Audition [large print] : a memoir / Barbara Walters.
The television journalist chronicles the people, events, and forces that have shaped her life, discussing her relationships, her struggle to succeed in a man's world, and the interviews she has conducted during her career.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780739327302
- Physical Description: ix, 977 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: large print, 1st edition
- Publisher: New York : Random House Large Print, [2008]
- Copyright: ©2008
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Lou, Dena, and my princess grandmother -- My childhood -- "Skinnymalinkydink" -- Sixty-three cents -- The pistachio green house -- New York, New York -- Miami at war -- "A very normal girl" -- Sarah Lawrence -- Television 101 -- Bad choices -- It gets worse -- Television 102 and a strange marriage proposal -- Passage to India -- A funeral and a wedding -- Thirteen weeks to thirteen years -- Becoming Barbara Walters -- Garland, Capote, Rose Kennedy, and Princess Grace -- Born in my heart -- Dean Rusk, Golda Meir, Henry Kissinger, and Prince Philip -- Sad times in Florida -- Winning Nixon, losing Sinatra -- Exit Hugh, enter McGee -- Marriage on the rocks -- Historic journey : China with Nixon -- A dead marriage and the Dead Sea -- Resignation in Washington. Victory in New York -- Fun and games in Washington -- Special men in my life -- Egypt, Israel, and ¡Hola, Castro! -- The million-dollar baby -- "Don't let the bastards get you down" -- Thank heaven! The Specials -- Finally, Fidel -- The historic interview : Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin -- Exit Harry, enter Hugh -- Heartbreak and a new beginning -- The hardest chapter to write -- 9/11 and nothing else matters -- Presidents and first ladies : forty years inside the White House -- Heads of state : the good, the bad, and the mad -- Adventures with the most mysterious men -- Murderers -- Uncommon criminals -- Over again, never again -- Celebrities who affected my life -- Monica -- The View -- Exit-- To be continued ...
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- 5 of 5 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statesville Main Library | L.P. B WALTERS (Text) | 33114016056301 | Adult Large Print Nonfiction | Available | - |
