"When A Christmas Carol was first published in 1843 it was an overnight success, and set a precedent that was to be followed by other Christmas books, including The Chimes (1844) and The Cricket (1845). Each book was published at the same time of year, in the same format, and extolled similar values about the virtues of love, charity and the family unit. But none would achieve the cult status of A Christmas Carol, a book so popular it has become part...

"The NPR legend's memoir will delight fans of "Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!" as it follows Carl's career from North Carolina where he was a student of Andy Griffith and classmate of Charles Kuralt, to Washington, D.C., where he supervised Katie Couric, and for 30 years was the news anchor of NPR's award-winning "Morning Edition," the most-listened to morning news program in America"--

Dog lovers will delight in these stories of the sometimes imperfect, always endearing canine companions with which people share their lives. These long and short, straight and curly tales of animals and their devoted human friends are comical, touching, and ultimately unforgettable.

The National Public Radio archive presents a real-life collection of family vacation stories that whisk listeners away to distant and unusual lands.

According to NPR, a Driveway Moment is when a listener is so riveted by a radio piece that he or she will stay in their idling car to hear the show all the way through. Presented here, drawn from award-winning NPR programs such as All Things Considered and Morning Edition, are vibrant tales of motherhood.

"Christmas is a time of traditions, and with this collection of favorite Christmas stories, another holiday tradition is born: Joy, hope, and childhood memories overflow as NPR voices, past and present, tell stories of the season"--Container.

Documentary of the Yiddish Radio Project, which is dedicated to rescuing sound recordings from the 1930s to the 1950s of Yiddish radio. Discusses the history of Yiddish radio, the restoration of the recordings, and Jews in mainstream media.

Nationally known NPR on-air personalities share the lasting impressions made during interviews with a wide variety of exceptional individuals. Each story is introduced by the NPR host and offers a candid account of how the encounter was particularly meaningful to them. These are thought-provoking and emotionally resonant interviews with both the famous and the nearly anonymous; real people who reveal themselves over the course of a conversation in...

Join host Ira Glass and his company, as they bring a different theme to life each week, in the format of the popular Chicago radio show by the same name. In Escape, teenage boys in Philadelphia impress girls using a mode of transportation obsolete in their neighborhood since the 19th century, and a young man's fight for independence from his mother is complicated by some very specialized circumstances. In Two wars, we learn about two foreigners in...