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"In his first book, broadcaster Ari Shapiro takes us around the globe to reveal the stories behind narratives that are sometimes heartwarming, sometimes heartbreaking, but always poignant. He details his time traveling on Air Force One with President Obama, or following the path of Syrian refugees fleeing war, or learning from those fighting for social justice both at home and abroad. As the self-reinforcing bubbles we live in become more impenetrable,...
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Publisher
Bantry Bay Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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"The NPR legend's memoir will delight fans of "Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!" as it follows Carl's career from North Carolina where he was a student of Andy Griffith and classmate of Charles Kuralt, to Washington, D.C., where he supervised Katie Couric, and for 30 years was the news anchor of NPR's award-winning "Morning Edition," the most-listened to morning news program in America"--
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HarperAudio, | Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"In his first book, broadcaster Ari Shapiro takes us around the globe to reveal the stories behind narratives that are sometimes heartwarming, sometimes heartbreaking, but always poignant. He details his time traveling on Air Force One with President Obama, or following the path of Syrian refugees fleeing war, or learning from those fighting for social justice both at home and abroad. As the self-reinforcing bubbles we live in become more impenetrable,...
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Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
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Tells the story of the group of CBS journalists who, under the direction of Edward R. Murrow, pioneered the craft of radio reporting from the front during World War II, and looks at how their expectations for continued careers after the war were challenged by the advent of television and the changing demands of the American public.
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Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"Emmy Award-winning NPR journalist Maria Hinojosa shares her personal story interwoven with American immigration policy's coming-of-age journey at a time when our country's branding went from "The Land of the Free" to "the land of invasion.""--
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Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
In the years after the Civil Rights Act of 1964, women in the workplace still found themselves relegated to secretarial positions or locked out of jobs entirely. This was especially true in the news business, a backwater of male chauvinism where a woman might be lucky to get a foothold on the "women's pages." But when a pioneering nonprofit called National Public Radio came along in the 1970s, and the door to serious journalism opened a crack, four...
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Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A radio journalist embarks on a cross-country trip with his young nephew.
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
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"Ahora para jóvenes lectores, la periodista ganadora de cuatro premios Emmy y presentadora de Latino USA de NPR, María Hinojosa, cuenta la historia de la inmigración en los Estados Unidos a través de las experiencias de su familia y décadas de hacer reportajes, con lo cual crea un retrato de un país en crisis. María Hinojosa es una periodista ganadora de premios Emmy y la primera latina en fundar una redacción independiente sin fines de lucro...
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HarperCollins Publishers ; | Distributed by Blackstone Audio
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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The extraordinary life and legacy of legendary journalist Cokie Roberts-a trailblazer for women-remembered by her friends and family.
Through her visibility and celebrity, Cokie Roberts was an inspiration and a role model for innumerable women and girls. A fixture on national television and radio for more than 40 years, she also wrote five bestselling books focusing on the role of women in American history. She was portrayed on Saturday Night Live,...
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Celadon Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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The Shahanis came to Queens-from India, by way of Casablanca-in the 1980s. They were undocumented for a few unsteady years and then, with the arrival of their green cards, they thought they'd made it. This is the story of how they did, and didn't; the unforeseen obstacles that propelled them into years of disillusionment and heartbreak; and the strength of a family determined to stay together. --
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Publisher
Celadon Books
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
The Shahanis came to Queens--from India, by way of Casablanca--in the 1980s. They were undocumented for a few unsteady years and then, with the arrival of their green cards, they thought they'd made it. This is the story of how they did, and didn't; the unforeseen obstacles that propelled them into years of disillusionment and heartbreak; and the strength of a family determined to stay together. -- inside front book jacket flap
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Thomas Dunn Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
The untold story of how the world's most feared TV reporter transformed his inner darkness into a journalistic juggernaut that riveted millions and redefined the landscape of television news In his four decades as the front man for "60 Minutes."