Written & audio book narrated by Bruce Feiler - Unabridged Religion - 8 COMPACT DISCS - 9.5 hours

Publisher, Harper Audio (October 2009)

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The exodus story is America's story.

Moses is our real founding father.

In this groundbreaking book, New York Times bestselling author Bruce Feiler travels through touchstones in American history and traces the biblical prophet's influence from the Mayflower through today. Feiler visits the island where the pilgrims spent their first Sabbath, climbs the bell tower where the Liberty Bell was inscribed with a quote from Moses, retraces the Underground Railroad where "Go Down, Moses" was the national anthem of slaves, and dons the robe Charlton Heston wore in The Ten Commandments.

One part adventure story, one part literary detective story, one part exploration of faith in contemporary life, America's Prophet takes readers from Gettysburg to Selma, the Silver Screen to the Oval Office, to understand how Moses shaped the nation's character. America's Prophet is a thrilling original work of history that will forever change how we view America, our faith and our future.

About the Author: Bruce Feiler is the New York Times best-selling author of seven books, including Walking the Bible, Abraham, and Where God Was Born, an award-winning journalist, and the writer-presenter of the PBS miniseries Walking the Bible. He has traveled to more than sixty countries, on five continents, immersing himself in different cultures.

The result is numerous acclaimed books that take readers along on his fascinating adventures and bring other worlds vividly to life. His books include Learning to Bow, an account of the year he spent teaching in rural Japan; Looking for Class, about life inside Oxford and Cambridge; and Under the Bog Top, which depicts the year he spent performing as a clown in the Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus.

His most recent work explores the parallels between religion, geography, and the emotional issues of our time. Walking the Bible describes his perilous, 10,000-mile journey retracing the Five Books of Moses through the desert. The book was hailed as an “instant classic” by the Washington Post and “thoughtful, informed, and perceptive” by The New York Times. It spent more than a year and a half on the New York Times bestseller list, has been translated into fifteen languages, and is the subject of a children’s book, and a photography book.

Abraham recounts his personal search for the shared ancestor of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. “Exquisitely written,” wrote the Boston Globe, “100 percent engaging.” The book was featured on the cover of Time magazine, became a runaway New York Times bestseller, and inspired thousands of grassroots interfaith discussions around the world.

Where God Was Born describes his year-long trek retracing the Bible through the frontlines of Israel, Iraq, and Iran. “Bruce Feiler is a real-life Indiana Jones,” wrote the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “Excellent,” said the Washington Post. “Feiler’s careful writing and sweeping histories of the region provide compelling reading.” The book was also a Top Ten New York Times bestseller.

Bruce Feiler has written for numerous publications, including The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, and Gourmet, where he won three James Beard Awards. He is also a frequent contributor to National Public Radio, CNN, and Fox News. He has been the subject of Jay Leno joke and a Jeopardy! question, and his face appears on a postage stamp in the Grenadines.

His latest book, America's Prophet: Moses and the American Story, recounts his unprecedented journey through the key moments points of American history—from the pilgrims to the founding fathers, the Civil War to the civil rights movement—exploring how the Exodus is America’s greatest story and Moses is our true founding father. Simon Winchester called it “one of the most original, intelligent and endlessly fascinating books I have read in years. It should become a set book for anyone wanting to know what truly makes America tick.”

In 2006, PBS aired the miniseries Walking the Bible with Bruce Feiler that received record ratings and was viewed by 20 million people in its first month. “Beguiling,” wrote the Wall Street Journal. “Mr. Feiler is an engaging and informed guide. Three splendid hours.”

A native of Savannah, Georgia, Bruce Feiler lives in New York with wife, Linda Rottenberg, and their twin daughters. He is writing a book about fatherhood that will be published in May, 2010.