John Dickerson was kind enough to drop by the blog Friday. His mom, Nancy Dickerson, was referenced in Friday's post, and I pointed readers to the book John wrote about his mother (its website is here, complete with a lot of cool multimedia stuff, audio and video and pictures and the like). We corresponded a bit on Friday, and John pointed me to the book's page on Amazon.com. What's really nifty about the book's Amazon.com page is that he has a blog about the book, which is really cool because there are links to reviews, stories about the book, and even some interesting correspondence from readers. There's one note in particular, from his mother's former assistant, that's especially interesting.
(While I'm at it, I should also mention this piece he wrote for Slate.com a while back about the research process. It's one of the first pieces I read about the book when it came out, and it stuck with me.)
I'd say this even if I hadn't had my correspondence with its author: On Her Trail is a book you really should read. It doesn't matter if you dig journalism or the history of broadcasting or any of that; it's a book that's about so much more than that, and so much more than just a biography. It's a book that will make you stay up past bedtime because you want to read more (for this I can vouch); it'll touch you inside, and it'll stay with you when you're done. Please do yourself a favor and pick up a copy.
:: A little DAB'll do ya The trip to the Rolex 24 went safely; we got in late last night, and fortunately I got through the trip with no eye injuries or anything like that. As usual, it was a good race. (I think Chip Ganassi owes us a watch or two; his cars have won the last three years straight while we've been there.) My guy's car broke, but that's part of the deal when you race around the clock like that. I'll post more about it in a day or so, once I've had a chance to go through our tons of photos and after today's four metric tons of work, meetings and other obligations and responsibilities are handled.
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