Publicado por William Morrow & Co, 1994
ISBN 10: 0688097480 ISBN 13: 9780688097486
Librería: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.
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Nuevo desde EUR 29,34
Usado desde EUR 3,67
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Publicado por Quill (Harper), 1995
ISBN 10: 0688143504 ISBN 13: 9780688143503
Librería: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Usado desde EUR 5,34
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Publicado por William Morrow & Company, New York, 1977
ISBN 10: 0688031846 ISBN 13: 9780688031848
Librería: Kollectible & Rare Books, Bartlesville, OK, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Good clean tight copy. Shelf wear. Tanning along fore edges and pages. Small chips and/or tears along edges of jaclet. Some rubbing to jacket.
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Usado desde EUR 7,45
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Publicado por Ballantine Books, New York NY, 1978
ISBN 10: 0345274237 ISBN 13: 9780345274236
Librería: OddReads, Harper, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición
Mass Market Paperback. Condición: Good. 1st Ballantine Books Edition. soiled wraps.
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Usado desde EUR 8,15
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Publicado por Reader's Digest Association January 1995, 1995
Librería: Dunaway Books, St. Louis, MO, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Acceptable. No Jacket.
Publicado por Reader's Digest Association
Librería: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.8.
Publicado por Reader's Digest Association
Librería: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.
Publicado por The Reader's Digest Association, Inc., 1995
Librería: gigabooks, Spokane, WA, Estados Unidos de America
Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Hard Cover -- Volume 34 -- VG/VG -- Book and dust jacket are clean and bright -- 573 pages - -- Circle of Fire: Murder and Betrayal in the "SwissNanny" Case / The Camera Never Blinks Twice: The Further Adventures of a Television Journalist / Nuremberg:: Infamy on Trial / Autobiography of a Face.
Publicado por The Reader's Digest Association, Pleasantville , N Y, 1995
Librería: Top Notch Books, Tolar, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hard Cover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Navy cloth boards have light wear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Publicado por Ballantine Books, 1987
ISBN 10: 0345353633 ISBN 13: 9780345353634
Librería: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Mass Market Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.4.
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Publicado por William Morrow and Company, Inc., New York, 1977
ISBN 10: 0688031846 ISBN 13: 9780688031848
Librería: Bookmarc's, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Miembro de asociación: IOBA
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 3rd Printing. BX0 - A 3rd printing hardcover book SIGNED by Dan Rather and Mickey Herskowitz and inscribed to previous owner on the half-title page in very good condition in good dust jacket. Dust jacket has wrinkling, chipping, crease, some tears soiled patches on the edges and corners, some scattered stains, wrnikled, tanning and light shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, some stains on the page edges, light tanning and shelf wear. Dan Rather offers his own insightful views on such vital subjects as checkbook journalism, the demands made by government officials that reporters expose their sources, as exemplified by the Daniel Schorr case, and the dangers posed by the celebrity syndrome when the news business becomes show business. 9.5"x6.5", 320 pages. Satisfaction Guranteed. Dan Irvin Rather Jr. is an American journalist. Rather began his career in Texas and was on the scene of the Kennedy assassination in Dallas in 1963. His reporting elevated his position in CBS News, where he was White House correspondent beginning in 1964. He served as foreign correspondent in London and Vietnam over the next two years before returning to the White House correspondent position, covering the presidency of Richard Nixon, including his trip to China, Watergate scandal and resignation. When Walter Cronkite retired in 1981, Rather was promoted to news anchor for the CBS Evening News, a role he occupied for 24 years. Along with Peter Jennings at ABC News and Tom Brokaw at NBC News, he was one of the "Big Three" nightly news anchors in the U.S. from the 1980s through the early 2000s. He also frequently contributed to CBS's weekly news magazine 60 Minutes. Within a year of Brokaw's retirement and Jennings's death, he left the anchor desk in 2005 following a controversy in which he presented unauthenticated documents in a news report on President George W. Bush's Vietnam War-era service in the National Guard. He continued to work with CBS until 2006. On the cable channel AXS TV (then called HDNet), Rather hosted Dan Rather Reports, a 60 Minutes-style investigative news program, from 2006 to 2013. He also hosts several other projects for AXS TV, including Dan Rather Presents, which does in-depth reporting on broad topics such as mental health care or adoption, and The Big Interview with Dan Rather, where he conducts long-form interviews with musicians and other entertainers. In January 2018, he began hosting an online newscast called The News with Dan Rather on The Young Turks' YouTube channel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.
