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    NPR Road Trips: Family Vacations: Stories that Take You Away, Hörbuch, Digital, 68min
    With generous splashes of popular culture and human interest, the NPR Road Trips series introduces you not only to far-off locations and unusual destinations, but to the people who inhabit them - and seek them out. Each story focuses on real locations, real people, and real history in the thought-provoking, imaginative and entertaining way you've come to expect from NPR. We all have memories of family vacations - some successful, some less so, and some gone terribly awry. When it comes to reporting colorful, compelling tales of family vacations, no one does it better than National Public Radio. The stories gathered on this collection are entertaining, provocative and moving. Like Laura Lorson's "Hard-Earned Lessons from the Family Road Trip" in which she recalls endless hours in a hot car, eating junk food and listening to AM radio. And "Setting Sail with Family, Imperfections in Tow", Marion Winik's account of a not-so-perfect family reunion at sea. And "Family Camping" in which commentator Joel Achenbach points out that camping is a serious sport. NPR knows that everyone has a dream vacation, but many of us are settling for economic-reality vacations. So Tom Goldman asks, "Who Needs a Fancy Cruise If You've Got Inner Tubes?" And when Robert Smith learns the price of Broadway tickets to The Little Mermaid ($121 each!), he takes a more frugal route, piling the family into his Honda Civic and heading to the drive-in. Warmly remembered, richly detailed, these stories invite you to share in the journey of others and may inspire you to plan your own. Contents: Introduction by Noah Adams Hard-Learned Lessons from the Family Road Trip Family Camping Educational Vacations The History of the Vacation The Low-Cost Glories of the Drive-In Theater Pink Jeep Chronicles Taking the Great American Road Trip, Google-Style A Summer Language: English. Narrator: Noah Adams. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/high/000709/bk_high_000709_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    NPR Road Trips: National Park Adventures: Stories That Take You Away . . ., Hörbuch, Digital, 67min
    With generous splashes of popular culture and human interest, the NPR Road Trips series introduces you not only to far-off locations and unusual destinations, but to the people who inhabit them - and seek them out. Each story focuses on real locations, real people, and real history in the thought-provoking, imaginative and entertaining way you’ve come to expect from NPR. Grand Canyon National Park is one of the planet’s Seven Natural Wonders, with 4.4 million visitors each year. Who keeps them safe, fed, and happy? When the wind blows at White Sands National Monument, legend says the centuries-old ghost of a Mexican maiden appears in the shifting sands. In Yosemite National Park, there’s a guy who tracks road kill with a clipboard and a shovel to pry flattened victims from the blacktop. This colorful collection goes behind the scenery at America’s most popular national parks. It also visits lesser-known parks with thought-provoking tales to tell. Includes “Cast of Thousands Keeps Grand Canyon Humming” “Old Army Friends, Divided At Gettysburg” “Climbers Reclaim World Record on El Capitan” And more. Language: English. Narrator: Noah Adams. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/high/000704/bk_high_000704_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    NPR Sound Treks: Animals: Unforgettable Encounters in the Wild, Hörbuch, Digital, 69min
    From rainforests to deserts, mountains to plains, the sea to the sky, animals raise their voices in an eclectic and thrilling chorus. This collection celebrates the unique calls of the keel-billed toucan, the morning roar of the Guatemalan howler monkey, the seriously social laughing of the spotted hyena Guatemalan coatimundi, the honk of the courtship-crazed hammerhead bat, sophisticated conversation from the Central African forest elephant, the subtle bellow of the great plains bison, and many more intriguing sounds from creatures we seldom hear. The NPR Sound Treks series brings the outdoors to life with outstanding audio documentaries, stories, and commentary from the NPR archives. Each volume features sounds from nature, insights from experts and others who love the outdoor experience (naturalists, zoologists, biologists, adventurers, even a cowgirl), and vivid storytelling that captures the excitement of the wilderness. Contents: Introduction by Jon Hamilton Holy Baboon! A "Mystical" Moment In Africa Radio Gift: John Nielsen and Wild Animals Decoding The Hyena's Laugh Alpha Bison: The Quieter Bellow Wins the Females Making "Living With Lions" Practical in Kenya Otterly Adorable, But Born to be Wild Recording Story Rattles Producer Close Encounters with the Adirondack Black Bear Hear Them Roar: Noisy New World Monkeys What Wildlife Lurks in Central Park By Night? Gorilla Population Up 14 Years After Genocide Slo-Mo Cricket Chirps Reveal Secret Serenades Sounds Give Researchers Clues to Elephants Chasing After the Elusive Narwhal Language: English. Narrator: Jon Hamilton. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/high/000711/bk_high_000711_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    NPR Holiday Favorites , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 132min, (USK 18)
