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"A professional memoir of a gifted, good-humored and gracious man...The book has the feel of good conversation on a long trip."
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW John Charles Kuralt on the journey of his life. From a southern boy bitten by wanderlust and wonder, to a curious rover writing for newspapers, radio, and TV, to a CBS News correspondent adventuring around the world--from Cuba and Vietnam to the Congo and the North Pole, to his twenty-plus years roaming the back roads of America. In this engaging memoir, ...
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"A professional memoir of a gifted, good-humored and gracious man...The book has the feel of good conversation on a long trip."
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW John Charles Kuralt on the journey of his life. From a southern boy bitten by wanderlust and wonder, to a curious rover writing for newspapers, radio, and TV, to a CBS News correspondent adventuring around the world--from Cuba and Vietnam to the Congo and the North Pole, to his twenty-plus years roaming the back roads of America. In this engaging memoir, Kuralt relives a lifetime of discovering places and people whose unique stories enriched him, shaped him, and fueled his all-consuming passion: to find out what wonderful thing waits just around the next bend.

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Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly
Kuralt recalls memorable experiences of his journalism career: we see a family awaiting a soldier's return from Vietnam, the cooperation of blacks and whites building a park in Reno, Nev., the dull sterility of Castro's Cuba. ``Comic and poignant by turns,'' said PW . ``Fans of Kuralt's work on the CBS series Sunday Morning will find this autobiography a charmer.'' Photos. Author tour. (Nov.)
Library Journal
Kuralt describes this engaging autobiography as an incomplete remembrance of roads taken, breakdowns, misdirections, potholes, and detours. A love of travel, developed through trips along North Carolina country roads with his father, brought Kuralt to accept a job with CBS News in 1954. He began as a correspondent in the Congo, Cuba, and California, then was reassigned to presenting documentaries, including a North Pole attempt. He finally found his slot as a feature story reporter covering the ``pulse of the country'' by roaming the nation in his recreational vehicle. An entertaining book that is recommended for general readers who enjoyed Kuralt's best-selling collection of his news stories, On the Road ( LJ 9/15/85). Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 7/1/90.-- Fern Sikkema, Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, Washington, D.C.
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  • ISBN-13: 9780399134883
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
  • Publication date: 11/1/1990
  • Pages: 224
  • Product dimensions: 6.30 (w) x 9.20 (h) x 1.00 (d)

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  • Anonymous

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    a great book

    This bok is truly fun to read. It describes to you the more down-to-earth aspects of the famous things in history, as well as the sometimes even more interesting obscure events. Both are intersting to see through the eyes of kuralt. I highly recommend this book.

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