This might be subtitled, ""Everything You Wanted to Know About CBS News But Were Afraid Someone Might Tell You."" CBS Inc. has been examined critically in previous books, but its journalists--generally conceded to be the best in the business--have usually escaped unharmed. Here, they are left twisting slowly in the wind. Gates, a former CBS News writer, paints an unpretty picture of famous correspondents and not-so-famous producers hustling for promotions like monkeys scrambling for nuts; executives betraying each other for a shot at the presidency of the news division. And hovering over this mad scene of talented, power-hungry newsmen, the watchful, terrifying, oversized figure of Board Chairman William S. Paley, occasionally judging a news show by the condition of his stomach. The major news events--Vietnam, Watergate--serve merely as backdrops for the stories of the men who covered them, from the legendary Edward R. Murrow to ""Old Iron Pants"" Walter Cronkite. Tracing their careers from small newspapers or radio stations to the dazzling White House or State Department beat, Gates concedes their abilities but finds few heroes. News President Richard Salant, Producer Don Hewitt, Charles Collingwood, and Cronkite fare quite well, but even they do not come out unscathed. The author seems to have been privy to an amazing number of ""private"" conversations in the executive suites at ""Black Rock,"" and one can imagine the embarrassment, even bitterness, that may follow the airing of so much soiled linen. Embarrassing demotions and dismissals have been covered up in the past by cleverly worded publicity announcements, for, as Gates points out, ""a news organization's solemn commitment to 'The public's right to know' tends to weaken when the matter in' question concerns its own internal affairs."" Breezy, anecdotal, and beautifully organized, Air Time is anything but a publicity handout. (Kirkus Review)

Air Time: The Inside Story of CBS News

Gates, Gary Paul

Harpercollins

The Acting President

Explores the roles played by Reagan's closest cabinet members--including Meese, Regan, Pointdexter, Baker, Haig, and Watt--in securing the president's absolute say in domestic and foreign policy

Biographies & Memoirs

Schieffer, Bob

Leaders & Notable People

Dutton Adult

Plume

The senior correspondent of CBS's popular "60 Minutes," known for his no-holds-barred interviews, offers background information on his most famous interviews and explains how and why he adopted his controversial style

Close Encounters: Mike Wallace's Own Story

Wallace, Mike

William Morrow & Co.

Mike Wallace. His very name conjures up a certain kind of journalism--smart, informed, intense, and groundbreaking. Who else has wrangled sit-downs with his roster of world leaders and criminals, celebrities, and underdogs, heroes and scoundrels? Organized by interview subject--including Presidents, Icons and Artists, Con Men and Other Crooks, The General and the Whistle-Blower--Between You and Me, now in paperback, is his wry, candid, and revealing look back at sixty years in an unparalleled career.

Between You and Me: A Memoir

Arts & Literature

Grand Central Publishing

A t the age of 87, Mike Wallace is a legendary figure in broadcast journalism. Now, after 60 years of reporting on important events around the world, he shares his personal stories about the incredible range of celebrities, newsmakers, criminals, and world leaders who have subjected themselves to his unique brand of questioning. Through Wallaces intimate observations about these figures, we experience afresh the pivotal events that have shaped our world. Here, we meet the guilt-racked Secret Service agent assigned to John F. Kennedys car in Dallas. We learn about the candid moment when President Nixon revealed an unexpected softer side. We witness the underpinnings of the centurys greatest social movement through Wallaces eyes as he manages to earn the trust of major civil rights leaders, and we see the trauma Wallace experienced while covering the conflict in Israel. These off-camera anecdotes and fascinating excerpts from Wallaces interviews with everyone from Eleanor Roosevelt to all the presidents of the last half century, from Frank Lloyd Wright to Johnny Carson, from Margaret Sanger to Malcom Xgive us a new perspective on some of the greatest lives and minds of our time. With a reporters eye for detail, Wallace mingles laughter, tragedy, and revelatory insight in a memoir unlike any other. For anyone whos ever wondered what its like to make history for a living, this is a must-read.

Between You and Me: A Memoir with 82-Minute DVD

Humor & Entertainment

Hyperion

Up, Up, and Away with Jesus: When Jesus Comes to Take Us Home

Children's Books

Religions

Independently published

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