes/stories by couples and families. Wouldn't say that it was remarkable only the intent is indeed very laudable. Kind of similar the 'Craven Soup' serial. It puts a grin on your face up.

Y'all can find more virtually the project @ https://storycorps.org/

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JoAnn
Mar x, 2018 rated it information technology was amazing
Lovely, lovely real stories of people in love.

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