Audition: a memoir
Description
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An inspiring and riveting memoir from the most important woman in the history of television journalism.
“A delightful tale of the golden age of television.... Juicy behind-the scenes details of the celebrities she’s interviewed, mixed in with stories of her own trials and tribulations.” —The Washington Post
After more than fifty years of interviewing heads of state, world leaders, movie stars, criminals, murderers, inspirational figures, and celebrities of all kinds, Barbara Walters turns her gift for examination onto her own extraordinary life.
Walters was the product of a turbulent childhood that featured a glamorous father who made and lost several fortunes as well as the companionship of a mentally challenged sister. Feelings of responsibility for her family played a large part in the choices she made as she grew up: the friendships she developed, the relationships she had, the marriages she tried to make work. Ultimately, thanks to her drive and a decent amount of luck, Walters made it to the top of a male-dominated industry. She was the first woman cohost of the Today show, the first female network news coanchor, the host and producer of countless top-rated Specials, the star of 20/20, and the creator and cohost of The View. She has not only interviewed the world’s most fascinating figures, she has become a part of their world. These are just a few of the names that play a key role in her life, career, and book: Yasir Arafat, Warren Beatty, Menachem Begin, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Fidel Castro, Hugo Chávez, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Roy Cohn, the Dalai Lama, Princess Diana, Katharine Hepburn, King Hussein, Angelina Jolie, Henry Kissinger, Monica Lewinsky, Richard Nixon, Rosie O’Donnell, Christopher Reeve, Anwar Sadat, John Wayne . . . the list goes on.
Barbara Walters has spent a lifetime auditioning: for her bosses at the TV networks, for millions of viewers, for the most famous people in the world, and even for her own daughter, with whom she has had a difficult but ultimately quite wonderful and moving relationship. This book, in some ways, is her final audition, as she fully opens up both her private and public lives. In doing so, she has given us a story that is heartbreaking and honest, surprising and fun, sometimes startling, and always fascinating.
“A delightful tale of the golden age of television.... Juicy behind-the scenes details of the celebrities she’s interviewed, mixed in with stories of her own trials and tribulations.” —The Washington Post
After more than fifty years of interviewing heads of state, world leaders, movie stars, criminals, murderers, inspirational figures, and celebrities of all kinds, Barbara Walters turns her gift for examination onto her own extraordinary life.
Walters was the product of a turbulent childhood that featured a glamorous father who made and lost several fortunes as well as the companionship of a mentally challenged sister. Feelings of responsibility for her family played a large part in the choices she made as she grew up: the friendships she developed, the relationships she had, the marriages she tried to make work. Ultimately, thanks to her drive and a decent amount of luck, Walters made it to the top of a male-dominated industry. She was the first woman cohost of the Today show, the first female network news coanchor, the host and producer of countless top-rated Specials, the star of 20/20, and the creator and cohost of The View. She has not only interviewed the world’s most fascinating figures, she has become a part of their world. These are just a few of the names that play a key role in her life, career, and book: Yasir Arafat, Warren Beatty, Menachem Begin, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Fidel Castro, Hugo Chávez, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Roy Cohn, the Dalai Lama, Princess Diana, Katharine Hepburn, King Hussein, Angelina Jolie, Henry Kissinger, Monica Lewinsky, Richard Nixon, Rosie O’Donnell, Christopher Reeve, Anwar Sadat, John Wayne . . . the list goes on.
Barbara Walters has spent a lifetime auditioning: for her bosses at the TV networks, for millions of viewers, for the most famous people in the world, and even for her own daughter, with whom she has had a difficult but ultimately quite wonderful and moving relationship. This book, in some ways, is her final audition, as she fully opens up both her private and public lives. In doing so, she has given us a story that is heartbreaking and honest, surprising and fun, sometimes startling, and always fascinating.
