Jim Burke

When Tony Lip, a bouncer from an Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx, is hired to drive Dr. Don Shirley, a world-class Black pianist, on a concert tour from Manhattan to the Deep South, they must rely on a book to guide them to the few establishments that were then safe for African-Americans. Confronted with racism, danger, as well as unexpected humanity and humor, they are forced to set aside differences to survive and thrive on the journey...

Experience the game of baseball through a song written by an entertainer on a subway in New York.

On the first Christmas since her father died, Grace and her mother try to create a happy celebration through the special gifts they give each other. Inspired by O. Henry's story, "The Gift of the Magi."

Provides a look at the lives of Orville and Wilbur Wright, as seen through the eyes of their younger sister, Katharine, who provided support and encouragement while they worked on their many inventions.

Everyone knows the legend of Johnny Appleseed, the man from Massachusetts who planted apple trees all the way to California. But the true story of Johnny Appleseed, or John Chapman, is even greater than the legend.

In parallel stories, a Ukrainian Jewish family prepares to emigrate to the United States in the late 1800s, and Frederic Auguste Bartholdi designs, raises funds for, and builds the Statue of Liberty in honor of the United States' centennial.

An FBI agent and his synthetic-blood sucking vampire partner are assigned to track down a renegade human-blood sucking vampire who is determined to trigger a war between the "breeds". Neither men easily fits into the other's world and they must work together in order to restore harmony.