A TaleGate Book
CrossRoads
By Aubrey Rhoden
About the Book
CrossRoads: True Stories From Around the World and the Lessons We Carry Forward is more than a book. It is a journey through the lives of ordinary people who faced extraordinary choices, endured loss, found courage, discovered love, questioned what they believed, and came away with lessons worth sharing.
Drawn from more than a thousand interviews, CrossRoads brings together true stories from different countries, cultures, and generations to remind us that while our lives may look different, the questions we face are often the same. Who are we becoming? What do we carry with us? What have we learned that might help someone else find their way?
Each chapter pairs powerful storytelling with immersive portraits and thoughtful prompts that invite readers to reflect on their own lives.
Part story collection, part legacy journal, CrossRoads is designed not only to be read, but to be experienced. It asks readers to look back at the roads they have traveled, consider the lessons they have earned, and preserve the wisdom they want to pass forward.
Because every life teaches us something. And the lessons we carry may become the light someone else needs for the road ahead.
Author
Aubrey Rhoden
Format
Hardcover & Paperback
Publisher
TaleGate
Available
Now
Augmented Reality
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CrossRoads uses augmented reality to transform each portrait into an experience. A black-and-white photograph slowly fades into color, then comes to life on the page, allowing you to see the person behind the story and hear their voice in their own words.
Suddenly, you are not simply reading about a life. You are meeting the person who lived it.
It turns every chapter into something more personal, more human, and far harder to forget.
Scan the photo of Dr. Charlotte Yeh to unlock the magic.
Every life has a story worth telling. CrossRoads helps you hear it.
— Aubrey Rhoden, Chief Story Keeper
Meet the Author
Aubrey Rhoden
Chief Story Keeper, TaleGate
Aubrey Rhoden has spent her career listening — to elders, to survivors, to ordinary people who lived extraordinary lives and never thought their stories mattered enough to tell.
As Chief Story Keeper at TaleGate, the TaleGaters have conducted more than a thousand interviews across countries and generations, gathering the lessons people carry and the wisdom they want to pass forward.
CrossRoads is the culmination of that work — a book designed not only to be read, but to be experienced, reflected upon, and shared.
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| Edition | List Price | 50–499 copies 20% off | 500+ copies 30% off |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6×9 Paperback | $27.95 | $22.36 | $19.57 |
| 6×9 Hardcover | $35.95 | $28.76 | $25.17 |
| 7×10 Paperback | $45.95 | $36.76 | $32.17 |
| 7×10 Hardcover | $49.95 | $39.96 | $34.97 |
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A Gift That Becomes a Legacy
CrossRoads makes a meaningful gift for residents, families, staff, and communities. Each copy is an invitation to reflect, to share, and to be remembered.
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