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Myanmar, shrouded in mystery, misunderstood and isolated for half a century.
After a whirlwind romance in Bangladesh, Australian journalist Jessica Mudditt and her Bangladeshi husband Sherpa arrive in Yangon in 2012, just as the military junta is beginning to relax its ironclad grip on power. It is a high-risk atmosphere; a life riddled with chaos and confusion as much as it is with wonder and excitement.
Jessica joins a small team of old-hand expat...
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This memoir by Dan Rather is told in a straightforward and conversational voice, and covers all the important moments of his journalistic career, including a frank accounting of his dismissal from CBS, the Abu Ghraib story, the George W. Bush Air National Guard controversy, new insights on the JFK assassination, the origin of "Hurricane Dan" as well as inside stories about all the U.S. Presidents he covered and all the top personalities Dan has either...
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2016 Winner of the Gospel Coalition Book Awards
At the time of his death, Christopher Hitchens was the most notorious atheist in the world. And yet, all was not as it seemed. "Nobody is not a divided self, of course," he once told an interviewer, "but I think it's rather strong in my case." Hitchens was a man of many contradictions: a Marxist in youth who longed for acceptance among the social elites; a peacenik who revered the military;...
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From her years as the presidential press secretary to her debates with colleagues on Fox News' The Five, Dana Perino reveals the lessons she's learned that have guided her through life, kept her level-headed, and led to her success, even in the face of adversity.
Thoughtful, inspiring, and often surprising, And the Good News is . . . traces Dana Perino's unlikely journey through politics and television. It's a remarkable American...
Thoughtful, inspiring, and often surprising, And the Good News is . . . traces Dana Perino's unlikely journey through politics and television. It's a remarkable American...
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"In his first book, broadcaster Ari Shapiro takes us around the globe to reveal the stories behind narratives that are sometimes heartwarming, sometimes heartbreaking, but always poignant. He details his time traveling on Air Force One with President Obama, or following the path of Syrian refugees fleeing war, or learning from those fighting for social justice both at home and abroad. As the self-reinforcing bubbles we live in become more impenetrable,...
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Born into great privilege as a member of the wealthy Vanderbilt family, Anderson Cooper made his climb to the top of TV journalism on his own. Despite numerous losses in his personal life, Anderson strove forward, risking his own safety at times to cover numerous wars and natural disasters. As the longtime host of Anderson Cooper 360° and contributor to 60 Minutes, he still reports some of the most compelling news on television. Part of the Outstanding...
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Lester Holt always enjoyed talking about important issues. As a child, he spent hours sitting around the dinner table discussing current events with his family. As soon as he entered the field of news broadcasting, he set a long-term goal of getting his dream job. He wanted to anchor the NBC Nightly News. Through years of hard work and determination, Lester fulfilled this dream. Part of the Outstanding Journalists series, Lester Holt, NBC tells the...
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José Díaz-Balart's father called him 100 percent American and 100 percent Cuban. This seems an apt description of the dedicated journalist who has spent many days reporting the news in both English and Spanish. His ability to communicate in two languages has provided him with some of his biggest opportunities as a journalist. But it is his ability to connect with others that has made José Díaz-Balart such a respected name in the profession. Part...
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She was a groomed for a gilded life in moneyed Houston, but Molly Ivins left the country club behind to become one of the most provocative, courageous, and influential journalists in American history. Presidents and senators called her for advice; her column ran in 400 newspapers; her books were bestsellers. But despite her fame, few people really knew her: what her background was, who influenced her, how her political views developed, or how many...
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"Del Rincón a los Medios" es la autobiografía del reconocido periodista internacional de la canal de television CNN en español Fernando Del Rincon. Es un presentador multi-nominado y ganador del premio Emmy y también dos veces ganador de "Mejor Presentador de Noticias" por la prestigiosa revista People en español.
Esta narrativa está elaborada desde la perspectiva de Fernando mientras reflexiona sobre su éxito como adulto, y cómo no siempre...
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A top-rated cable news anchor presents a revelatory memoir that also imparts the values and lessons that have shaped her career, describing her tough-love family, her father's early death, the news events that led to her anchor position, and her ongoing feud with Donald Trump.
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Had she been born a little later, Robin Roberts would likely have had a successful career in professional basketball. But when she graduated from college, the WNBA had not yet been created. Robin decided to pursue a career in sports journalism. With few women in the field, she helped forge a path for other female journalists. After facing two life-threatening illnesses, she also became a passionate advocate of BE the Match, the largest bone marrow...
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Gayle King grew up in a family that watched the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite. Although she studied psychology in college, Gayle decided to pursue a career in journalism after graduation. Known by many people as Oprah Winfrey's best friend, Gayle has built an impressive career in her own right. The CBS Mornings co-anchor has won many awards, including the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism. Part of the Outstanding Journalists...
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Born in London and raised in Iran, Christiane Amanpour knew early in life that the way to accomplish her goals was to work hard for them. Coming to the United States shortly after the Islamic Revolution, she studied journalism at the University of Rhode Island. After working her way up in the field, she is now one of the top journalists in the world today. Part of the Outstanding Journalists series, Christiane Amanpour, CNN tells the story of a determined...
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A true story. Fast-paced. Immersive. The definitive parable of everything Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, and blockchain.
There is the Bitcoin story of the headlines, but there is a more important one behind them: tangled plots sprawling like roots deep underground, entire worlds in which we are just passersby. In Once a Bitcoin Miner, journalist and author Ethan Lou takes readers on a richly told first-person narrative through the proverbial cryptocurrency...
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Randy Shilts was the preeminent LGBTQ+ reporter of his generation.
He was the first openly gay reporter assigned to a gay beat at a mainstream paper and one of the nation's most influential chroniclers of gay history, politics, and culture. Shilts wrote three seminal works on the community: The Mayor of Castro Street, on the life, assassination, and legacy of Harvey Milk; And the Band Played On, detailing the failure of politics as usual during...
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The prominent journalist, historian, and author-an eyewitness to some of the most pivotal events of the twentieth century-tells the story of his final years. In the third book of a three-volume series, William Shirer recounts his return to Berlin after the Third Reich's defeat, his shocking firing by CBS News, and his final visit to Paris sixty years after he first lived there as a cub reporter in the 1920s. It paints a bittersweet picture of his...
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The famous journalist and author of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich documents his front row seat at the pivotal events leading up to World War II. In the second of a three-volume series, William Shirer tells the story of his own eventful life, detailing the most notable moments of his career as a journalist stationed in Germany during the rise of the Third Reich. Shirer was there while Hitler celebrated his new domination of Germany, unleashed...
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This book on a topic as old as life itself, awaits authorship by an expert. That would be you. You are the only person, living, dead, or yet to be born, who has experienced sex in the ways that you have thought about, have experienced, or are considering doing. “Sex As...” invites you to create a written, pictorial, and/or collage journal of your sexual life, to be shared with others or not. You will be able to respond to phrases such as: Sex...
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Based on new interviews and never-before-seen archival materials, Woodward and Bernstein takes a fresh, thought-provoking look at this unlikely journalistic duo. Thrown together by fate or luck, Woodward and Bernstein changed the face of journalism and the American presidency. For the first time, Shepard separates myth from reality as she traces the lives of the iconic journalists before and after Watergate.
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