A compilation of firsthand accounts of the Normandy invasion presents forty oral histories that recount the events of D-Day from the perspectives of the veterans themselves, accompanied by a selection of interviews on CD.

A collection of StoryCorps interviews that demonstrates "how work can be about much more than just making a living, that chasing dreams and finding inspiration in unexpected places can transform a vocation into a calling. [The participants'] shared sense of passion, honor, and commitment brings deeper meaning and satisfaction to every aspect of their lives"--Dust jacket flap.

"The four-time winner of the Emmy for outstanding reality series, RuPaul's Drag Race never set out to win over conventional America or climb the ladder of mainstream pop culture success. Its first season was classic counterculture, developed and filmed while President G.W. Bush was in office but launched at a time when Obama fever was at a national high. Over thirteen years and about 160 drag queen contestants later, everything from its language and...

"Dona Ramona Benitez Franco was born in 1902 on her parents' Arizona ranch and celebrated her hundredth birthday with family and friends in 2002, still living in her family's century-old adobe house. Dona Ramona witnessed many changes in the intervening years, but her memories of the land and customs she knew as a child are indelible." "Through oral histories and an array of historic and contemporary photos, Beloved Land records a way of life that...

Those Who Saw the Sun is a collection of oral histories told by Black people who grew up in the South during the time of Jim Crow.

Presents true stories of the experiences of U.S. Marine pilots during World War II as they recall Pacific air battles including Wake Island, Midway, Okinawa, Iwo Jima, Pearl Harbor, and Guadalcanal.