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Deadlines and Datelines

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Descripción Trade Paperback. Condición: Fine. First Thus 1st Printing. Light Creasing on Rear Cover; Front, Rear Covers Lightly Chipped. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER; Essays for a New Century; Includes More Than a Dozen New Essays. CONTENTS: Introduction; Chapter 1 In the News, Across America; Chapter 2 Foreign Policies, Global Perspectives; Chapter 3 The Washington Scene: Politics and Politicians; Chapter 4 Tributes; Chapter 5 The Lighter Side; Acknowledgments; Index. SYNOPSIS: Ranging from political campaigns to public school crises to turmoil in Russia, the bestselling author and CBS Evening News anchor examines the tragedies and triumphs that shape our nation. Complete with new essays on recent events, Rather explores America at the end of the twentieth century and looks ahead to its future as we enter the twenty-first. With his distinctive blend of frontline energy and a journalist's knack for a good story, Rather looks at the awesome struggles and everyday accomplishments he's witnessed at home and around the globe. With candour, compassion, and sometimes irreverence, Rather examines world leaders and local heroes. Deadlines and Datelines is not without lighter moments. In one laugh-out-loud essay, Rather skewers the phenomenon of "dumb bass," or bass that are bred to go after any hook in sight. On the culture beat, Rather offers personal interviews and insightful appreciations as well as a compelling tribute to JFK, Jr. Throughout these essays, Rather offers readers a wide range of thought-provoking observations, and shows yet again the skill and intelligence that have made him "part of our world" for more than four decades. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Nº de ref. del artículo: 000984

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