Publicado por HarperCollins Publishers, New York, 1996
ISBN 10: 0060183632 ISBN 13: 9780060183639
Librería: Bluebird Books (RMABA, IOBA), Littleton, CO, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 3rd Printing. The widow and three sons of Mickey Mantle, the great New York Yankee slugger, present this memoir of their lives with 'The Mick'. Includes a section of b&w plates; indexed. --- In black quarter cloth over light blue paper-covered boards and titling in silver on spine; Mr. Mantle's facsimile signature in silver on cover. --- With a black remainder mark to lower textblock edge; else a bright, clean, firm copy. Dust jacket bears original $25/$35.50 flap price; is very nice. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 260 pages.
Publicado por William Morrow and Company, Inc., New York, 1994
ISBN 10: 0688097480 ISBN 13: 9780688097486
Librería: Bookmarc's, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Miembro de asociación: IOBA
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. C2 - A first edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED and dated by Dan Rather with "Semper Fi -" written on the half-title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has some wrinkling and chipping on the edges and corners, an inch line scratch on the back, tanning and light shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners and small dog-eared pages, some light stains on the page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. With the energy, integrity, and honesty that have been his trademarks, Dan Rather provides remarkable insight into the news of the world - and the world of news. 9.5"x6.5", 368 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Reporting every night to more than 13 million people on the CBS Evening News, Dan Rather has been called "outrageous, outspoken, but never outclassed." In The Camera Never Blinks Twice he tells exhilarating and thought-provoking tales that provide ample evidence of why he's earned the reputation of premier newsman of his generation. When Dan Rather's now-classic book The Camera Never Blinks was published in 1977, The Washington Post Book World wrote: "The Rather-haters will find plenty to hate. The Rather-lovers will find plenty to love. And those who always ask 'What's Dan Rahter really like?' will have their curiosity satisfied!" Now, seventeen years later, Rather picks up where he left off in The Camera Never Blinks, which sold more than one million copies and spent twenty-four weeks on the New York Times hardcover best-seller list. In The Camera Never Blinks Twice, he narrates spellbinding stories from the front lines of some of the most dramatic events of our times. Rather-lovers, Rather-haters, and those still curious to know more will not be disappointed. In this book, Rather recounts his thrilling trek through Afghanistan after the Soviet invasion in 1980. He provides the full story behind his "confrontation" with Vice President George Bush over the Iran-contra scandal. And from Tiananmen Square to Red Square, from devastating floods in the Midwest to hurricanes in the Atlantic, he takes you with him as he scours the world for breaking stories and shows how and why what we see on our television screens winds up there. Here is his inside account of his interview with Saddam Hussein, the first by any American after the invasion of Kuwait. Here are his candid reflections on returning to Vietnam with General H. Norman Schwarzkopf - the first time back for both men. Here is a chance encounter with Mikhail Gorbachev inside the Kremlin. And here are his observations on the aftermath of the Cold War, the fall of the Wall in Berlin, and the present strife in the former Yugoslavia. Rather laces the narrative with short pieces on subjects ranging from encounters with two very different late-night dictators - Fidel Castro and David Letterman - to the real story behind the so-called "six-minute blackout" in Miami, the night CBS put the pope on hold to finish a tennis match. From Des Moines to Dhahran, from Somalia to Sarajevo, Dan Rather has an eye and ear for the human dimensions of the stories that grip the world. He also knows how to tell riveting tales about television news. In The Camera Never Blinks Twice, Rather pays homage to some of the all-time greats of broadcasting - including Murrow and Sevareid - and to all the courageous journalists who risk their lives to bring home the news. And he doesn't pull any punches in his assessment of world leaders, government officials, the press - or himself. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.