More Details
Contributors:
ISBN:
9780307266460
9780307269546
9781415943663
9781415943687
9780307269546
9781415943663
9781415943687
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Staff View
QR Code
Grouping Information
Grouped Work ID | 24db8737-152d-eadc-4bb1-f11ad6512685 |
---|---|
Grouping Title | audition |
Grouping Author | barbara walters |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-09-16 02:13:39AM |
Last Indexed | 2024-09-16 02:34:37AM |
Solr Fields
accelerated_reader_point_value
0
accelerated_reader_reading_level
0
auth_author2
Dunne, Bernadette
author
Walters, Barbara, 1931-
author2-role
Books on Tape, Inc
Dunne, Bernadette
Dunne, Bernadette
author_display
Walters, Barbara
detailed_location_folsom
Folsom Reading Room
display_description
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An inspiring and riveting memoir from the most important woman in the history of television journalism.
“A delightful tale of the golden age of television.... Juicy behind-the scenes details of the celebrities she’s interviewed, mixed in with stories of her own trials and tribulations.” —The Washington Post
After more than fifty years of interviewing heads of state, world leaders, movie stars, criminals, murderers, inspirational figures, and celebrities of all kinds, Barbara Walters turns her gift for examination onto her own extraordinary life.
Walters was the product of a turbulent childhood that featured a glamorous father who made and lost several fortunes as well as the companionship of a mentally challenged sister. Feelings of responsibility for her family played a large part in the choices she made as she grew up: the friendships she developed, the relationships she had, the marriages she tried to make work. Ultimately, thanks to her drive and a decent amount of luck, Walters made it to the top of a male-dominated industry. She was the first woman cohost of the Today show, the first female network news coanchor, the host and producer of countless top-rated Specials, the star of 20/20, and the creator and cohost of The View. She has not only interviewed the world’s most fascinating figures, she has become a part of their world. These are just a few of the names that play a key role in her life, career, and book: Yasir Arafat, Warren Beatty, Menachem Begin, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Fidel Castro, Hugo Chávez, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Roy Cohn, the Dalai Lama, Princess Diana, Katharine Hepburn, King Hussein, Angelina Jolie, Henry Kissinger, Monica Lewinsky, Richard Nixon, Rosie O’Donnell, Christopher Reeve, Anwar Sadat, John Wayne . . . the list goes on.
Barbara Walters has spent a lifetime auditioning: for her bosses at the TV networks, for millions of viewers, for the most famous people in the world, and even for her own daughter, with whom she has had a difficult but ultimately quite wonderful and moving relationship. This book, in some ways, is her final audition, as she fully opens up both her private and public lives. In doing so, she has given us a story that is heartbreaking and honest, surprising and fun, sometimes startling, and always fascinating.
“A delightful tale of the golden age of television.... Juicy behind-the scenes details of the celebrities she’s interviewed, mixed in with stories of her own trials and tribulations.” —The Washington Post
After more than fifty years of interviewing heads of state, world leaders, movie stars, criminals, murderers, inspirational figures, and celebrities of all kinds, Barbara Walters turns her gift for examination onto her own extraordinary life.
Walters was the product of a turbulent childhood that featured a glamorous father who made and lost several fortunes as well as the companionship of a mentally challenged sister. Feelings of responsibility for her family played a large part in the choices she made as she grew up: the friendships she developed, the relationships she had, the marriages she tried to make work. Ultimately, thanks to her drive and a decent amount of luck, Walters made it to the top of a male-dominated industry. She was the first woman cohost of the Today show, the first female network news coanchor, the host and producer of countless top-rated Specials, the star of 20/20, and the creator and cohost of The View. She has not only interviewed the world’s most fascinating figures, she has become a part of their world. These are just a few of the names that play a key role in her life, career, and book: Yasir Arafat, Warren Beatty, Menachem Begin, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Fidel Castro, Hugo Chávez, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Roy Cohn, the Dalai Lama, Princess Diana, Katharine Hepburn, King Hussein, Angelina Jolie, Henry Kissinger, Monica Lewinsky, Richard Nixon, Rosie O’Donnell, Christopher Reeve, Anwar Sadat, John Wayne . . . the list goes on.
