Storycatcher: Making Sense of Our Lives through the Power and Practice of Story (Paperback)

~ (Author) "Story  the abundance of it and the lack of it  shapes us..." (more)
Key Phrases: social story, story space, spiritual story, United States, Following the Beeline, Tell Me This Story (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review

A timely and important contribution that can be used in practical and inspirational ways by anyone, anywhere in the world! -- Angeles Arrien, cultural anthropologist and author of The Four-Fold Way and The Second Half of Life

Christina Baldwin is the perfect person to help us negotiate through story land. -- Spirituality & Health

Christina's work is a great gift. -- Lisa Ling, host of National Geographic Ultimate Explorer and special contributor to The Oprah Show

This book brings more goodness into the world. -- Margaret J. Wheatley, author Leadership and the New Science --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description

Story is the heart of language. Story moves us to love and hate and can motivate us to change the whole course of our lives. Story can lift us beyond our individual borders to imagine the realities of other people, times, and places. Storytelling - both oral tradition and written word - is the foundation of being human. In this powerful book, Christina Baldwin, one of the visionaries who started the personal writing movement, explores the vital necessity of re-creating a sacred common ground for each other's stories. Each chapter in Storycatcher is carried by a fascinating narrative - about people, family, or community - intertwined with practical instruction about the nature of story, how it works, and how we can practice it in our lives. Whether exploring the personal stories revealed in our private journals, the stories of family legacy, the underlying stories that drive our organizations, or the stories that define our personal identity, Christina's book encourages us all to become storycatchers - and shows us how new stories lay the framework for a new world. --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: New World Library (November 28, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1577316037
• ISBN-13: 978-1577316039
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #171,425 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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45 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent! A real gem of a book..., October 17, 2005

By	P. J. Sampel "GOTN" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Storycatcher: Making Sense of Our Lives through the Power and Practice of Story (Hardcover)

Christina Baldwin's work on Story...the art, the practice, the importance of telling and re-telling stories in our lives is a stunning masterpiece. Woven beautifully with fragments and selections of her own stories, Baldwin once again instructs, enchants and inspires the reader about the critical nature and importance of the individual stories of all of us. Whether it's to build community, heal generational wounds, create stronger organizations, leave a legacy, or simply to pass on information, Baldwin's narrative builds a compelling case for the power of "storycatching." A magnificent read...and a wonderful gift to give. What will be the questions you carry to ask of yourself and others? A must-have!!

29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Storycatcher Spreads Hope, October 4, 2005

By	Sarah N. MacDougall (Taylors Falls, MN United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Storycatcher: Making Sense of Our Lives through the Power and Practice of Story (Hardcover)

Christina Baldwin's Storycatcher tells stories of hope. She articulates beautifully the power and necessity of sharing story with those around us to build webs of connection, to build community, to provide a bridge to understanding. We all have a story. Baldwin's genius shines through showing us how to bring story into the center of our lives through telling her own story. This book is a work of love and brilliance that brings light into the world.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hooray for Story!, March 26, 2006

By	Nancy S. Brainard (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Storycatcher: Making Sense of Our Lives through the Power and Practice of Story (Hardcover)

This wonderful book explores the many uses of story telling not just for the listeners but for the tellers as well. Whether or not you ever publish your own stories, Storycatcher will convince you of the value of telling them. Christina Baldwin is at her best. Through her own stories and those of others, she shows how our stories can open the path to understanding each other and ourselves. Storycatcher will inspire and help you to catch as many as you can.