Koppel, Ted

Off Camera: Private Thoughts Made Public

ISBN: 0375410775
New York, NY, USA: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. "One of America's most admired television newsmen now gives us an intimate chronicle of the final year of the twentieth century. In his engrossing narrative, the year's personalities and events not only are themselves made vivid but also lead to wide-ranging discussions of the past and of expectations of things to come. Here, closely observed from an insider's viewpoint, are the significant matters of 1999- from the (U.S. President Bill) Clinton impeachment and the war in Kosovo to the mass-marketing of Viagra. Here are the people (both on and off camera) who made the news- from Slobodan Milosevic to Hillary Rodham Clinton to Michael Jordan to John F. Kennedy Jr. to (Jordan's) King Hussein." (from front flap) A broad & deep examination of the major figures & events during the final year before the millennium by (Edward James Martin) Ted Koppel (b. 1940), the highly acclaimed & award-winning British-born American broadcast journalist. Structured in the manner of a diary, with each day of the year 1999 recorded for posterity with utmost access & insight. Hardcover in unclipped first-issue dust jacket (with $25 price printed at front flap, "10/2000" at rear flap), "First Edition" as stated at copyright page, first printing though not explicated as such per contemporary custom of this publisher & with no reference to further printings. A most-recommended & rewarding work of journalism that captures the twilight of the twentieth century day-by-day as it occurred. The quarter-century since the year recounted here has been, to put it mildly, so eventful as to have buried much of what is described here away from the popular consciousness- all the more reason to return & remember under the guidance of one of this writer's favorite journalists. Book in relatively fine condition with very slight rubbing to front, back covers & spine; a hint of wear & some tiny bumps, creases at edges & corners of same; several small green & mostly red smudges at upper & lower edges of text block. Interior fine-to-very-fine with only tiny bumps, mostly faint creases at/near corners of a few page leaves. Dust jacket (again relatively) fine with light rubbing, faint scratching to front, back covers & spine; a bit of wear & some tiny bumps, creases at edges & corners of same & flaps. Fine / Fine. [Item #6729]

Price: $30.00