David Brinkley: A Memoir
David Brinkley. Ballantine Books, $12.95 (288pp) ISBN 978-0-345-37402-8
Television newsman Brinkley's look back on his career spent 11 weeks on PW's bestseller list. (Oct.)
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Reviewed on: 10/02/1996
Genre: Nonfiction
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