{"product_id":"my-long-trip-home-a-family-memoir-9781451627558","title":"My Long Trip Home: A Family Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn a dramatic, moving work, Mark Whitaker, award-winning journalist, sets out to trace the story of what happened to his parents, a fascinating but star-crossed interracial couple, and arrives at a new understanding of the family dramas that shaped their lives--and his own.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a dramatic, moving work of historical reporting and personal discovery, Mark Whitaker, award-winning journalist, sets out to trace the story of what happened to his parents, a fascinating but star-crossed interracial couple, and arrives at a new understanding of the family dramas that shaped their lives--and his own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Whitaker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/29\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451627558\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/24\/2013 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark Whitaker was born outside of Philadelphia, raised by a single mother in southeastern Massachusetts, and attended Harvard College and Oxford University as a Marshall Scholar. He worked for twenty-five years at \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, rising to become the magazine's first African American top editor (1998-2006). Subsequently, Whitaker worked in television news as Washington Bureau Chief for \u003ci\u003eNBC News\u003c\/i\u003e and Managing Editor of \u003ci\u003eCNN Worldwide\u003c\/i\u003e. He is currently an Emmy Award-winning Contributing Correspondent for\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eCBS\u003ci\u003e Sunday Morning\u003c\/i\u003e. Whitaker's first book, \u003ci\u003eMy Long Trip Home\u003c\/i\u003e, was a finalist for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize, and he has since written four more books. He is a judge for the Peabody Awards, the John Chancellor Award, and was previously a juror for the duPont\/Columbia Awards. Mark Whitaker is married with two adult children and resides in Manhattan and Woodstock, New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44939188863091,"sku":"9781451627558","price":20.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_e7be50dd-4a38-4c00-8c1c-0140e367a54e.jpg?v=1778250709","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/my-long-trip-home-a-family-memoir-9781451627558","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}