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A Long Way From Home
- Growing Up in the American Heartland
- Narrated by: Dan Cashman
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
- Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Art & Literature
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Critic Reviews
"An honest, moving testimony to the values and virtues instilled in someone growing up in the heartland in the 1940s and 1950s and to the veracity of the maxim that you can't go home again, but you always take a piece of home with you when you leave." (Booklist)
"Brokaw...has a knack for delivering quirky observations on small-town life...." (People)
"Breezy and straightforward...much like the assertive TV newsman himself." (Los Angeles Times)
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- Michele
- 04-06-2015
I Enjoyed It Very Much
I only wish Mr. Brokaw had been the narrator. A lot of history in addition to his story.
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- reader
- 09-07-2012
I wouldn't say it is a "must read" but I did enjoy
Is there anything you would change about this book?
No. It was interesting gave me an insight to Tom Brokaw and how he remained so grounded.
What else would you have wanted to know about Tom Brokaw’s life?
It would have been nice to see some family photos.
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