Transparent
Subtitle: CNN anchor and special correspondent
By: Don Lemon
Publisher: Farrah Gray Pub.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Las Vegas
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780982702789
Subjects: Gay journalists; Television news anchors; African American television journalists; Broadcast journalism; Biography
Description: Lemon presents a searingly candid memoir that will motivate anyone discouraged by the adversities of life. He details his own struggle to become one of the most prominent African American men in television news, and explains how painful early experiences shaped his ambitions and gave him the tools of empathy and fearlessness that he brings to his work.
Table of contents: title: Family and foundation; title: A lesson in race and color; title: A lesson on secrets; title: A lesson about loss; title: A lesson in trust; title: A lesson in diversity; title: A lesson on the "Black Box"; title: A lesson on faith; title: You don't want to fail on a stage that big; title: A lesson on gratitude; title: A lesson on persistence; title: A lesson on facing fear; title: Chicago; title: A lesson in happiness; title: A lesson in priorities; title: A lesson on initiative; title: A lesson named "Katrina"; title: My life at CNN; title: Inaugurating Barack Obama; title: A lesson on the brevity of life; title: A lesson on listening; title: A lesson in embracing change; title: Conclusion: Full Circle; title: A lesson on the word "never."