Universal Press, Sourcebooks make "80" chapters available to newspapers
Thanks to an exclusive deal with Sourcebooks, Universal Press is offering selected excerpts from the book, "80: From Ben Bradlee to Lena Horne to Carl Reiner, Our Most Famous Eighty Year Olds Reveal Why They Never Felt So Young," by Gerald Gardner and Jim Bellows.
In the book, 80 of America’s most famous 80 year-olds reflect on their journeys to the big 8-0 and describe the passions that keep them young. They all have opinions about today’s world what is good about being 80 and what keeps them vital. The members of this generation have spent 80-plus years honing the art of living and they have secrets to share. Their personal stories are truly inspirational.
The chapters from "80" being offered by Universal Press include Ben Bradlee, Lena Horne, Norman, Lear, Doris Lessing and Monty Hall. These entries, written from a first-person perspective, may be purchased individually or as a package. Photos of the subject are also available.
Previews of the columns are available below. For purchasing information, contact your Universal Press Syndicate sales representative or e-mail Lucas Wetzel at lwetzel@amuniversal.com.
About the Authors
Gerald Gardner is the author of numerous books on politics and film, including the bestselling series Who’s In Charge Here?
Jim Bellows is the former editor of the New York Herald Tribune, the Washington Star and the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner,managing editor of Entertainment Tonight and creator of New York magazine. Both authors live in Los Angeles.
Ben Bradlee
(word count 1532)"I'm awfully interested, in my old age, in truth. The obstacles that society places in your path to try and learn what the hell the truth is."
Doris Lessing
(word count 204)Doris Lessing's novels are often autobiographical and emerge from her life in Africa where she grew up in the British colony of southern Rhodesia. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature and her novel The Golden Notebook is viewed by many—herself excluded—as a feminist classic.
Monty Hall
(word count 1870)"Don't let the other guy talk you out of your future." I've had a great ride and lots of curve balls thrown at me in my life. I never believed I'd live to be eighty. I was a very sickly youth -- double pneumonia, a scalding accident. The doctor said I'd never live past twenty. The ride has been one of... "Here I am again. And back on my feet."
Download full samples of Lena Horne and Norman Lear (word count 829/1141)
For more information about the book, visit the Sourcebooks Web site at www.sourcebooks.com/80/80.html
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Pulitzer Prize winner Cynthia Tucker is editorial page editor of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and a syndicated columnist whose commentary appears in more than 70 newspapers around the country. Tucker's weekly column "As I See It," won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 2007. Tucker also has considerable reporting experience. She has covered local governments, national politics, crime and education, and has filed dispatches from Africa, Central America and Cuba.
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