Blue-eyed boy : a memoir
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Published
New York : The Penguin Press, 2014.
ISBN
9781594205668, 1594205663
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Bloomingdale Public Library - Adult Biography | B TIMBERG | On Shelf |
Midlothian Public Library - Biography | BIO TIMBERG | On Shelf |
Palos Heights Public Library - Stacks | BIO TIMBERG | On Shelf |
Palos Park Public Library - Stacks | 921 TIMBERG TIM | On Shelf |
Roselle Public Library District - Adult Biography | B TIMBERG TIM | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Burns and scalds -- Patients -- Rehabilitation.
Burns and scalds -- Patients -- United States -- Biography.
Iran-Contra Affair, 1985-1990 -- Biography.
Journalists -- United States -- Biography.
Marines -- United States -- Biography.
Timberg, Robert.
United States Naval Academy -- Alumni and alumnae -- Biography.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Social aspects -- United States.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States -- Psychological aspects.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Veterans -- United States -- Biography.
Burns and scalds -- Patients -- Rehabilitation.
Burns and scalds -- Patients -- United States -- Biography.
Iran-Contra Affair, 1985-1990 -- Biography.
Journalists -- United States -- Biography.
Marines -- United States -- Biography.
Timberg, Robert.
United States Naval Academy -- Alumni and alumnae -- Biography.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Social aspects -- United States.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States -- Psychological aspects.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Veterans -- United States -- Biography.
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Published
New York : The Penguin Press, 2014.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
384 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781594205668, 1594205663
Notes
General Note
Includes index.
Description
"From journalist Robert Timberg, a memoir of the struggle to reclaim his life after being severely burned as a Marine lieutenant in Vietnam. In January 1967, Robert Timberg was a short-timer, counting down the days until his combat tour ended. He had thirteen days to go when his vehicle struck a Viet Cong land mine, resulting in third-degree burns of his face and much of his body. He survived, barely, then began the arduous battle back, determined to build a new life and make it matter. Remarkable as was his return to health--he endured no less than thirty-five operations--perhaps more remarkable was his decision to reinvent himself as a journalist, one of the most public of professions. Blue-Eyed Boy is a gripping, occasionally comic account of what it took for an ambitious man, aware of his frightful appearance but hungry for meaning and accomplishment, to master a new craft amid the pitying stares and shocked reactions of many he encountered on a daily basis. Timberg was at the top of his game as White House correspondent for The Baltimore Sun when suddenly his work brought his life full circle: the Iran-Contra scandal broke. At its heart were three fellow Naval Academy graduates and Vietnam-era veterans. Timberg's coverage of that story resulted in his first book, The Nightingale's Song, a powerful work of narrative nonfiction that follows the three academy graduates most deeply involved in Iran-Contra--Oliver North among them--as well as two other well-known Navy men, John McCain and James Webb, from the academy through Vietnam and into the Reagan years. In Blue-Eyed Boy, Timberg relates how he came to know these five men and how their stories helped him understand the ways the Vietnam War and the furor that swirled around it continue to haunt the nation, even now, nearly four decades after its dismal conclusion. Timberg is no saint, and he has traveled a hard and often bitter road. In facing his own remarkable life with the same tools of wisdom, human empathy, and storytelling grit he brought to his journalism, he has produced one of the most moving and important memoirs of our time"--,Provided by publisher.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Timberg, R. (2014). Blue-eyed boy: a memoir . The Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Timberg, Robert. 2014. Blue-eyed Boy: A Memoir. The Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Timberg, Robert. Blue-eyed Boy: A Memoir The Penguin Press, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Timberg, Robert. Blue-eyed Boy: A Memoir The Penguin Press, 2014.
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