Publicado por Taylor Publishing Company, 1989
Librería: Glands of Destiny First Edition Books, Sedro Woolley, WA, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Like New. First Edition. Publisher: Taylor Publishing Company, Dallas, 1989. FINE hardcover book in FINE dust-jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Previous owner gift inscription, else as new. Unread. Not remainder marked. Not price-clipped. Not a book club edition. Not an ex-library copy. All of our books with dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective sleeves.
Publicado por Morrow, NY, 1977
Librería: Abstract Books, Indianapolis, IN, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Bottom cover slightly faded, very good; dust jacket slightly worn, good+. 8vo. 320 pp. Index, blue cloth/black boards. First printing.
Publicado por Morrow, Ny, 1994
ISBN 10: 0688097480 ISBN 13: 9780688097486
Librería: Blacks Bookshop: Member of CABS 2017, IOBA, SIBA, ABA, Argillite, KY, Estados Unidos de America
Miembro de asociación: IOBA
Original o primera edición
Hardcover_cloth spine. Condición: Near Fine-Collectible. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. FIRST PRINTING. 6.25"x9.5" 368 indexed pages. Mustard boards. Denim spine w/gold foil letters. Jacket design by Russell Gordon. Front jacket photo by Anthony Edgeworth. Back jacket photo CBS News. Book design by Caroline Cunningham. Gift plaque on ffep. Spine straight, sewn binding tight, pages clean w/soft tone. Not x-library, price clipped. Secure ship w/track #. Reporting every night to more than 13 million people on the CBS Evening News, Dan Rather has been called "outrageous, outspoken, but never outclassed". In The Camera Never Blinks Twice he tells exhilarating and thought-provoking tales that provide ample evidence of why he's earned the reputation of premier newsman of his generation. In this book, Rather recounts his thrilling trek through Afghanistan after the Soviet invasion in 1980. He provides the full story behind his "confrontation" with Vice President George Bush over the Iran-contra scandal. And from Tiananmen Square to Red Square, from devastating floods in the Midwest to hurricanes in the Atlantic, he takes you with him as he scours the world for breaking stories and shows how and why what we see on our television screens winds. Source: Publisher.
Publicado por Reader's Digest Association, 1995
Librería: EKER BOOKS, Bryantown, MD, Estados Unidos de America
hardcover. Condición: New.
Publicado por HarperCollins, 1996
ISBN 10: 0060183632 ISBN 13: 9780060183639
Librería: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover with DJ. Blue paper over boards with black cloth over spine. Silver lettering so covers. Blue, pictorial DJ with white, black and red lettering. Title page not dated. Copyright page dated 1996, stated first edition. 260 pages. Good condition. Covers clean and square, but spine lightly bumped. DJ in good shape, has light wear around edges. Binding is strong. Pages are clean and free of marks but toned. SIGNED by Mickey Jr. and David Mantle (just names) on dedication page. Signed by Author(s).
Publicado por Morrow, New York, 1977
ISBN 10: 0688031846 ISBN 13: 9780688031848
Librería: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First edition. Very good in very good dustwrapper. Name on fj flap crossed out. Edges of cover lightly faded. Shelf rubbing to dustwrapper Minor tears on edges of dustwrapper spine. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
Publicado por William Morrow, New York, 1977
ISBN 10: 0688031846 ISBN 13: 9780688031848
Librería: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. First edition. Near fine in near fine dustwrapper. Book and dustwrapper lightly rubbed at spine ends and corners, dustwrapper lightly browned at edges. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
Publicado por Taylor Publishing Company, Dallas, TX, 1989
ISBN 10: 0878336354 ISBN 13: 9780878336357
Librería: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Printing. This book is SIGNED by Mickey Herskowitz on the half-title page.
