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Autobiographical account of TV's most popular celebrities--Barbara Walter's detailed account of her rise in the world of journalism and broadcasting and personal experiences which played important roles in their struggle to get there. Young people starting out in television sometimes say to me: “I want to be you.” My stock reply is always: “Then you have to take the whole package.” And now, at last, the most important woman in the history of television journalism gives us that “whole package,” in her inspiring and riveting memoir. After more than forty years of interviewing heads of state, world leaders, movie stars, criminals, murderers, inspirational figures, and celebrities of all kinds, Barbara Walters has turned her gift for examination onto herself to reveal the forces that shaped her extraordinary life. Barbara Walters’s perception of the world was formed at a very early age. Her father, Lou Walters, was the owner and creative mind behind the legendary Latin Quarter nightclub, and it was his risk-taking lifestyle that gave Barbara her first taste of glamour. It also made her aware of the ups and downs, the insecurities, and even the tragedies that can occur when someone is willing to take great risks, for Lou Walters didn’t just make several fortunes—he also lost them. Barbara learned early about the damage that such an existence can do to relationships—between husband and wife as well as between parent and child. Through her roller-coaster ride of a childhood, Barbara had a close companion, her mentally challenged sister, Jackie. True, Jackie taught her younger sister much about patience and compassion, but Barbara also writes honestly about the resentment she often felt having a sister who was so “different” and the guilt that still haunts her. All of this—the financial responsibility for her family, the fear, the love—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, combined with a decent amount of luck, she began a career in television. And what a career it has been! Against great odds, Barbara has 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 just 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 Barbara’s 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 and 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.

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Barbara Walters had a really interesting childhood - her father was a nightclub producer who constantly went between success and bankruptcy...more...]]> 4 3 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 04:34:42 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 05:04:34 -0700 2008
The peak back into history was also very interesting and as she poin...more...]]> 4 5 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 30 06:50:37 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 14 13:27:24 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Jun 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 13:28:47 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 10:41:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Jul 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 18:47:13 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 10:59:08 -0700 2009 Audition is a massive, entertaining memoir that chronicles her troubled family life as she became one of television's most respected journalists.

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