Roadtrip Nation
A Guide to Discovering Your Path in Life

 

By Mike Marriner and Nathan Gebhard with Joanne Gordon

Ballantine Books, 2003

Joanne’s first book resulted from an article she wrote for Forbes about entrepreneurial college grads traveling the country interviewing fascinating people to figure out what to do with their own lives, and help their peers do the same. Together, Mike, Nathan, and Joanne turned more than 30 interviews that the pair conducted on their cross-country trip into an informative, widely hailed career guide. The book combined first-person interviews with a hands-on guide to informational interviewing in a conversational, approachable style. Roadtrip Nation evolved into a successful company, a film documentary, and an ongoing series on PBS, airing nationwide.