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OverviewAlan Weisman has come as close as anyone to unraveling one of the big mysteries of the television age: who is the real Dan Rather? Weisman has devoted much time, energy, and talent to that question, and this book is a fascinating read. --Robert Pierpoint, former CBS News correspondent There is no career in modern television journalism that is more fascinating, complicated, controversial, or accomplished than that of Dan Rather, and there is no one who has focused the attention of colleagues, TV writers, competitors, and, of course, critics to a similar degree over the last twenty-five years. Alan Weisman's lively account of this remarkable life explains why the quest to understand Rather has remained so vital and important. --Verne Gay, television critic, Newsday This book is an attempt to take a few steps back from Memogate and examine the whole picture -- the scope and breadth of Dan Rather's life, career, and times. If he mattered enough to be watched by untold millions of people for fifty years on television, then his story matters enough to be told as fully as possible. --From Lone Star: The Extraordinary Life and Times of Dan Rather Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alan WeismanPublisher: Turner Publishing Company Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc Edition: annotated edition Dimensions: Width: 16.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.30cm Weight: 0.536kg ISBN: 9780471792178ISBN 10: 0471792179 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 01 August 2006 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments. Prologue. 1 Thanks for the Memories. 2 Never Stay Down and Never Quit. 3 From Big D to D.C. to the VC. 4 Nixon and Gunga Dan. 5 Life without Walter. 6 Seduced and Abandoned. 7 What Is the Frequency? 8 Live Fire. 9 Surviving. 10 Blinded by the Light. 11 Edward R. Murrow Is Dead. Epilogue: Picking Up the Pieces. Notes. Bibliography. Credits. Index.Reviewsshort, pugnacious, and highly entertaining. (Bloomberg News, August 29, 2006) Author InformationALAN WEISMAN recently retired from CBS News after working as a writer and producer at the network for more than twenty-five years on news shows including 60 Minutes, CBS Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood, the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite, and the CBS Evening News with Dan Rather. He has also worked for Charlie Rose and for Time Life. Weisman has been interviewed on NPR's All Things Considered and other national media. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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