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Edmonton, Alberta: Hurtig Publishers, 1986. At last, an open, honest, and often amusing account of the principles and practices of running a daily newspaper. William C. Heine, editor of the "London Free Press" for seventeen years, pulls no punches in describing the inevitable friction in police-press relations, the threat of libel, etc,.....Heine's musings on the newspaper business are punctuated by lively and sometimes hilarious anecdotes of anonymous callers, irate advertizers, nazi goon squads, and rivalries in the newsroom. This is compulsory reading for media professionals and aspirants. Illustrated by b/w photos and full-page caricature drawings by "Ting" Light beige boards with brown spine. No ownership markings. An immaculate book in a "caricature" illustrated price-intact dust jacket. A handsome copy!. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

Toronto: Randon House Canada, 1996. This touching beautifully wrought memoir by her daughter, Linda, shows us the person behind the microphone - mother, wife, career woman, collector, friend, from Barbara Frum's childhood in Niagara Falls up to her fame as the most popular broadcaster in the country. Illustrated with b/w photos. Blue boards with gilt print to spine. No ownership markings. Price-intact photo dust jacket. A beautiful tight clean copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1977. Sixth Printing 1977 From the time Alistar Cooke left Yale in the 1930's he has been the most authoritative interpreter of the American scene and American mores.... a man who has approached the unfolding history of his adopted country with wit, style, reason and a refreshing idealism. In this major book, Cooke brings the same quality to bear on six famous transatlantic figures....three of them English, three American....each of whom has a legendary meaning for our time, and a special meaning for Alistar Cooke. We will know them better from having seen them through his eyes. The contents include " A Note on Fame and Friendship". The six chapters are of Charles Chaplin, Edward VIII, Charles Menchen, Adlai Stevenson, Bertrand Russell and Humphrey Bogart. Illustrated with six photographs of these six figures. Navy blue cloth boards with natural-color cloth spine. No ownership markings. The spine ends of the dust jacket have been neatly strengthened with… Leer más

Rocklin, CA: Prima Publishing & Communications, 1988. An anchor woman's courageous battle against sex discrimination. In 1983, Christine Craft, Anchorwoman and a first class reporter in a male dominated industry, sued Metromedia and its TV Station in Kansas City for fraud and sex discrimination. Christine Craft tells her story without rancor. She does it with wit and style...Dark blue boards, gilt title print to spine. Gift inscription to ffep. A bright book in a bright photo dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.