Nov 21st, 2008 · In a new book, authors Roger Bennett and Josh Kun detail Jewish American history through vinyl albums. They are trying to answer questions such as, "Who are we?" and "What are we inheriting?" in what Bennett calls the "beginning of a journey."
Nov 4th, 2008 · More than 30 years after documenting a trip through Europe, the Middle East and Asia in The Great Railway Bazaar, Paul Theroux re-creates the voyage in Ghost Train to the Eastern Star.
Oct 31st, 2008 · The Delta Queen has plied U.S. waterways since 1926, but its wooden structure concerns some people who worry about safety. Despite an elaborate fire-prevention system, the vessel is set to sail for the final time unless a last-minute congressional reprieve spares the steamboat.
Oct 27th, 2008 · Who says road novels have to be about the young? The English Major follows a 60-something teacher as he sets off on a cross-country journey to mend a broken heart — and revive his libido.
Oct 23rd, 2008 · On the eve of United Nations Day, newly appointed United Nations High Commissioner Navanethem Pillay reflects on her improbable journey to the organization's most visible and controversial position. U.N. Day marks the establishment of the U.N. charter in 1945.
Oct 21st, 2008 · Journalist Helene Cooper fled her home country of Liberia as a young woman when civil war erupted in 1980. She details the journey that took her back to Liberia, in her memoir The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood. Cooper tells Renee Montagne what it was like to return to Liberia after 23 years.
Oct 20th, 2008 · At many African-American family gatherings, one is likely to find the staples of soul food: cornbread, collard greens and fried chicken. In his new book, Frederick Douglass Opie delves into the history books to find true soul in Southern food, including its place in the politics of black America.
Oct 16th, 2008 · A young girl and her housekeeper leave home in 1964 to escape a troubled home life. Their journey leads them to three sisters who raise bees, and who provide some much needed shelter, wisdom and love. This new film is based on the bestselling book by the same name.