{"product_id":"audition-a-memoir-paperback","title":"Audition: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarbara Walters\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003eAn inspiring and riveting memoir from the most important woman in the history of television journalism.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A delightful tale of the golden age of television.... Juicy behind-the scenes details of the celebrities she's interviewed, mixed in with stories of her own trials and tribulations.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter more than fifty years of interviewing heads of state, world leaders, movie stars, criminals, murderers, inspirational figures, and celebrities of all kinds, Barbara Walters turns her gift for examination onto her own extraordinary life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWalters was the product of a turbulent childhood that featured a glamorous father who made and lost several fortunes as well as the companionship of a mentally challenged sister. Feelings of responsibility for her family 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 and a decent amount of luck, Walters made it to the top of a male-dominated industry. She was the first woman cohost of the \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e show, the first female network news coanchor, the host and producer of countless top-rated \u003ci\u003eSpecials, \u003c\/i\u003e the star of \u003ci\u003e20\/20, \u003c\/i\u003e and the creator and cohost of \u003ci\u003eThe View\u003c\/i\u003e. She has not only 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 her 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBarbara 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarbara Walters was an award-winning journalist and the first woman to ever cohost a network news program. She is the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. She was an ABC News correspondent, host of \u003ci\u003eThe Barbara Walters Specials\u003c\/i\u003e and the creator of ABC Daytime's \u003ci\u003eThe View.\u003c\/i\u003e She died in 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 672\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.34 x 7.96 x 5.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694917914687,"sku":"9780307279965","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/93a7188c0886655486433f4575a1433f.webp?v=1765002354","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/audition-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}