Flirting with danger : confessions of a reluctant war reporter / Siobhan Darrow.
2002
PN4874.D354 A3 2002 (Mapit)
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Flirting with danger : confessions of a reluctant war reporter / Siobhan Darrow.
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ISBN
9780385721349 (pbk.)
038572134X (pbk.)
038572134X (pbk.)
Publication Details
New York : Anchor Books, 2002.
Language
English
Description
xi, 194 p. ; 21 cm.
Call Number
PN4874.D354 A3 2002
Dewey Decimal Classification
070.4/333/092
Summary
Publisher Fact Sheet Siobhan Darrow, former star correspondent for CNN, has covered the world's hottest war zones over the past two decades, reporting from the front lines in Moscow, Chechnya, the Balkans, Albania, Israel, and Northern Ireland. Whether dodging bullets in an occupied village, interviewing world leaders, sharing the pain and disorientation of refugees on the move, or piecing her life together after a failed love affair, Darrow approaches it all with the same honesty--and seat-of-the-pants courage--that established her reputation as a premiere reporter. Here is a riveting memoir of a woman finding her own way, and her own happy ending, amid extraordinary circumstances.
Annotation Former star correspondent for CNN, Siobhan Darrow covered the world's hottest war zones over the last two decades, reporting from the front lines in Moscow, Chechnya, the Balkans, Albania, Israel, and Northern Ireland. Her fearless pursuit of stories placed her in countless life-threatening situations, prompting Darrow to wonder what about her character so attracted her to adrenaline, and so alienated her from the family life a part of her longed for. Darrow approaches this question with the same honesty-and seat-of-the-pants courage-that established her reputation as a premiere reporter, and the answers she arrives at form this riveting memoir of a woman assigned to cover history in the making, even as she chases down the most elusive "get" of all: her own happiness.
Annotation Former star correspondent for CNN, Siobhan Darrow covered the world's hottest war zones over the last two decades, reporting from the front lines in Moscow, Chechnya, the Balkans, Albania, Israel, and Northern Ireland. Her fearless pursuit of stories placed her in countless life-threatening situations, prompting Darrow to wonder what about her character so attracted her to adrenaline, and so alienated her from the family life a part of her longed for. Darrow approaches this question with the same honesty-and seat-of-the-pants courage-that established her reputation as a premiere reporter, and the answers she arrives at form this riveting memoir of a woman assigned to cover history in the making, even as she chases down the most elusive "get" of all: her own happiness.
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Publisher Fact Sheet Siobhan Darrow, former star correspondent for CNN, has covered the world's hottest war zones over the past two decades, reporting from the front lines in Moscow, Chechnya, the Balkans, Albania, Israel, and Northern Ireland. Whether dodging bullets in an occupied village, interviewing world leaders, sharing the pain and disorientation of refugees on the move, or piecing her life together after a failed love affair, Darrow approaches it all with the same honesty--and seat-of-the-pants courage--that established her reputation as a premiere reporter. Here is a riveting memoir of a woman finding her own way, and her own happy ending, amid extraordinary circumstances.
Annotation Former star correspondent for CNN, Siobhan Darrow covered the world's hottest war zones over the last two decades, reporting from the front lines in Moscow, Chechnya, the Balkans, Albania, Israel, and Northern Ireland. Her fearless pursuit of stories placed her in countless life-threatening situations, prompting Darrow to wonder what about her character so attracted her to adrenaline, and so alienated her from the family life a part of her longed for. Darrow approaches this question with the same honesty-and seat-of-the-pants courage-that established her reputation as a premiere reporter, and the answers she arrives at form this riveting memoir of a woman assigned to cover history in the making, even as she chases down the most elusive "get" of all: her own happiness.
Annotation Former star correspondent for CNN, Siobhan Darrow covered the world's hottest war zones over the last two decades, reporting from the front lines in Moscow, Chechnya, the Balkans, Albania, Israel, and Northern Ireland. Her fearless pursuit of stories placed her in countless life-threatening situations, prompting Darrow to wonder what about her character so attracted her to adrenaline, and so alienated her from the family life a part of her longed for. Darrow approaches this question with the same honesty-and seat-of-the-pants courage-that established her reputation as a premiere reporter, and the answers she arrives at form this riveting memoir of a woman assigned to cover history in the making, even as she chases down the most elusive "get" of all: her own happiness.
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