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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Anything Goes!: What I've Learned from Pundits, Politicians, and Presidents by Larry King and Pat Piper

  • Hardcover: 316 pages
  • Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (Nov 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0446525286
  • ISBN-13: 978-0446525282
  • Product Dimensions: 16.2 x 2.9 x 23.5 cm



Anything Goes!: What I've Learned from Pundits, Politicians, and Presidents - Hardcover (Nov. 2000) by Larry King and Pat Piper

Synopsis

The world's most famous chat show host shares his reflections on the last ten years of American culture, disclosing his personal and professional experiences with clarity and insight. Larry King has asked the questions we all want to ask of the world's most public figures, including President Bill Clinton before, during and after his near impeachment. Having placed a cast of major players under the spotlight, including even the most private icons, King has gained a fascinating insight into a merry-go-round of controversial events. In Anything Goes! he takes an in-depth look at how America - through the prism of the electronic and print media - has arrived at where it is today.
As host of Larry King Live, one of the most popular daily forums for political news and commentary, Larry King has asked probing questions of North Americas movers and shakers: the major world leaders, politicians, pundits, spin doctors, and reporters who are directly involved with the North American scene. Now, in Anything Goes!, King takes an in-depth look at how North Americathrough the prism of the electronic and print mediahas gotten to the point where it is today. Bipartisan politics, bimbo eruptions, grandstanding in Congress, backstabbing tactics, and more are covered in this fascinating and revealing memoir of the last decade. Its Larry King at his bestincluding inside political stories and anecdotes never before reported anywhere. Since its 1985 debut, Larry King Live has consistently been CNNs highest-rated program. Viewers in more than 170 million households from 210 countries and territories worldwide tune in regularly. Larry King has been named Broadcaster of the Year by the International Radio and Television Society and has won numerous Cable Ace Awards. His coverage of the 1992 presidential elections won him the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award. Timed to coincide with the presidential elections of 2000, Anything Goes! should receive considerable attention from both the media and public.

About the Author

Larry King, host of Larry King Live show, was born in Brooklyn, New York. His show is broadcast live throughout the world on CNN and is their highest-rated show - viewers in more than 230 million households from 212 countries and territories tune in regularly. Larry King Live has become renowned as a forum for political candidates, as well as being enjoyed for its refreshing mix of celebrity interviews. King lives in Washington DC where he enjoys almost instantaneous access to political leaders. In over forty years of broadcasting he has conducted more than thirty thousand interviews, making him the world's most famous chat show host. Co-author, Pat Piper, has produced Larry King's award-winning late-night radio show for 10 years. This is the third book he has written with Larry. --