JOINED AT THE HEART

The Gores share their views on the changing American family. The couple introduces their own and several other families who represent a range of lifestyles, including single-parent households, blended families, and gay couples. While the former vice president is decidedly more articulate and expressive than Mrs. Gore, she holds her own as the pair alternate the reading of their work. Asserting the view that a family is any group that is "joined at the heart," the Gores discuss the hardships faced in family life and lobby for more corporate and government support of marriage and parenting. J.J.B. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine [Published: JUN/JUL 03]