Between the Listening and the Telling
How Stories Can Save Us
$45.25
- Paperback
188 pages
- Release Date
1 July 2025
Summary
“Now more than ever, we need a teacher and a book such as this.”–Anne Lamott, from the foreword
Stories tether us to what matters most: our families, our friends, our hearts, our planet, the wondrous mystery of life itself. Yet the stories we’ve been telling ourselves as a civilization are killing us: Fear is wisdom. Vanity is virtuous. Violence is peace. In the pages of Between the Listening and the Telling, storyteller, author, and activist Mark Yaconelli l…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798889838289 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Mark Yaconelli, Anne Lamott |
| Publisher: | Augsburg Fortress Publishers |
| Imprint: | Broadleaf Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 188 |
| Release Date: | 1 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 318g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm |
About The Author
Mark Yaconelli
Mark Yaconelli is a speaker, facilitator, and author of five previous books. As founder and director of The Hearth nonprofit, Yaconelli has worked with the Lilly Endowment, Compassion International, and the Mexican American Cultural Center of Austin, among other organizations. Yaconelli holds an MA in Christian spirituality from the Graduate Theological Union and received a spiritual direction diploma from San Francisco Theological Seminary. Profiles of Yaconelli’s work have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, as well as on BBC Radio 4, NPR, and ABC World News Tonight. He and his wife have three adult children and live in Ashland, Oregon.
Anne Lamott is the author of the bestsellers Traveling Mercies, Operating Instructions, and Bird by Bird, as well as six novels, including Crooked Little Heart and Rosie. Her column in Salon magazine was voted Best of the Web by Newsweek. A past recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, Lamott lives in northern California.
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