South Bronx native Geraldine O'Connell Cusack leaves the turf of her past as well as her present she is a teacher in Dublin's inner city in a new book, "Winds the Road North." This is the story of her family seeking to make a normal life in a new culture, specifically northern Tanzania. Cusack explores the allure of both familiar and unfamiliar cultures. This is an intimate, penetrating look that takes seriously the oft-heard phrase the "global village." ($15.99 / 231 pages / Author House)