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Biography
katherine graham personal history
murdoch the making of a media empire
no news at throat lake
how to write about yourself
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Katherine Graham Personal History
by Katherine Graham

THE late Katharine Graham’s Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiography covers her life and turbulent times at the Washington Post.

The frank story of one of America's most famous women also deals with power and politics at the centre, and the relationship between the White House and the press, notably over Watergate as journalists Woodward and Bernstein unravelled a Presidency.

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Murdoch
The making of a media empire
by William Shawcross

Information is the world's most potent and lucrative commodity. Of the handful of companies that dominate the global information market Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation is the only one to be controlled by one man, Murdoch.

William Shawcross tells the story of the man himself, his origins and personality, of how an Australian with Scottish Presbyterian grandparents became a US citizen owning newspapers and TV stations on three continents, a film studio in Hollywood, and satellites.

He also tells the tale of the information and technology revolution which Murdoch knew how to exploit and which has made him so powerful.

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No News at Throat Lake
by Laurence Donegan

Guardian journalist and ex-rock bassist Lawrence exchanges London flat, job, and girlfriend for a shack in Creeslough, County Donegal, and a job on the Tirconaill Tribune - circulation 2,500.

The newspaper, run by John McAteer, revitalises Donegan's enthusiasm for news reporting, as he investigates local life through 1998.

The town has a grocer's shop, a hardware store, one pub, a pitch and putt course, and the weekly newspaper.

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How to Write about Yourself
by Alison Chisholm and Brenda Courtie.

Whether you want to write a complete biography or simply recount some anecdote, this book will show you how to tackle the writing and get it published.

It offers a wide range of advice on approaches including readers' letters, articles, fiction drawing on life's experiencess, and light autobiography.

Alison Chisholm is a poet and writing teacher. Brenda Courtie is the author of five books including her autobiography.

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