Friday, October 2, 2009

Book Giveaway of My Paper Chase: True Stories of Vanished Times by Harold Evans

I'm excited that Valerie and Hatchette Book Group are sponsoring the giveaway of 5 copies of My Paper Chase: Trues Stories of Vanished Times by Harold Evans. At a time when the big newspapers suffering financially, Harold Evans takes us to the time when Fleet Street reigned and through important events in recent history. Doesn't this make you want to learn more?

About the Book, courtesy of the publisher:

In My Paper Chase, Harold Evans recounts the wild and wonderful tale of newspapering life. His story stretches from the 1930s to his service in WWII, through towns big and off the map. He discusses his passion for the crusading style of reportage he championed, his clashes with Rupert Murdoch, and his struggle to use journalism to better the lives of those less fortunate.

There's a star-studded cast and a tremendously vivid sense of what once was: the lead type, the smell of the presses, eccentrics throughout, and angry editors screaming over the intercoms. My Paper Chase tells the story of Evans's great loves: newspapers and Tina Brown, the bright, young journalist who became his wife.

In an age when newspapers everywhere are under threat, My Paper Chase is not just a glorious recounting of an amazing life, but a nostalgic journey in black and white.

Harold Evans, the author of The American Century and now They Made America, is a celebrated historian and journalist. He was the editor of the Sunday Times of London for fourteen years and then the Times of London before settling in 1984 in America, where he has been successively founding editor of CondéNast Traveler; president and publisher of Random House; editorial director and vice chairman of U.S. News & World Report, the Atlantic magazine, Fast Company, and the New York Daily News.

In 2002 Britain's journalists voted Evans the greatest all-time British newspaper editor. He was knighted in Queen Elizabeth's 2004 New Year honors list. He lives in New York with his wife, Tina Brown, and their two children.

About the Author, courtesy of the publisher:

Harold Evans, the author of The American Century and now They Made America, is a celebrated historian and journalist. He was the editor of the Sunday Times of London for fourteen years and then the Times of London before settling in 1984 in America, where he has been successively founding editor of CondéNast Traveler; president and publisher of Random House; editorial director and vice chairman of U.S. News & World Report, the Atlantic magazine, Fast Company, and the New York Daily News. In 2002 Britain's journalists voted Evans the greatest all-time British newspaper editor. He was knighted in Queen Elizabeth's 2004 New Year honors list. He lives in New York with his wife, Tina Brown, and their two children. Visit Harold Evans's website at http://www.sirharoldevans.com/

CONTEST DETAILS

To enter, tell us which event in the 20th century you most want to read about.

Rules:
Please include your email address, so that I can contact you if you win. No email address and answer, no entry. The contest is limited to US and Canada only. No P.O. boxes. The contest ends at noon on November 15, 2009.

Thanks so much, Valerie and Hatchette Book Group for this generous giveaway!

4 comments:

  1. I love reading about World War 2

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  2. Lindberg's flight across the Atlantic.

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  3. the event that I would most like to read about is the private military contractors in the Middle East and Viet Nam.

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  4. I'd have to say Marilyn Monroe's death.

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