RATHER OUTSPOKEN My Life in the News

Reflecting decades of reporting, Dan Rather shares his perspective and points of view on matters of public focus from yesterday and today. He addresses issues that range from the intense Abu Ghraib prison story to the remarkable milk barn history of the CBS Broadcast Center, complete with its flies and occasional rats. The author’s narration is well paced, consistently appropriate in tone and inflection, and commanding of listener attention in a personal yet highly relaxed way. Rather’s slight Texas twang has never sounded more charming. The years may have slightly mellowed his assertive personality, but a strong ego is front and center in this well-written and well-voiced memoir. W.A.G. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2012]