Very long, but a great book about an amazing man.
Bradlee's book is outstanding in telling us his full story, with great honesty in his mistakes and his successes. His successes at the Post were so huge but he ends up being the dominant newspaper figure of our era.
Good delivery....a great read about an interesting man who worked through remarkable times.
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Far exceeded my expectations. An interesting life well told.
Read Bradlee's effort to learn about him as a man (as he’d have us know him, anyway). Thanks to an upbringing in money (he’d have us believe otherwise but when rich relatives always seem to materialize at just the right moment, or you have to leave tennis and take up golf because of an injury….
This book is a real page turner. You don't have to be a journalist to love Ben Bradlee's book.
How did I miss this book? It's almost 15 years old, but my library was featuring it, so it must have just gotten some book donations.
Ben Bradlee and wife Tony lived on the same side of the same Washington, D.C.
Here's the magic mathematical formula for writing your very own version of "A Good Life." Even better, you don't have to set foot in a newsroom: ("I banged famous chick")x 51 + ("I met famous person") x 2,453, divided by the number of times you tell your boss how things should be done ("0"), and - viola (an allusion to your time in France) - you've got your own self-serving autobiography!
Ben Bradlee's book, "A Good Life: Newspapering and Other Adventures", is a warm, candid and entertaining look back over a remarkable career and personal life. His writing is honest, revealing and to the point.
As Executive Editor of The Washington Post from 1968 to 1991, Ben Bradlee not only printed history, he also made it. Momentous events were covered, careers fashioned, reputations ruined and social movements spotlighted.
Easily the country's best known newspaper editor (thanks to Watergate, the movie: "All The President's Men"), Ben Bradlee retired in 1991 at age 70, having fulfilled his life's ambition - the transformation of The Washington Post from something of a mess to a paper of stature and influence to rival The New York Times.In this memoir, Bradlee emerges unapologetically as a cheerful white male born into the power elite, not particularly reflective but aware of his abilities, particularly his aptitude for recognizing talent in others and his willingness to make decisions.
The first thing that makes A GOOD LIFE a wonderful read is that it has been written by a wonderful writer. Luxuriating in his text, it is easy to understand how author Ben Bradlee achieved the professional successes that he had.
Bradlee's life story is fascinating. Although he admits he was lucky, he knew how to capitalize on every opportunity.