Barbara Walters has spent a lifetime auditioning: for her bosses at the TV networks, for millions of viewers, for the most famous people in the world, and even for her own daughter, with whom she has had a difficult but ultimately quite wonderful and moving relationship. This book, in some ways, is her final audition, as she fully opens up both her private and public lives. In doing so, she has given us a story that is heartbreaking and honest, surprising and fun, sometimes startling, and always fascinating.
format_category_folsom
Books
format_folsom
Book
id
24db8737-152d-eadc-4bb1-f11ad6512685
isbn
9780307266460
9780307269546
9781415943663
9781415943687
9780307269546
9781415943663
9781415943687
itype_folsom
Adult Book Non-Fiction
last_indexed
2024-09-16T09:34:37.992Z
lexile_score
-1
literary_form
Non Fiction
literary_form_full
Non Fiction
local_callnumber_folsom
BIOGRAPHY Walters, B. 2008
owning_library_folsom
Folsom Public Library
owning_location_folsom
Folsom Public Library
primary_isbn
9780307266460
publishDate
2008
publisher
A.A. Knopf
Books on Tape
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Books on Tape
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
recordtype
grouped_work
subject_facet
Audiobooks
Compact discs
Journalists -- United States -- Biography
Television journalists -- United States -- Biography
Walters, Barbara, -- 1931-
Compact discs
Journalists -- United States -- Biography
Television journalists -- United States -- Biography
Walters, Barbara, -- 1931-
title_display
Audition : a memoir
title_full
Audition : a memoir / Barbara Walters
Audition A Memoir
Audition [sound recording] : [a memoir] / Barbara Walters
Audition A Memoir
Audition [sound recording] : [a memoir] / Barbara Walters
title_short
Audition
title_sub
a memoir
topic_facet
Biography & Autobiography
Journalists
Nonfiction
Performing Arts
Television journalists
Walters, Barbara
Journalists
Nonfiction
Performing Arts
Television journalists
Walters, Barbara
Solr Details Tables
item_details
Bib Id | Item Id | Shelf Location | Call Num | Format | Format Category | Num Copies | Is Order Item | Is eContent | eContent Source | eContent URL | Detailed Status | Last Checkin | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
overdrive:954f8ecf-4290-46d1-b3ea-35493c0b2f9d | -2 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eBook | eBook | 2 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:a262cc64-9210-437b-9803-647c772a3cdc | -2 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 2 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
ils:.b18638132 | .i55327485 | Central | BIOGRAPHY Walters, B. 2008 | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | cenag | |||||
ils:.b18638132 | .i59995051 | Folsom Reading Room | BIOGRAPHY Walters, B. 2008 | 1 | false | false | Due Sep 17, 2024 | folam |
record_details
Bib Id | Format | Format Category | Edition | Language | Publisher | Publication Date | Physical Description | Abridged |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
overdrive:954f8ecf-4290-46d1-b3ea-35493c0b2f9d | eBook | eBook | English | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | 2008 | |||
overdrive:a262cc64-9210-437b-9803-647c772a3cdc | eAudiobook | Audio Books | English | Books on Tape | 2008 | |||
ils:.b18638132 | Book | Books | English | A.A. Knopf | c2008 | viii, 612 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. | ||
ils:.b18932034 | CD Audiobook | Audio Books | Library ed | English | Books on Tape | p2008 | 21 sound discs (26 hrs., 49 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
scoping_details_folsom
Bib Id | Item Id | Grouped Status | Status | Locally Owned | Available | Holdable | Bookable | In Library Use Only | Library Owned | Holdable PTypes | Bookable PTypes | Local Url |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ils:.b18638132 | .i55327485 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 13, 18, 19, 26, 31, 32, 33, 34, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120 | ||
ils:.b18638132 | .i59995051 | Checked Out | Checked Out | false | false | true | false | false | true | 9999 |