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Author:
Turner, Ted, author.
Title:
Call me Ted / Ted Turner ; with Bill Burke.
Edition:
Signed First edition.
Publisher:
Easton Press,
Copyright Date:
2008, ©2008
Description:
x, 433 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject:
Turner, Ted.
Businesspeople--United States--Biography.
Telecommunication--United States--Biography.
Turner, Ted.
Businesspeople.
Telecommunication.
United States.
Cable News Network--History--Personal narratives.
Biography.
Biographies.
Other Authors:
Burke, Bill, 1966-
Brokaw, Tom, donor. IaU
Notes:
"Bound in Genuine Leather." Only 1,125 printed for family and friends. Includes index.
Contents:
Early years -- McCallie -- College and the Coast Guard -- Billboards -- Tragedy -- Picking up the pieces -- On my own -- Sailing gets serious -- WTCG: "Watch this channel grow!" -- The Braves -- The SuperStation -- The America's Cup -- Cable News Network -- Fastnet -- CNN launch -- A dagger pointed at our heart -- World citizen -- The Goodwill Games -- CBS -- MGM -- The cable operators -- Meeting Jane Fonda -- "Give me land, lots of land" -- The Gulf War -- Movies and cartoons -- Networking -- Time Warner merger -- The New Time Warner -- Billion-dollar gift -- Transitions -- AOL: Phased out and fenced in -- Stepping away -- Onward and upward.
Summary:
The great American maverick of our time releases his long-awaited memoir, revealing his lonely childhood, the devastating loss of his father, intimate details of his marriage to Jane Fonda, and his unparalleled success as a businessman and philanthropist.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)760104357
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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