Our Secret Territory: The Essence of Storytelling (Culture Tools) Laura Simms is an acclaimed storyteller whom The New York Times has called a major force in the revival of storytelling in America. In this book she examines the spiritual and social aspects of storyt
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| Title | : | Our Secret Territory: The Essence of Storytelling (Culture Tools) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.96 (496 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1591811724 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 186 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2011-08-16 |
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Editorial : Storytelling, says Laura Simms, provides us with immediate relief from stress and self-preoccupation; urges us into wisdom; and ultimately connects us to our buddhanature. Part lyrical treatise on the power of storytelling, part memoir, Our Secret Territory is woven through with quotes, poems, and tales. Simms is the adoptive mother of ex-child soldier Ishmael Beah, author of the bestseller A Long Way Gone, and some of the most moving parts of her book deal with their relationship. When Beah first came to the U.S., Simms thought that he'd just stay with her for the summer, then in the fall she'd find a 'real' family for him to live with. He was silent when she told him this plan. Finally, he said: 'I thought you were going to be my mother.' Simms suddenly felt every cell in her body adjust to a binding decision. 'You are right,' she said. 'I am your mother.' And that was that, she writes, 'as fast and decisive as an event in a fairytale, and as true as the best stories.'
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Laura Simms is an acclaimed storyteller whom The New York Times has called a major force in the revival of storytelling in America. Laura's way of telling a story allows the mind of the listener to rest in a realm of imagination beyond thought, and stimulates its faculties of kindness and relationship. In this book she examines the spiritual and social aspects of storytelling, and its process of engagement.
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