Publicado por Morrow, New York, 1977
ISBN 10: 0688031846 ISBN 13: 9780688031848
Librería: Brazos Bend Books, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Miembro de asociación: IOBA
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. Inscribed, "To my beloved teacher, E_____ N____" and signed by Dan Rather. Also signed by Mickey Herskowitz. Very Good Minus in like dust jacket. Touch of light foxing to top page edges. Binding is square and solid. Jacket has some edge-wear including a few short tears along top edge. First printing. 320 pages. Signed by Author(s).
Publicado por William Morrow & Company, New York, 1994
Librería: JB Books, Garrison, ND, Estados Unidos de America
Ejemplar firmado
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good+. The personal memoirs of the popular television anchor, continuing where his earlier book left off, his continuing career in journalism, his experiences covering the the various later historical events in and outside America, e.g. the conflicts in Afghanistan, his confrontations with US Vice-President and then President George Bush, the Iran-Contra scandal, China's Tiananmen Square massacre, floods and hurricanes, the many more prominent world personalities he interviewed and came to know, much more; contains appendix, index. Edition and printing not given. Hardcover with dust jacket, 368pp., d.j. shows one tiny chip missing from front flap bottom edge. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Former Owner Bookplate. Book.
Publicado por William Morrow and Company, New York, 1977
Librería: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición
Condición: very good, fair to good. First Printing. 320, index, slight soiling to fore-edge, DJ somewhat soiled and small stains: edges worn, small tears.
Publicado por William Morrow & Co., Inc., New York, 1994
ISBN 10: 0688097480 ISBN 13: 9780688097486
Librería: Rose's Books IOBA, Harwich Port, MA, Estados Unidos de America
Miembro de asociación: IOBA
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: New. First Edition. New York: Morrow, 1994. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 368 pp. The further adventures of a television journalist. Rather does not disappoint. New in new dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover.
Publicado por William Morrow and Company, Inc., New York, 1994
ISBN 10: 0688097480 ISBN 13: 9780688097486
Librería: Bookmarc's, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Miembro de asociación: IOBA
Original o primera edición Ejemplar firmado
Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. K6 - A first edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by Dan Rather on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Book has previous owner's name written on the front fixed endpaper, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, tanning and light shelf wear. With the energy, integrity, and honesty that have been his trademarks, Dan Rather provides remarkable insight into the news of the world - and the world of news. 9.5"x6.5", 368 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Reporting every night to more than 13 million people on the CBS Evening News, Dan Rather has been called "outrageous, outspoken, but never outclassed." In The Camera Never Blinks Twice he tells exhilarating and thought-provoking tales that provide ample evidence of why he's earned the reputation of premier newsman of his generation. When Dan Rather's now-classic book The Camera Never Blinks was published in 1977, The Washington Post Book World wrote: "The Rather-haters will find plenty to hate. The Rather-lovers will find plenty to love. And those who always ask 'What's Dan Rahter really like?' will have their curiosity satisfied!" Now, seventeen years later, Rather picks up where he left off in The Camera Never Blinks, which sold more than one million copies and spent twenty-four weeks on the New York Times hardcover best-seller list. In The Camera Never Blinks Twice, he narrates spellbinding stories from the front lines of some of the most dramatic events of our times. Rather-lovers, Rather-haters, and those still curious to know more will not be disappointed. In this book, Rather recounts his thrilling trek through Afghanistan after the Soviet invasion in 1980. He provides the full story behind his "confrontation" with Vice President George Bush over the Iran-contra scandal. And from Tiananmen Square to Red Square, from devastating floods in the Midwest to hurricanes in the Atlantic, he takes you with him as he scours the world for breaking stories and shows how and why what we see on our television screens winds up there. Here is his inside account of his interview with Saddam Hussein, the first by any American after the invasion of Kuwait. Here are his candid reflections on returning to Vietnam with General H. Norman Schwarzkopf - the first time back for both men. Here is a chance encounter with Mikhail Gorbachev inside the Kremlin. And here are his observations on the aftermath of the Cold War, the fall of the Wall in Berlin, and the present strife in the former Yugoslavia. Rather laces the narrative with short pieces on subjects ranging from encounters with two very different late-night dictators - Fidel Castro and David Letterman - to the real story behind the so-called "six-minute blackout" in Miami, the night CBS put the pope on hold to finish a tennis match. From Des Moines to Dhahran, from Somalia to Sarajevo, Dan Rather has an eye and ear for the human dimensions of the stories that grip the world. He also knows how to tell riveting tales about television news. In The Camera Never Blinks Twice, Rather pays homage to some of the all-time greats of broadcasting - including Murrow and Sevareid - and to all the courageous journalists who risk their lives to bring home the news. And he doesn't pull any punches in his assessment of world leaders, government officials, the press - or himself. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.