    Like an overstuffed stocking on Christmas morning, NPR Holiday Favorites is full of unexpected pleasures and evergreen delights:lilSusan Stamberg sneaks her mother-in-law's recipe for cranberry relish onto the air - again.Storyteller Kevin Kling finds an invitation to participate in a production of The Nutcracker too tempting to resist. Ghanian-born commentator Meri Danquah shares her thoughts on Kwanzaa.Cowboy poet Baxter Black describes a Christmas cookie with "the denseness of an anvil and the half-life of a radial tire".Robert Siegel goes in search of the correct spelling for December's Jewish holiday.Adam Gopnik, New Yorker writer and self-proclaimed secularist, celebrates the universal optimism inherent in Christmas.The Thanksgiving tables are turned on unsuspecting Bostonians in "When Turkeys Attack".Commentator Claudio Sanchez reads "The Night Before Christmas, Latin Style".Steven Ivory toasts the kindness of strangers in "My Annual New Year's Quandary". And more.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Susan Stamberg. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/high/000428/bk_high_000428_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    NPR Driveway Moments Love Stories: Radio Stories That Won't Let You Go, Hörbuch, Digital, 125min
    If you listen to NPR, you've had at least one "driveway moment". You're sitting in your parked car, hooked by a story, needing to hear it all the way through. NPR celebrates the emotional bonds we share with this audio valentine that will warm hearts all year round. The story of an ex-monk and an ex-nun who form a family, as told by their son. The story of letters that continue to arrive from all over the world, addressed simply to Juliet, Verona, Italy. The softer side of Lyndon Johnson revealed in his letters to Lady Bird. A writer's true love for her beloved Volvo. The legend of Somalia's lovesick baker and the girl whose love he could not win. Lynda Barry on spring, thunderstorms, memories, and love. This heartfelt edition of Driveway Moments explores the surprising places we find love and the inspiring ways in which our most important relationships flourish. Featuring: "The Love Story Deconstructed" "Happily Married Couples Tell Tales" "Father's Cufflinks Spark Thoughts About Love" Online Dating's Siren Song "Late-Blooming Aunt Ruth and Her Haphazard Romances" "Adopted Son from China Transformed and Healed by Love" "Finding Love at the Hebrew Home for the Aged" "Alzheimer's Disease Releases Couple to Love Again" And more. Language: English. Narrator: Kelly McEvers. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/high/000885/bk_high_000885_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    NPR American Chronicles: The Vietnam War, Hörbuch, Digital, 220min
    NPR reports on the Vietnam War, from its origins to the major battles, through the Fall of Saigon, to repercussions of the conflict still felt today. Contents: Introduction by Audie Cornish "At the Vietnam War Memorial" "May Day War Protest in Washington, D.C." "Gulf of Tonkin’s Phantom Attack" "POW Wives" "Ruth Harrison" "Soldiers’ Stories: Protesting Vietnam" "A Red Cross Worker’s War Memories" "Dick Gregory: Ideologies and War" "A Soldier’s Daughter" "‘Dangerous Man’ Daniel Ellsberg Reflects" "A Vietnam Vet in His Own Words" "Cronkite on Vietnam War" "McNamara, Morris, and The Fog of War" "The Vietnam War, Through Eddie Adams’ Lens" "'Zippo Songs' of Vietnam" "At Vietnam Memorial, Unlikely Bond Began" "My Lai Eyewitness" "A Wartime Diary Touches Vietnamese" "Vietnam Homecoming: Communism and Memories" "Forgotten Ship: A Daring Rescue as Saigon Fell" "Shots Still Reverberate for Survivors of Kent State" Billy Bang’s "Vietnam: The Aftermath" "Remembering Reunification" "Goodbye, Saigon" "Saigons and Bygones" Language: English. Narrator: Audie Cornish. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/high/000723/bk_high_000723_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    NPR Sound Treks: Birds: Spellbinding Tales of Flight, Feather, and Song, Hörbuch, Digital, 61min
    Are birds monogamous? Why do kookaburras laugh? Is the ivory-billed woodpecker really extinct? These fascinating stories feature the delightful and exotic sounds of birds, plus astute and informative commentary from bird lovers, bird experts, and sometimes birds themselves. Learn how naturalist F. Schuyler Matthews translated bird song into musical notes. Discover how the city of Chicago has drawn purple martins back to Lake Michigan, their historic habitat. Find out everything you want to know about the lyrebird's glorious tail. If you're a bird lover, this is for you. The NPR Sound Treks series brings the outdoors to life with outstanding audio documentaries, stories, and commentary from the NPR archives. Each volume features sounds from nature, insights from experts and others who love the outdoor experience (naturalists, zoologists, biologists, adventurers, even a cowgirl), and vivid storytelling that captures the excitement of the wilderness. Contents: Introduction Connecting with Wrens Storm Petrels Fill the Air The Music of Wild Birds New York Birders Make Winter Rounds Bird Watching Proud Lyrebird Steps Up to the Microphone Song of the Antbird Reveals Avian Adultery The Magic Hedge: Haven for a Lost Bird in Chicago The Laughing Kookaburra Colorful Hua Mei Birds Put Pigeons to Shame Figuring Out Cuckoos A Bird with a Catlike Name - and Sound Purple Martins Make a Comeback in Chicago How Birds Can Capture a Kid's Imagination A Colony of Screechers and Wailers The Joy of Breeding Pigeons My Hummingbird Summer Language: English. Narrator: Jon Hamilton. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/high/000710/bk_high_000710_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    NPR More Funniest Driveway Moments: Radio Stories that Won't Let You Go, Hörbuch, Digital, 132min
