A Life on the Road

Charles Kuralt. Ivy Books, $6.99 (352pp) ISBN 978-0-8041-0869-0

Kuralt recalls memorable experiences of his journalism career: we see a family awaiting a soldier's return from Vietnam, the cooperation of blacks and whites building a park in Reno, Nev., the dull sterility of Castro's Cuba. ``Comic and poignant by turns,'' said PW . ``Fans of Kuralt's work on the CBS series Sunday Morning will find this autobiography a charmer.'' Photos. Author tour. (Nov.)

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