{"product_id":"9780595396894","title":"The Story Salon Big Book of Stories: The Best from the Writers\/Performers of L.A.'s Longest Running Storytelling Venue","description":"Praise for \u003ci\u003eStory Salon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Gemstones of narrative. Something new, funny, astonishing.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Los Angeles Daily News\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Tales tall, tragic, and tantalizing.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Sunset Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Stories from all walks and talks of life. Tales of yore and ones that make you scream for more-those that will delight with insight while moving an audience from laughter to tears.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Studio City Sun\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStory Salon\u003c\/i\u003e is Los Angeles's longest running storytelling venue. What began as an alternative to stand-up clubs and self-conscious performance spaces has been challenging performers and audiences for more than a decade. Created in a North Hollywood coffee house \u003ci\u003eStory Salon\u003c\/i\u003e now reaches the globe through Podcasting, publishing, and recordings. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rules of the \u003ci\u003eStory Salon\u003c\/i\u003e haven't changed since it started: Five to seven minutes of original material performed by the author. The result is a unique blend of observation, memoir and comment that makes the \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e one of the most eclectic entertainment experiences available. More than a dozen solo theater works have been developed at \u003ci\u003eStory Salon,\u003c\/i\u003e as well as a CD of stories, and several books. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Live storytelling is a unique art form,\" says \u003ci\u003eStory Salon\u003c\/i\u003e founder, writer\/actor\/comedian Beverly Mickins. \"Words spoken aloud paint pictures capable of evoking laughter and tears, the whole range of emotion. People have been telling each other stories since the first campfires, talking about the whole mix of things, important and trivial, that go into making life. Storytelling is one of the ways we figure out how to be human.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollected here for the first time in \u003ci\u003eBig Book of Stories\u003c\/i\u003e are more than forty original pieces first performed by their authors at \u003ci\u003eStory Salon.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's an omnibus of memories, rants, affirmations, and shaggy-dog stories that once opened is impossible to shut. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn more at www.storysalon.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47013559861488,"sku":"9780595396894","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780595396894_p0.jpg?v=1763787727","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780595396894","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}