1.   Barnett is a jogger, story teller and vegetarian who clearly is on an ascending escalator.

2.   But the power of family story tellers was reduced successively with the advent of photography, home movies and video cameras.

3.   Dot Richardson, a third-year medical resident and shortstop for the U.S. softball team, was the most patient story teller of them all.

4.   Gray is a terrific story teller.

5.   Perez-Reverte fans will relish finally getting a look at where this truly gifted story teller began his career.

6.   Rep. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a spellbinding story teller, sounds more strident these days.

7.   The council brought in professional story tellers to tutor the squad members about talking about the role public aid has played in their battles with poverty.

8.   The finest place to gather words is in the home of the story teller.

9.   Unlike the book version, the CD version allows the child to pick which character will be the story teller.