The Ride of Our Lives: Roadside Lessons of an American Family Audiobook (Free)

Mike Leonard is a lucky man. It’s not really everyone who gets parents like Jack and Marge. At eighty-seven, Jack port is a pathological optimist with an inexhaustible present of gab. Marge, Jack’s bride-to-be of sixty years, though slice from your same tough bolt of Irish immigrant material, is definitely his polar opposite-pessimistic and proud of it. That which was their kid, Mike, thinking when he took a sabbatical from his work with NBC Information therefore he could pile these two world-class originals along with three of his harvested children and a about The Trip of Our Lives: Roadside Lessons of the American Family members daughter-in-law into a pair of rented RVs and strike the road for a month?

Mike was thinking that he wished to offer his parents the best family reunion. And so, one February morning, three decades of Leonards set out on their trip under the stunning Arizona sky. 30 mins later, among the humongous recreational vehicles comes with an unplanned meeting with a concrete isle at a convenience store. Thus begins the adventure of a lifetime-and an absolute gem of the book.

In the course of their humorous, frequently poignant cross-country tour, in the desert Southwest to the New England coastline, the Leonards reminisce about their enjoys, their losses, and their rich and heartwarming (and occasionally heartbreaking) lives, while encountering a veritable Greek chorus of roadside individuals on the way. The home stretch discovers the clan racing back to Chicago, expecting to capture the arrival of the next generation, Jack port and Marge’s 1st great-grandchild. Through it all, Mike pieces jointly acentury of family members lore and lunacy-and discovers surprising sides to his parents that allow him to find out them in a whole new light.

Mike Leonard has captivated millions of television viewers with his wry and witty feature stories for NBC’s Today. Today he brings that same interesting charm and eager insight towards the foibles and passions of his very own blessedly unique family. By turns uproariously funny and deeply moving, The Trip of Our Lives delivers an eternity of laughs, lessons, and precious memories.