National Public Radio (U.S.)
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Pub. Date
2008.
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A holiday collection of short fiction shares vignettes that capture the eccentric lives of the inhabitants of a small Southern town, from an efficiency expert who gets Christmas down to forty-five minutes flat, to a woman who claims John James Audubon is living in her attic.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 5
Description
"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...
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Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
"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"--
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Series
Pub. Date
2007
Description
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.
Pub. Date
p2011
Description
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.
13) First ladies
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Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
While the role of the first lady has changed dramatically over the course of the nation's history, one thing remains constant: Americans have always been fascinated by the wives of the President. This collection features in-depth profiles of many of our beloved, inspiring, and occasionally enigmatic first ladies.
Pub. Date
p2009
Description
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.
Pub. Date
2014
Description
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...
Pub. Date
p2009
Description
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. Drawn from award-winning NPR programs such as All Things Considered and Morning Edition, National Public Radio hosts and listeners present their favorite driveway moments.