{"product_id":"2940169980691","title":"NPR Road Trips: Family Vacations: Stories that Take You Away","description":"With generous splashes of popular culture and human interest, the \u003ci\u003eNPR Road Trips\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe all have memories of family vacations¿some successful, some less so, and some gone terribly awry. When it comes to reporting colorful, compelling tales of family vacations, no one does it better than National Public Radio. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally heard on \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMorning Edition\u003c\/i\u003e, the stories gathered here are entertaining, provocative and moving. Like Laura Lorson¿s ¿Hard-Earned Lessons from the Family Road Trip,¿ in which she recalls endless hours in a hot car, eating junk food and listening to AM radio. And ¿Setting Sail with Family, Imperfections in Tow,¿ Marion Winik¿s account of a not-so-perfect family reunion at sea. And ¿Family Camping,¿ in which commentator Joel Achenbach points out that camping is a serious sport. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNPR knows that everyone has a dream vacation, but many of us are settling for economic-reality vacations. So Tom Goldman asks, ¿Who Needs a Fancy Cruise If You¿ve Got Inner Tubes?¿ And when Robert Smith learns the price of Broadway tickets to \u003ci\u003eThe Little Mermaid \u003c\/i\u003e($121 each!), he takes a more frugal route, piling the family into his Honda Civic and heading to the drive-in. Warmly remembered, richly detailed, these stories invite you to share in the journey of others¿and may inspire you to plan your own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents:\u003cli\u003eIntroduction by Noah Adams\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHard-Learned Lessons from the Family Road Trip\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eFamily Camping\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eEducational Vacations\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe History of the Vacation\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Low-Cost Glories of the Drive-In Theater\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ePink Jeep Chronicles\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eTaking the Great American Road Trip, Google-Style\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eA Summer Outing to Chincoteague Island\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWho Needs a Fancy Cruise If You¿ve Got Inner Tubes?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ePirates of the Caribbean\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Discomfort Zone\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSetting Sail with Family, Imperfections in Tow\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eMemories of Going on Staycation\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eLost and Found Sound: A Partridge Family Vacation\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"HighBridge Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47098148847856,"sku":"2940169980691","price":10.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169980691_p0.jpg?v=1763698509","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169980691","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}