    Most NPR listeners have experienced at least one "driveway moment": You’re so captivated by a story, interview, or essay you’re hearing on the radio that you sit in your driveway, motor running, to hear it all the way through. Even if the ice cream is melting in the trunk. The latest collection of this best-selling series features memorable tales, bits, and commentary from NPR favorites, regulars, and guests. Smartly chosen, sincerely hilarious, this collection will leave you in stitches. Contents: Joan Rivers: "Outrageous and Outspoken as Ever" Harry Shearer: "Now You See It" Harry Shearer: "Sammy the Flame-Resistant Salmon" "Comedy Writing: How to Be Funny" "The (Wacky) World According to John Hodgman" "At Climate Conference, Hot Air Reigns" "Dave Barry's Science Fair Tricks" Brian Williams on Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me! "Snoring Does Not Get in the Way of Love" "Kevin Kling Returns" Carol Burnett: "Still Glad For 'This Time Together" "Tim Conway Delivers Laughs Without an Apology" "Mehlman's Famous Actors Tour of Los Angeles" "A Rejection Letter Template" "What's America's Funniest Joke?" Robert Earl Keen Plays "Not My Job" "Bob and Ray, Masters of the Subtle Spoof" "Powerball Dreams" "Jane Lynch, TV’s New Queen of Mean" "Wedding Season Can Be Trying" "My Child, the Prodigy - and Other Punch Lines" "Advice for New Fathers" Tom Bodett: "You've Been Warned" Language: English. Narrator: Robert Krulwich. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/high/000706/bk_high_000706_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    NPR Driveway Moments: All About Animals: Radio Stories That Won't Let You Go, Hörbuch, Digital, 84min
    What’s a "driveway moment"? It’s when you’re so captivated by a story you’re hearing on NPR that you stay in your car to hear it to the end - even if you’re sitting in your driveway with the motor running. For years, listeners have written to NPR to describe such moments. Now animal lovers especially will want to make sure their tanks are full. Heard on All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Talk of the Nation, and Wait Wait - Don’t Tell Me!, hosted by Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep, these stories will make you laugh out loud and shed a tear or two. Contents: "The Dog Who Loved to Suck on Toads" "My Mother, My Parrot" "The Sad Story of Ziggy, the Too Perfect Parrot" "Pet Tricks - and an Accidental Career" "A Dog Walker’s Dog Walker" "Search for Lost Pets Continues in Louisiana" "Turtle Holds On in Center of Vietnam’s Capital" A Dog’s Life in Vietnam" "Precisionist Nears a New Pasture" "An Entrepreneurial Dog’s Private Life" "The Dog Stays in the Picture" "Cute and Fuzzy as the Nation’s Lead Story" "The Wait Wait Petting Zoo" "No Chump Change for Chimp Art" "Miss Pudding: A Feline Farewell" "Vacuuming Prairie Dogs" "When Hummingbirds Come Home" "Bird Clothes" "Drive-Up Boar Semen" "The Boy Who Ran Like a Deer" "The Soul of a Dog" Language: English. Narrator: Steve Inskeep. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/high/000698/bk_high_000698_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    NPR American Chronicles: Civil Rights, Hörbuch, Digital, 180min
    It wasn't that long ago that black citizens had to move to the back of the bus. In this stirring collection, NPR tells stories large and small: of Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, and the March on Washington; of Pullman porters, an invaluable green book, and women who baked pies to support the Montgomery bus boycott. Personal recollections and historical accounts paint vivid pictures of individuals and events that transformed a nation. Contents: "Introduction" by Michele Norris "Rosa Parks" "The Club from Nowhere: Cooking for Civil Rights" "The Forgotten Hero of the Civil Rights Movement" "The First Civil Rights Bus Boycott" "Before Rosa Parks, There Was Claudette Colvin" "Former Pullman Porter Subtly Confronted Racism" "'Green Book' Helped African Americans Travel Safely" "Jim Crow: Blacks Survived with Dignity" "The Power of Pictures in the Struggle for Civil Rights" "Emmett Till and the Impact of Images" "Mahalia Jackson: Voice of the Civil Rights Movement" "Wallace in the Schoolhouse Door" "Breaking the Color Barrier" "Sound Vault: The Civil Rights Act" "Mississippi 1964: Civil Rights and Unrest" "James Farmer and the Freedom Summer" "Freedom Riders" "Rep. John Lewis on Prosecuting the Past" "The Legacy of Medgar Evers" "Julian Bond Remembers" "Looking Back to Hear Malcolm X" "Dorothy Height Sees Dream Come True" "Radio History: March on Washington Recalled" "Remembering King and the 'Fierce Urgency of Now'" "Martin Luther King, 'At Canaan's Edge'" Language: English. Narrator: Michele Norris. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/high/000718/bk_high_000718_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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