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Reads tagged with “StoryCorps”

Coming Out in the Time of COVID: A 90-Year-Old Man’s Moving Conversation with His Daughter During the Quarantine
Coming Out in the Time of COVID: A 90-Year-Old Man’s Moving Conversation with His Daughter During the Quarantine

A touching elegy for what lives on the other side of lifelong heartbreak.

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Moral Courage at Knifepoint: One Man’s Remarkable Response to His Mugger Reminds Us of What Is Best in Us
Moral Courage at Knifepoint: One Man’s Remarkable Response to His Mugger Reminds Us of What Is Best in Us

An extraordinary true story that amplifies love over hate and empathy over fear.

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The World We Live In: An Extraordinary Reality-Check
The World We Live In: An Extraordinary Reality-Check

The chilling human story behind an almost-statistic.

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The Temple of Knowledge: An Animated Celebration of How Libraries Change Lives
The Temple of Knowledge: An Animated Celebration of How Libraries Change Lives

One man’s love letter to finding higher horizons among the stacks.

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How Libraries Save Lives
How Libraries Save Lives

One woman’s story of how a bookmobile transported her away from a deadly life and toward her human potential.

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A Good Man: Moving Animated Short Film by StoryCorps Tells the Human Stories of LGBT Pride
A Good Man: Moving Animated Short Film by StoryCorps Tells the Human Stories of LGBT Pride

How a moment of utter vulnerability brought together eight siblings torn apart by their father’s bigotry.

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