Publicado por William Morrow and Company, New York, 1994
ISBN 10: 0688097480 ISBN 13: 9780688097486
Librería: Black Falcon Books, Wellesley, MA, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición Ejemplar firmado
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good +. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good +. 1st Edition. First edition, stated; first printing, full number line. Inscribed and signed by the author on the front endpaper. A former owner bookplate on the inside front board, else unmarked; slight spine slant; corners sharp, spine ends bumped with minor wear. The dust jacket is not price-clipped (original price $23.00); some edgewear; Brodart protected. Signed by Author(s).
Publicado por William Morrow & Co, New York, 1994
ISBN 10: 0688097480 ISBN 13: 9780688097486
Librería: Brenner's Collectable Books ABAA, IOBA, Manasquan, NJ, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición Ejemplar firmado
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo, 368pp Beautiful Unread Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($23.00) is fresh and bright with no chipping, tears or creases. Signed by Rather on the half-title page. A gorgeous collectable copy.
Publicado por Morrow, New York, 1994
ISBN 10: 0688097480 ISBN 13: 9780688097486
Librería: Brazos Bend Books, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Miembro de asociación: IOBA
Ejemplar firmado
Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. Inscribed, "To Grunhild, Happy Birthday!" and signed by Dan Rather. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Touch of wear to edges. Second printing. Signed by Author(s).
Publicado por HarperCollins, New York, 1996
Librería: Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine condition blue boards with front cover fascimile Mickey Mantle silver autograph/black cloth spine/black & silver spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. A 2 inch blank first front endpaper lower corner tear (see photographs), otherwise all pages are in fine condition. Includes Dedication; Acknowledgments; Epilogue; and Index. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. "Mickey Mantle was the golden boy of American sport. A hero to millions, he embodied the ideal of a small-town athlete made good every time he stepped up to the plate. Now, for the first time, Mantle's wife, Merlyn, and their sons tell the unique and inspirational story of their very separate, often harrowing private lives with the husband and father who lived in the glare of the public eye and how they came together during Mantle's last year to fight the cancer that eventually took his life. Although others have written about Mantle from an outsider's point of view, this startlingly honest book is the only one that takes us into the home and day-to-day life of America's first sports media star, offering a very personal perspective that is candid, yet heartfelt and lovin. Merlyn Mantle takes the reader from the early days of her courtship with Mickey through his stellar baseball career and her life as the wife of our first national sports hero, candidly discussing the alcoholism and rampant infidelities that would plague their lives together. In an unvarnished look at the events that led to their many dislocations, the death of their son Billy, and her own private anguish that she shared with no one, Merlyn discusses with unbridled candor how, despite the many trials through which they suffered, their basic love and connection to each other remained unshakable through the years. Interweaved with Merlyn's story are her sons' vivid accounts of their lives growing up with an emotionally and physically absent father. They reflect on the peculiar difficulties of desperately seeking the approval of a man whom they dearly loved but whose struggles with alcoholism, coupled with the demands of being a hero to a nation, created emotional chasms that were not bridged until the last years of his life. Finally, in an inspirational story of recovery, they tell how they all courageously battled alcoholism during Mantle's final years, ultimately overcoming the disease with the help of the Betty Ford Center. Heartbreaking, tender, and often humorous, this uplifting memoir tells the story of the unique American Mantle family and the lives they led in the shadow of Mickey's heroic stature." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps.