Dave Isay is the founder of StoryCorps and the recipient of numerous broadcasting honors, including six Peabody awards, a MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship, and the 2015 TED Prize. He is the author/editor of numerous books that grew out of his public radio documentary work, including four StoryCorps books: Listening Is an Act of Love (2007), Mom: A Celebration of Mothers from StoryCorps (2010), All There Is: Love Stories from StoryCorps (2012), and Ties That Bind: Stories of Love and Gratitude from the First Ten Years of StoryCorps (2013).
"StoryCorps founder Isay culls and collects wise words and powerful
stories about searching for meaning in work from the more than
65,000 stories recorded in StoryCorps booths across America over
the past 12 years. Every one of the stories in this inspiring
collection reveals the deep love that motivates the storytellers as
they discover and embrace their vocations . . . These wonderful
stories reveal that work becomes meaningful to those who choose--or
are in some cases chosen by--the calling that motivates, energizes,
and inspires them. (Apr.)"--Publisher's Weekly "Callings will
inspires readers at every stage of their careers to view work with
a new appreciation for the possibilities it holds beyond the
mundane."-- Booklist
"Thoughtfully organized and edited, each story is a reminder of the
essential role work plays in the pursuit of human happiness.
Inspiring, insightful, and thoroughly readable."--Kirkus
StoryCorps founder Isay culls and collects wise words and powerful
stories about searching for meaning in work from the more than
65,000 stories recorded in StoryCorps booths across America over
the past 12 years. Every one of the stories in this inspiring
collection reveals the deep love that motivates the storytellers as
they discover and embrace their vocations . . . These wonderful
stories reveal that work becomes meaningful to those who choose or
are in some cases chosen by the calling that motivates, energizes,
and inspires them. (Apr.) Publisher s Weekly
"Callingswill inspires readers at every stage of their careers to
view work with a new appreciation for the possibilities it holds
beyond the mundane."--Booklist
"Thoughtfully organized and edited, each story is a reminder of the
essential role work plays in the pursuit of human
happiness.Inspiring, insightful, and thoroughly
readable."--Kirkus
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""Callings"will inspires readers at every stage of their careers to
view work with a new appreciation for the possibilities it holds
beyond the mundane."--"Booklist
"
"Thoughtfully organized and edited, each story is a reminder of the
essential role work plays in the pursuit of human
happiness.Inspiring, insightful, and thoroughly
readable."--"Kirkus
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