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A Journey Through America introduces insightful commentary on our American democracy. Author Lawrence Kadish draws from over eighty-five years of lived experience, allowing him to celebrate our nation's strengths, reflect on our self-inflicted errors, and draw attention to the challenges of a nation that remains humanity's last hope.

Patrick Hunt has been teaching in Humanities at Stanford University for the past 20 years. His Ph.D. is from the Institute of Archaeology at University College London, University of London in 1991. He is a National Lecturer for the Archaeological Institute of America since 2009 and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society since 1989. National Geographic Society has sponsored some of his archaeology fieldwork. He appears frequently on PBS, NOVA, National Geographic and History Channel broadcasts.

In this timely and revealing portrait, distinguished author and broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby crosses eight time zones and covers 10,000 miles, from Murmansk in the Arctic Circle to the Asian city of Vladivostok, in an attempt to get beneath the skin of modern Russia. Travelling by road, rail and boat, his epic journey takes him from the splendour of St Petersburg to remote parts of Siberia.

"My Journey into Aleppo: Watching a Moonscape of War Turn into a Functioning City" is from the November 08, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Anne Barnard and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Michael B. Oren’s memoir of his time as Israel’s ambassador to the United States—a period of transformative change for America and a time of violent upheaval throughout the Middle East—provides a frank, fascinating look inside the special relationship between...

"The Journey of a Fake News Story That Begins With a Single Tweet" is from the November 20, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Sapna Maheshwari and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Journey from Class Clown to Suspect in Chelsea Bombing" is from the September 24, 2016, United States section of The New York Times. It was written by Kim Barker, Pir Zubair Shah, Joseph Goldstein and Jessica Silver Greenberg and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

***NATIONAL BEST SELLER*** A vivid, surprising portrait of the civic and economic reinvention taking place in America, town by town and generally out of view of the national media. A realistically positive and provocative view of the country between its coasts. For the last five years, James and...

"Syrian Family, Its Journey Complete, Is Shadowed by Its Troubles" is from the May 07, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Anemona Hartocollis and narrated by Paul Ryden.

"Dave Eggers Journeys Into Alaska in ‘Heroes of the Frontier’" is from the April 04, 2016 Arts section of The New York Times. It was written by Alexandra Alter and narrated by Kristi Burns.

When Ye Pei dreamed of Venice as a girl, she imagined a magical floating city of canals and gondola rides. And she imagined her mother, successful in her new life and eager to embrace the daughter she had never forgotten. But when Ye Pei arrives in Italy, she learns her mother works on a farm far from the city. Her only connection, a mean-spirited Chinese auntie, puts Ye Pei to work in a small-town café. Rather than giving up and returning to China, a determined Ye Pei takes on a grueling schedule.

"For Judo Champion from Rio's Slums, Long Olympic Journey Leads Back Home" is from the Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by John Branch and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.