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Title: David Brinkley: A Memoir by David Brinkley ISBN: 0-679-76506-9 Publisher: Random House Large Print Pub. Date: 10 October, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.89 (9 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Plain Writing, just like his speech!
Comment: As a non-native English speaker who has been watching ABC's "This Week" all these years, I've always found David Brinkley's manner of speaking concise and easy to understand with short sentences and simple vocabulary. This was far cry from many other loud talking heads, including David's own colleagues on his Sunday program. He taught me how English could be spoken plainly but precisely and effectively. His memoir is written exactly the way he spoke. He gets to the point without being wordy and beating around the bush.
One thing I liked about this memoir is that he wrote more about his professional life than personal, which was of little interest to me. This memoir is also a history of American TV journalism, filled with episodes that were new to me. I was particularly interested in learning what he had to say about Joe McCarthy, whom David's own sister served as secretary for many years. Quite a bit is written about Kenndey brothers, too, including JFK assasination. So glad he published this memoir before he passed away.
Rating: 3
Summary: David Brinkley, a rambling book
Comment: I was quite excited to get David Brinkley's book, as I have enjoyed his newscasts for years, particularly the early conventions. As it turns out, this is a "Chatty-Cathy" book that rambles on about his life, with his TV persona somewhat as an afterthought. The book is quite readable with his enjoyable laconic style, but at the end, you don't know much more about him, TV, the process of TV news, or the events to which he was an eyewitness....at least not more than you already knew or could surmise.
The book was a pleasant interlude, but somewhat a bit of froth
Rating: 4
Summary: A fun book
Comment: Having grown up with the Huntley-Brinkley report and watching them at all the conventions, I truly enjoyed this book. Especially interesting is how Brinkley trashes Jesse Helms.
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Title: Washington Goes to War by David Brinkley ISBN: 034540730X Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 08 October, 1996 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: A Reporter's Life by WALTER CRONKITE ISBN: 0394578791 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 27 November, 1996 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: My American Journey by Joseph Persico, Colin L. Powell ISBN: 0345407288 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 30 June, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Brinkley's Beat: People, Places, and Events That Shaped My Time by David Brinkley ISBN: 0375406441 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 04 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Everyone Is Entitled to My Opinion by David Brinkley ISBN: 0345409523 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 07 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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