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After more than fifty years of interviewing heads of state, world leaders, movie stars, criminals, murderers, inspirational figures, and celebrities of all kinds, barbara walters has turned her gift for examination onto herself to reveal the forces that shaped her. Shes tvs original monarch and superstar where power, show business and journalism converge. In doing so, she has given us a story that is heartbreaking. This bulky memoir weighs in at more than 600 pages, falling midway, bulkwise. Barbara walters, arguably the most important woman in the history of television, has had an amazingly full life. Barbara walterss audition is a massive, entertaining memoir that chronicles her troubled family life as she became one of televisions most respected journalists. May 05, 2009 i finally got around to reading barbara walterss book audition. Barbara walters audition a memoir part 03 audiobook by ram fil. This bulky memoir weighs in at more than 600 pages, falling midway.
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Her mammoth memoir, doesnt just touch chords, its a 600plus page oratorio. My draw to the book was its focus on a television journalist who hobknobs with celebrities, heads of state and american politicians while she juggles a career and a family life. A memoir audition is brutally honest, both about walters and those shes worked with. This book is her final audition, as she opens up both her private and public lives.
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