Passion and Prejudice: A Family Memoir

The disillusioned heiress who triggered the breakup of the Bingham media empire describes her sheltered youth and eventual revolt against her family's old-fashioned attitudes. ``Writing with charm, poise and controlled fury, Bingham weaves a multigenerational saga and profiles a destructive patriarchal pattern,'' wrote PW , calling the autobiography ``mesmerizing . '' A new section describes how it feels ``to be attacked by your own family.'' Photos. (Nov.)