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Modern Day Miracles: Inspirational Tales For The Social Networking Generation (2014)

by Emily Liebert(Favorite Author)

3.09 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1629143928 (ISBN13: 9781629143927)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Skyhorse Publishing

review 1: “Some of the stories will give you the warm fuzzies...or amaze you ....Some stories will even bring a tear to your eye.” --Seventeen.com“FACEBOOK FAIRYTALES is filled with captivating narratives of 25 real-life stories…The overriding theme...is that the generosity and resilience of the human spirit is truly powerful in cyberspace.” --Oprah.com“Westchester author Emily Liebert features 25 of the most compelling connections in FACEBOOK FAIRYTALES.” --The New York Daily News"What does the world look like when a billion people are using social networks and they can share even more than they're able to today? A lot more things will be possible . . ." --Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO, from the Introduction of FACEBOOK FAIRYTALES “Thought-provoking, inspiring and u... moreplifting . . . These tales will surprise, amuse, touch, and inspire anyone who has regained a lost friend or been touched by the kindness of a stranger. Reminds all of us that the resilience of the human spirit is truly powerful, even online. --Hamptons.com“The book show[s] how social networking is changing the way people interact…[it] also details stories from people who found a child to adopt through Facebook and a father who continued posting messages to his daughter’s Facebook page after her death.” --Wallstreetjournal.com“From cover to cover, author Emily Liebert’s masterful collection of short stories--some inspirational, some cute and others fraught with emotion--are weaved together with great care…Liebert projects skillful sensitivity in illustrating how Facebook has not only changed the way the world communicates, but changed the world…In triumph and tragedy, Liebert affirms the goodness that lies within all of us, and leaves readers rallying for the lives and people she covers.” --About.com“Emily Liebert’s debut book...is a fascinating, timely read...Liebert illustrates the profound impact Facebook has had on modern society. The stories are diverse...but they all feel simultaneously personal and universal. Liebert is an excellent storyteller, weaving together intricate details and interspersing authentic Facebook updates to help advance the stories, making the book as relevant as the site itself.” --The Daily Beast, Kerry Kennedy, human rights activist and bestselling author of SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER and BEING CATHOLIC NOW
review 2: FACEBOOK FAIRYTALES is a collection of 25 inspiring stories about the miracles that have occurred over Facebook. It’s not difficult to find uplifting tales in a social networking medium that permeates most of our lives, and these stories about organ donation, finding lost people, reuniting separated families, and more are short but sweet tales of the extraordinary in the ordinary. I’m a sucker for inspirational stories, and several within this book definitely had been tearing up and sighing.This book is no Chicken Soup, or Reader’s Digest, however. The writing is fairly basic, and as a result often leans heavily on the naturally emotional power of the story, rather than the narration, to make an impact. The Facebook element was not quite convincingly incorporated into the stories: oftentimes we get colored inserts that are supposed to look like screenshots of one’s Facebook messages, but don’t quite achieve that level of authenticity. For such a heavily story-dependent collection as this, I would’ve liked more relevance and creativity with the design and “Facebook-ness,” instead of merely an average book with inserts of people’s profile pictures and blocks of people’s messages.Even so, FACEBOOK FAIRYTALES would make a delightful gift, and look quite interesting on a coffee table or in a public waiting/resting area. Facebook is something that most of us take for granted, and it is interesting to get a look at the human aspects of this oftentimes impersonal form of communication, to remind us of the frailty and wonder of humanity. less

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