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Uncivilized Beasts and Shameless Hellions
john F. Burnett
Travels with an NPR Correspondent
Rodale
September 2006
On Sale: September 5, 2006
312 pages ISBN: 1594863040 EAN: 9781594863042 Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Memoir
As a radio journalist whose work appears regularly on
Morning Edition and All Things Considered, John F. Burnett
has reported from the Branch Davidian standoff and the
Kosovo conflict. He has covered the drug wars in Central
America; been embedded in a Marine Division in Iraq; and
weathered Hurricane Katrina, breaking news hourly on the
conditions in New Orleans. And he was one of NPRs lead
reporters on 9/11 and its aftermath. But no matter how much
time Burnett has on the air to report his storiesand how
expertly he has done sothere are always valuable details
that arent mentioned. Now he fills in those rich tidbits,
letting us witness the parts of the stories that remained
offthe air. In Uncivilized Beasts and Shameless Hellions,
Burnett exposes the hilarious moments, bizarre encounters,
dangerous highways, insufferable colleagues, and unsung
heroes hes known through his adventures as an NPR reporter.
The result is a revealing and personal account that will
fascinate not only NPR listeners but also anyone interested
in the state of our world today and how the media covers it.
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