MARC Record from Library of Congress

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008 090605s2009 nyuaf b 001 0beng
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020 $a9781586487171 (hardcover) :$c$26.95
020 $a1586487175 (hardcover) :$c$26.95
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn298186478
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050 00 $aPN4874.I92$bM56 2009
082 00 $a070.92$aB$222
100 1 $aMinutaglio, Bill.
245 10 $aMolly Ivins :$ba rebel life /$cBill Minutaglio & W. Michael Smith.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bPublicAffairs,$cc2009.
300 $axv, 335 p., [8] p. of plates :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 311-323) and index.
520 $aShe was a groomed for a gilded life in moneyed Houston, but Molly Ivins left the country club behind to become one of the most provocative, courageous, and influential journalists in American history. Presidents and senators called her for advice; her column ran in 400 newspapers; her books were bestsellers. But despite her fame, few people really knew her: what her background was, who influenced her, how her political views developed, or how many painful struggles she fought. This is a comprehensive, definitive narrative biography, based on intimate knowledge of Molly, interviews with her family, friends, and colleagues, and access to her personal papers. It is at once the saga of a powerful, pugnacious woman muscling her way to the top in a world dominated by men; a look behind the scenes of national media and politics; and a sobering account of the toll of addiction and cancer.--From publisher description.
505 0 $aGeneral Jim -- River Oaks -- Ghost -- Naturally backwards into journalism -- Young radicals -- Us against them -- Necessary humor -- The you know what -- "Molly Ivins can't say that, can she?" -- Molly, Inc. -- The kind of pressure -- You got to dance -- Dearly beloveds.
600 10 $aIvins, Molly.
650 0 $aWomen journalists$zUnited States$vBiography.
700 1 $aSmith, W. Michael.