If there's one thing I can't stand, it's a quitter, Russell Baker's mother always said. Baker certainly never quit - in fact, this fantastic journalist's Pulitzer Prize-winning column appears twice a week in The New York Times. This book, his second autobiographical volume, describes the rewarding stages of his career and his encounters with John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Eugene McCarthy, and other major figures. All the wit, perceptiveness, and poignant humor that has graced his column for many years comes through in this engaging memoir.
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"Nice read........ but after reading Growing up by the same author lot of renundant information is there... i would suggest that only on of the book should be read..." — Garima (4 out of 5 stars)
"Nice read........ but after reading Growing up by the same author lot of renundant information is there... i would suggest that only on of the book should be read..."
" Most enjoyable memoir of growing up as a journalist/humorist in America the 50s & 60s. "
" Recommended by my journalist husband, this was an enjoyable trip into the past. Light reading though, so definitely appropriate for beaches, airplanes, etc. "
" Russell Baker's autobiography, Growing Up, is one of my all-time favorite books. This is the sequel to that book--good, but not nearly as satisfying as Growing Up. "
" Follow up to a book I really liked, Growing Up. The Good Times not as good, but I still enjoyed it. "
" Who knew a stodgy writer writing about himself could be this entertaining? "
" Favorite memoirist. I wish he wrote more. "
Russell Baker has been charming readers for years with his astute political commentary and biting cerebral wit. The noted journalist, humorist, essayist, and biographer has written or edited numerous books, and was the author of the nationally syndicated “Observer” column for the New York Times from 1962 to 1998.
Arte Johnson is an award-winning narrator and an American comic actor who won an Emmy Award for his role in the television series Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In. His audiobook narations have won two AudioFile Earphones Awards, and he placed as a finalist for the Audie Award for best narration in 2003 and 2007.
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