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Walters discusses her work and personal life, confessing to an affair with senator edward w. Not only does walters go into her personal life history as she deals with a mentally handicapped sister, her fathers constant gambling with the familys finances, making a fortune at first and then losing and regaining it over and over until his luck finally runs out, but she also goes into how. A memoir 9780307266460 by walters, barbara and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. A memoir is a 2008 autobiography by american journalist and television personality barbara walters. It belongs to a part of american culture that walters helped invent. This bulky memoir weighs in at more than 600 pages, falling midway, bulkwise, between. Audition book vaughan public libraries bibliocommons. This bulky memoir weighs in at more than 600 pages, falling midway, bulkwise, between oblomov and ulysses. Jun 15, 2008 audition tells of a life lived on, in and never far from tv. Barbara walters discusses her new book, audition, and reveals the forces that shaped her extraordinary life. See all books authored by barbara walters, including audition. I must say that barbara walters has lived an incredibly exciting life and has done much to be admired for by her peers. Blended with this personal drama is a delightful tale of the golden age of television.

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