David Hold

Ready-to-tell Tales David Hold

Brief Description: A multicultural collection of traditional tales contributed by more than forty of America's most experienced storytellers, with tips for telling the stories. Brief Description: Anyone who has watched a master storyteller mesmerize an audience without benefit of set, props, or musical score, has wondered: How do they do that? The trick, this anthology tells us, is in the material. And the 40 contributors should know. They are some of America's most popular storytellers, each of them sharing a story guaranteed to work in front of the most demanding audience. Publisher Marketing: Anyone who has watched a master storyteller mesmerize an audience without benefit of set, props, or musical score, has wondered: "How do they do that?" This book gives the answers. Publisher Marketing: Anyone who has watched a master storyteller mesmerize an audience without benefit of set, props, or musical score, has wondered: How do they do that? This book gives the answers. Review Citations:

Booklist 01/01/1995 (EAN 9780874833812, Paperback)

Booklist 01/01/1995 pg. 831 (EAN 9780874833805, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Mooney, Bill Bill Mooney has written about horses his entire life. He served as the associate editor of the now-defunct Thoroughbred Record and of the more recent Thoroughbred Times. He was a staff writer for Blood-Horse magazine and received two Eclipse Awards and numerous honors for his writing. He lives in the heart of thoroughbred racing country in Lexington, Kentucky.