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Molly Ivins : A Rebel Life by Bill Minutaglio and W. Michael Smith (2009, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPublic Affairs

ISBN-101586487175

ISBN-139781586487171

eBay Product ID (ePID)71788631

Product Key Features

Book TitleMolly Ivins : a Rebel Life

Number of Pages360 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicEditors, Journalists, Publishers, Women

Publication Year2009

IllustratorYes

GenreBiography & Autobiography

AuthorBill Minutaglio, W. Michael Smith

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight20.5 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2009-023034

ReviewsDouglas Brinkley "God I miss Molly Ivins! The Texas kicker spoke truth to power like nobody's business. Bill Minutaglio and W. Michael Smith have elegantly bottled up her enduring charm in this winner of a book. A real page-turning hoot."Sir Harold Evans "I was lucky enough to be the publisher of Molly Ivins' iconoclastic, outrageously funny, laceratingly pointed political and social commentaries that made most male contemporaries-hello sweet pea-seem like shrinking violets, and I never knew the half of what made her tick so gloriously. The deeply researched biography by Bill Minutaglio and W. Michael Smith, written with affection but unflinching candor, reveals a brave, resilient woman with a personality bigger than Texas whom hundreds of thousands of her readers, like me, will wish they'd known better."

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal070.92 B

SynopsisShe was a wealthy debutante groomed for a gilded life in moneyed Houston, but Molly Ivins reinvented herself as one of the most provocative, courageous, and influential journalists in American history. Based on intimate knowledge of Molly, interviews with her family, friends, and colleagues, and access to a treasure trove of her personal papers, Molly Ivins it is at once the saga of a powerful, pugnacious woman muscling her way to the top in a world dominated by men; a fascinating look behind the scenes of national media and politics; and a sobering account of the toll of addiction and cancer. Molly Ivins adds layers of depth and complexity to the story of an American legend--a woman who inspired people both to laughter and action., A revelatory biography of the irreverent political commentator and bestselling author whose public persona masked a complicated and compelling personal history, She was a groomed for a gilded life in moneyed Houston, but Molly Ivins left the country club behind to become one of the most provocative, courageous, and influential journalists in American history. Presidents and senators called her for advice; her column ran in 400 newspapers; her books, starting with Molly Ivins Can't Say That, Can She? , were bestsellers. But despite her fame, few people really knew her: what her background was, who influenced her, how her political views developed, or how many painful struggles she fought. Molly Ivins is a comprehensive, definitive narrative biography, based on intimate knowledge of Molly, interviews with her family, friends, and colleagues, and access to a treasure trove of her personal papers. Written in a rollicking style, it is at once the saga of a powerful, pugnacious woman muscling her way to the top in a world dominated by men; a fascinating look behind the scenes of national media and politics; and a sobering account of the toll of addiction and cancer. Molly Ivins adds layers of depth and complexity to the story of an American legend--a woman who inspired people both to laughter and action.

LC Classification NumberPN4874.I92M56 2009