"As good as we humans are at division, we're better still at connection. Ties That Bind shows this again and again." -- The New York Times

"A testimony to the power of narrative and vision... The collection successfully fulfills its mission: to make readers feel 'more connected, awake, and alive.'" -- Publishers Weekly

A celebration of the relationships that bring us strength, purpose, and joy

Ties That Bind honors the people who nourish and strengthen us. StoryCorps founder Dave Isay draws from ten years of the revolutionary oral history project's rich archives, collecting conversations that celebrate the power of the human bond and capture the moment at which individuals become family. Between blood relations, friends, coworkers, and neighbors, in the most trying circumstances and in the unlikeliest of places, enduring connections are formed and lives are forever changed.

The stories shared in Ties That Bind reveal our need to reach out, to support, and to share life's burdens and joys. We meet two brothers, separately cast out by their parents, who reconnect and rebuild a new family around each other. We encounter unexpected joy: A gay woman reveals to her beloved granddaughter that she grew up believing that family was a happiness she would never be able to experience. We witness lifechanging friendship: An Iraq war veteran recalls his wartime bond with two local children and how his relationship with his wife helped him overcome the trauma of losing them.

Against unspeakable odds, at their most desperate moments, the individuals we meet in Ties That Bind find their way to one another, discovering hope and healing. Commemorating ten years of StoryCorps, the conversations collected in Ties That Bind are a testament to the transformational power of listening.

Dave Isay's latest book, Callings, published in 2016 from Penguin Press.

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• Literature & FictionUnited StatesUnited States
• Biographies & MemoirsCultural & Regional

• Publication Date: October 17, 2013
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• Print Length: 197 Pages
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