RAKESTRAW BOOKS
presents
BARBARA
WALTERS
signing her memoir, AUDITION
on FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008 between 6 and 8 PM
Tickets are
$3.00 plus book purchase
At last Barbara Walters, the most important woman in the
history of television journalism gives us that "whole package," in her
inspiring and riveting memoir, AUDITION. After more than forty 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 extraordinary life.
Barbara Walters's perception of the world was formed at a very early age.
Her father, Lou Walters, was the owner and creative mind behind the
legendary Latin Quarter nightclub, and it was his risk-taking lifestyle that
gave Barbara her first taste of glamour. It also made her aware of the ups
and downs, the insecurities, and even the tragedies that can occur when
someone is willing to take great risks, for Lou Walters didn't just make
several fortunes -- he also lost them. Barbara learned early about the
damage that such an existence can do to relationships -- between husband and
wife as well as between parent and child. Through her roller-coaster ride of
a childhood, Barbara had a close companion, her mentally challenged sister,
Jackie. True, Jackie taught her younger sister much about patience and
compassion, but Barbara also writes honestly about the resentment she often
felt having a sister who was so "different" and the guilt that still haunts
her.
All of this -- the financial responsibility for her family, the fear, the
love -- 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, combined with a decent
amount of luck, she began a career in television. And what a career it has
been! Against great odds, Barbara has made it to the top of a male-dominated
industry. She was the first woman cohost of the "Today" show, the first
female network news coanchor, the host and producer of countless top-rated
Specials, the star of "20/20," and the creator and cohost of "The View." She
has not just 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 Barbara's life, career, and book: Yasir Arafat, Warren Beatty,
Menachem Begin, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Fidel
Castro, Hugo Chavez, 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 and on.
Barbara 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 memoir, AUDITION,
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.
As a ticket holder, you will be able to meet Barbara Walters and have your
copy of AUDITION signed. Please note: this a meet-and-greet and book signing
only; there is no formal presentation. All copies of AUDITION by Barbara
Walters signed must be purchased from Rakestraw Books. Proof of purchase
will be required. The book, AUDITION by Barbara Walters, goes on sale at
Rakestraw Books on Tuesday, 6 May 2008.
Buy your ticket and reserve your copy of AUDITON today!
Call Rakestraw Books at (925) 837-7337 to order tickets or for more
information.
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