The candid autobiography of one of the world's most successful, unique, and outspoken personalities of our time. Ted Turner tells his amazing story as only he can.
Robert Edward 'Ted' Turner III is an American media mogul and philanthropist. As a businessman, he is best known as the founder of the cable television network CNN, the first dedicated 24-hour cable news channel. As a philanthropist, he is well known for his $1 billion gift to support UN causes, which created the United Nations Foundation. Co-author Bill Burke is a media executive who held senior positions at Turner Broadcasting.
The much-written-about media mogul finally tells his own story, including his ability to draw strength from adversity and challenge, his risky decision-making, and his frayed personal life. Listeners will find it difficult to turn away from this force of nature as he barks out his story with a slight Southern twang (other readers include Nick Sullivan, Richmond Hoxie, Sherman Howard, and Maggie-Meg Reed). Highly recommended for public libraries. [Audio clip available through www.hachettebookgroup.com; bonus conversation between Turner and Wolf Blitzer.-Ed.]-Judith Robinson, Dept. of Lib. & Information Studies, Univ. at Buffalo Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.
"I don't spend a lot of time dwelling on the past or thinking about myself," Turner claims, but the media tycoon turns out to have a pretty good memory-except for certain events, like the death of his younger sister, which he admits he's suppressed completely. After dropping out of college, Turner worked his way up from the bottom of his father's billboard company, which he inherited when his father committed suicide, and then slowly turned it into an international media empire-an uphill battle he records in entertaining detail ("I don't think of myself as losing," he says of the occasional setbacks, drawing on his experiences as a champion sailor. "I'm simply learning how to win"). Turner's version of events is frequently interrupted by supplementary "Ted Stories" from those closest to him, including his children and business colleagues-even competitors. These commentaries are not always complimentary; in two passages, ex-wife Jane Fonda candidly discusses the psychological blocks she believes keep him from achieving full emotional and spiritual intimacy. There's little to challenge Turner's provocative reputation, but his reflections reveal the depth of calculation behind his career as a so-called loose cannon. (Nov. 11) Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.
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