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Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this deeply personal memoir about a life spent chasing the news, the MSNBC anchor and daughter of two pioneering helicopter journalists recounts her eccentric and volatile California childhood and charts her own journey to globe-trotting foreign correspondent.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A propulsive, "chilling" novel exploring the dangerous fault lines of female friendships (Lee Child), Necessary People deftly plumbs the limits of ambition, loyalty, and love.
One of them has it all. One of them wants it all. But they can't both win.
Stella and Violet are best friends, and from the moment they met in college, they knew their roles. Beautiful, privileged, and reckless Stella lives in the spotlight. Hardworking,...
One of them has it all. One of them wants it all. But they can't both win.
Stella and Violet are best friends, and from the moment they met in college, they knew their roles. Beautiful, privileged, and reckless Stella lives in the spotlight. Hardworking,...
Author
Series
Jordan Manning novels volume 2
Publisher
William Morrow, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Description
After dropping her child off at preschool, Marla Hancock, a stay-at-home mother, disappears. She had recently left her verbally abusive husband in rural Indiana and moved in with her sister, Shelly, who simply can't believe that her sister would ever willingly vanish without her children. But with limited support from the town's police department or media resources, Shelly fears that Marla's disappearance won't get the attention it deserves, or worse,...
4) Cronkite
Author
Language
English
Description
Offers a candid look at the renowned, yet fiercely private, journalist and news anchor who reported on some of the biggest stories of the twentieth century. "Douglas Brinkley presents the definitive, revealing biography of an American legend: renowned news anchor Walter Cronkite. For decades, Walter Cronkite was known as 'the most trusted man in America." Millions across the nation welcomed him into their homes, first as a print reporter for the United...
Author
Publisher
BenBella Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"During my half a century in public life, my image and reputation have had more ups and downs than the Cyclone roller coaster at Coney Island. I have been called savior and sinner, fool and wise man, crusader and exploiter, hothead and dope. I am routinely scorned, admired, beloved, and belittledwhich one is usually based on when the viewer tuned in. Were you around for my early days as a crusading local newsman? Did you waste an evening with me inside...
Author
Publisher
Harlequin
Pub. Date
[2012], c2003
Language
English
Description
While breaking the hottest news story of the year, broadcast journalist Isabel Murphy falls apart on live television in front of an audience of millions. She lands at Three Breezes, a four-star psychiatric hospital nicknamed the "nut hut," where she begins the painful process of recovering the life everyone thought she had.
But accepting her place among her fellow patients proves difficult, and Isabel struggles to reconcile the fact that she is,...
7) Blunt talk
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Walter Blunt, a British import intent on conquering the world of American cable news. Through the platform of his nightly news show, Blunt is on a mission to impart his wisdom and guidance on how Americans should live. Besieged by network bosses, a dysfunctional news staff, numerous ex-wives, children of all ages, and his own well-intentioned, but sometimes misguided decisions, Blunt's only support is in the form of the heavy-drinking, devoted manservant...
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
A television crime reporter desperate to recharge her flagging career becomes an unwitting accomplice to an attention-hungry serial killer at the center of the decade's biggest murder investigation.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
c2006
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
"From the tsunami in Sri Lanka to the war in Iraq to the starvation in Niger and ultimately to Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and Mississippi, Cooper gives us a firsthand glimpse of the devastation that takes place, both physically and emotionally, when the normal order of things is violently ruptured on a massive scale. Cooper had been in his share of life-threatening situations before, but he had never seen human misery quite like this. Writing...
10) Savage news
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Be noisy. Natalie Savage grew up hearing these words from her beloved father, who admired Walter Cronkite so much he named the family dog after him. Nataliewho spent her twenties missing out on lifes benchmarksfinally sees her efforts pay off when shes assigned to cover the White House for her network, ATN. The problem? The position is only temporary, a test to see if she has what it takes. She has always relied on her grit, her principles and her...
11) Christine
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The story of a woman who finds herself caught in the crosshairs of a spiraling personal life and career crisis. Christine, always the smartest person in the room at her local Sarasota, Florida news station, feels like she is destined for bigger things and is relentless in her pursuit of an on-air position in a larger market.
12) Bombshell
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A group of women decides to take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
The award-winning journalist and co-host of CBS Saturday Morning tells the candid and deeply personal story of her mother's abandonment and how the search for answers forced her to reckon with her own identity and the secrets that shaped her family for five decades.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
When Ginger Zee opened her life to readers in Natural Disaster, the response was enormous. She put a very relatable if surprising face on depression and has helped lessen the stigma surrounding mental health issues. But Ginger tells us, Natural Disaster was "Ginger Lite" and only scratched the surface. In this moving follow-up, Ginger shares her truest self. She spent most of her life shielding her vulnerabilities from the world all while being a...
Author
Publisher
Seal Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Pat Mitchell is a serial ceiling smasher. A former news reporter and news anchor, she was the first woman to host a nationally syndicated daily talk show, the first woman president of Turner Broadcasting, the first woman president of PBS and of CNN Productions. She has been on Variety's list of "Most Powerful Women in Hollywood" and Forbes' list of "Women Changing the World." Today, she is the curator of the groundbreaking global TEDWomen conference....
Author
Publisher
Harper Horizon
Language
English
Description
"Look for me there," news legend Tim Russert would tell his son, Luke, when confirming a pickup spot at an airport, sporting event, or rock concert. After Tim died unexpectedly, Luke kept looking for his father, following in Tim's footsteps and carving out a highly successful career at NBC News. After eight years covering politics on television, Luke realized he had no good answer as to why he was chasing his father's legacy. As the son of two accomplished...
18) Truth
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The last days of news anchor Dan Rather and producer Mary Mapes time at CBS News after they broadcasted what became a highly controversial news report about George W. Bush and his military service.
Author
Publisher
Hachette Go
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Al Roker teaches us how we can weather the storm of life, no matter how torrential the downpour, and shares anecdotes from his own treasure trove of memories in the spotlight. And it hasn't always been easy--believe it or not, even Al has been yelled at by his boss, suffered an emotional breakdown at work, and been told he'd be better suited in another position. And now, for the first time, Al is ready to unleash savvy advice on how to embrace happiness...
Author
Series
Riley Spartz novels volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a gossip reporter with whom she publicly clashed is found murdered, television reporter Riley Spartz is wrongly charged with the crime and is forced to use all her resources to clear her name.
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