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NPR Road Trips Collection
- Narrated by: Noah Adams
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
- Radio/TV Program
- Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Entertainment & Performing Arts
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Publisher's Summary
With frequent stops at pop culture meccas and unforgettable encounters with humans of singular 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. Includes five unique collections assembled especially for the family drive to Yellowstone - and for armchair travelers as well:
- Family Vacations
- Roadside Attractions
- Postcards from Around the Globe
- National Park Adventures
- Fairs and Festivals
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- Abdel Khoury
- 07-12-17
Great buy
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Very good for road trips, I have been listening to npr for many years. Can't wait until my next trip to use it.
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- S. Winchester
- 05-31-17
Enjoyable!
If you are a fan of NPR, or Rick Sebak type shows, you will love this. It's an interesting look into the everyday trips people take with their families, and places you may have never heard of. Great to listen to while driving, though it might make you want to take a detour to the world's largest ball of twine or toilet museum...
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- Kindle Bug
- 01-02-19
Are we there yet?
I love NPR and have had so many driveway moments where I just couldn’t bear to miss the end of the story but, unfortunately I mostly found myself waiting for a driveway moment that never happened.
