Ties That Bind: Stories of Love and Gratitude from The First Ten Years of StoryCorps

Isay’s oral history project StoryCorps offers this fascinating and inspiring set of interviews and discussions to celebrate its 10-year anniversary. Hosted by Scott Simon in discussion with Isay, this audiobook contains captivating stories focused on family and American life, featuring the likes of everyone from of renowned historian Studs Terkel to Carl McNair, the older brother of one of the astronauts killed when the space shuttle Challenger exploded. Short but sweet, this single-disc audio edition boasts strong readings of tales that cover everything from racism and death to science and an abundance of things in between. A Penguin hardcover. (Oct.)