Getting Real (Paperback)

In the wake of Gretchen Carlson s lawsuit against former Fox News chairman and CEO Roger Ailes, her memoir of her time at Fox working alongside Megyn Kelly, Bill O Reilly, Steve Doocy, and other prominent conservative news personalities is more relevant than ever. In this candid memoir, celebrity news anchorwoman Gretchen Carlson shares her inspiring story and offers important takeaways about what it means to strive for and find success in the real world. With warmth and wit, she takes readers from herMinnesota childhood, when she became a violin prodigy, through attending Stanford and later rising to anchor ofThe Real Story with Gretchen Carlsonon Fox News after working her way up from local television stations. Carlson addresses the intense competitive effort of winning the Miss America Pageant, the challenges she s faced as a woman in broadcast television, and how she manages to balance work and family as the wife of high-profile sports agent Casey Close and devoted mother to their two children. An unceasing advocate for respect and equality for women, Carlson writes openly about her own struggles with body image, pageant stereotypes, building her career, and having the courage to speak her mind. Encouraging women to believe in themselves, chase their dreams, and never give up, Carlson emerges inGetting Realas a living example of personal strength and perseverance. From the Hardcover edition."

General

Imprint:	Penguin USA
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2016
Authors:	Gretchen Carlson
Dimensions:	212 x 138 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	260
ISBN-13:	978-0-14-310924-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Television Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Film, television, music, theatre Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Press & journalism Books > Biography > Film, television, music, theatre Promotions
LSN:	0-14-310924-3
Barcode:	9780143109242

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