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"[Narrator Robert Petkoff] is a steady performer whose measured pacing allows each subject's story to unfold naturally against the background of Leland's personal inquiry. A particular highlight comes at the very end, when listeners get a chance to hear the actual voices of some of the men and...

"Grandmaster Flash Beats Back Time" is from the August 27, 2016 Entertainment section of The New York Times. It was written by John Leland and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"From CBGB to the Galleries of the Met" is from the May 07, 2016 Arts section of The New York Times. It was written by John Leland and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"Lesson Learned: Dispelling Myth of the ‘Hero Teacher’" is from the Arts section of The New York Times. It was written by John Leland and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Speculation Ends: Date and Venue Set for World Chess Championship in New York" is from the August 09, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by John Leland and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"New York's Littlest Chess Players Win National Championship" is from the May 9, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by John Leland and narrated by Caroline Miller.

In 2015, The New York Times documented a year in the lives of six New Yorkers older than 85, one of the fastest-growing age groups in the United States. All six survived 2015, an accomplishment in itself. This past year, I kept in touch with the group to see how they were doing.

"The 'Oldest Old' Brave Another Year" is from the December 31, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by John Leland and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.

John Leland's 'Itinerary' was the product of several journeys around England and Wales undertaken between 1538 and 1543. The manuscript is made up of Leland's notebooks, which were first published in the 18th century, and later in a ten-part, five-volume edition published by Lucy Toulmin (1906-10). Part IX of the manuscript begins in the south of England and gradually meanders its way, county by county, through central and northern England up to the borders of Scotland. Leland did not prepare the manuscript for publication and it is sometimes difficult to follow, with occasional ...