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First time in paperback: Based on unprecedented access to the Chandler dynasty, the best-selling story of Otis Chandler, media mogul extraordinaire and former owner of the Los Angeles Times.
It's the riveting tale of how a second-rate newspaper rose to greatness only to become a casualty of war--a civil war within the family that owned it. The story, never before told in such hard-edged style, spans the American Century, from 1884, when the Chandler family gained control of the just-born daily, through 00/04, when they sold it to the Tribune Company. With a capriciousness that is seldom seen even in the most dysfunctional media dynasties, the Chandlers, who helped make the national careers of Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and other major political figures, controlled Los Angeles and the Times Mirror Corporation--and Privileged Son captures it all.
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That Rarest of Things-- a really readable business biography.......2002-06-14
_Priveleged Son_ manages to hit that sweet spot that so many biographies of business figures fail to capture-- it manages to be a very good look at a business and industry and at the same time be readable and enjoyable on the level of a novel.
While ostensibly a biography of Otis Chandler, it gives a fascinating look at the rise of a newspaper as local empire and the same newspaper's (largely unsuccessful) efforts to translate that into a truly national business.
Without any industry focus, the story of the Chandlers and their relationship to LA is the stuff of novels (pulp fiction and true romance)-- LA grows up with its paper in this book.
I was particularly fascinated to read what happened at the paper under the direction of Mark "Cereal Killer" Willes. His ill-starred management is a cautionary tale for would-be media moguls who fail to understand the core values that make up the news industry.
A great read for people interested in the media industry. A just-as-great read for people who like a good story.
Great history of the company and of Los Angeles.......2002-02-11
As a history buff, this book was fascinating as both a history of LA and Times Mirror. As an employee of the LA Times I found it even more interesting and intriguing.
Great examination of the growth of LA & its great paper.......2001-08-13
I really liked this book. As a fan of LA where I travel often for business and pleasure, this book fills in the history of how LA was built and the role played by the driving family of the LA Times. But as interesting as this history is, there are so many subplots to follow that are also fun. For example, as the family is accepted in the Pasadena "blue-blooded" culture, it's interesting how most become so snobbish about accepting anyone in their culture. My favorite stories on this subject are his second wife's training to develop social graces to travel in the Chandler's circles that was somewhat required. Also, when he divorces at 50, his Mom starts investigating which of her friends have unmarried daughters that would be acceptable marriage bait for this 50 year old bachelor. Like he can't take care of himself.
But enough of the small stuff, this book is about the Times and LA and starts with the Otis family and its purchase of the Times. The General and his Son-in-law ran this paper as a Republican tour guide of LA. And it worked. Maybe too good as LA is way too crowded. Along the way is great history of the need for water and the shady ways it was obtained as well as real estate development stories including a foray in Mexico.
Harry Chandler's son Norman ran it much the same way but his son Otis Chandler who took over around 1960 was much more liberal and open to debate and other opinions which did not endear him with his pompous family. This break seemed to eventually lead to his ouster in 1985 even though he had grown the earnings strength of the paper. I believe the book did not adequately explain the buildup to his ouster. His Chairman comes in and it's over. Clearly, Otis was partially to blame as his hobbies of hunting, cars and lifting weights took away his attention.
The replacements proceed to tear down the paper leading to its eventual sale to the Chicago Tribune. It's a very interesting business story although from that perspective it could have done a better job by financially describing the significance of the paper's net worth at different points in history.
But the book also overlaid the history of Otis' family, as he clearly was where most of the information for this book came from. Interestingly, Otis grew up in an exclusive family attending Andover and Stanford. But while two of his sons attended prep school and top colleges, one did not. And many of his offspring did not marry inside their social set and did not rise to the same levels as captains of industry. Otis Chandler did not place large pressure on his family to live the same social life he was forced to live and it's interesting how they grew up and the relationships they had with their parents. With so many transplanted Southern Californians all enjoying the beautiful weather, it was inevitable that many in his family would marry outside the Pasadena blue-blooded set.
I enjoyed this book immensely but it is a time commitment at over 450 pages of small print. I recommend this book for someone interested in journalism, the history of LA and Southern California, or a history of a wealthy influential family that helped shape the future of LA.
A caveat: the Devil is in the Details, as usual........2001-07-20
This is a wonderfully entertaining and informative book -- I have a waiting list of friends waiting to borrow it based on my recommendation.
The book has a problem, however. The author has chosen a posture of ridicule and pejorative disapproval of many characters -- he calls some of them "neanderthals," for example -- so he has a special burden to be correct in his facts. Unfortunately, Mr. McDougal has been careless and many of his facts are wrong -- small things, but they do tend to impeach the larger work.
There is no such thing as a "Las Padrinas" ball at the Valley Hunt Club (p. 116). Cate School students have never been called "Caties" (p. 168). Harold Brown was not a cause celebre at the California Club in the 1950's (p.477). (In late 1976, while still president of Cal Tech, Brown became the club's first contemporary Jewish member. Ironically, he almost had to resign from the "segregated" club to join the nascent Carter administration as Secretary of Defense.)
Enjoy the story, but don't take Mr. McDougal at his word.
West Coast Brahmins.......2001-07-17
In several of our major metropolitan areas (e.g. Boston, New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles), a daily newspaper played a major role during the 20th century. From my perspective, the area and the paper had a symbiotic relationship which must be understood in all its complexity if we are to understand either the area's culture or the unique role the newspaper has played within that culture. In this book, McDougal functions as a journalist and an historian, of course, but also as an anthropologist. As the book's subtitle indicates, his primary purpose is to examine Otis Chandler during "the rise and fall of the L.A. dynasty." (It is worth noting that the Boston Globe is now owned by the parent company of the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times is now owned by the parent company of the Chicago Tribune. Perhaps McDougal or someone else will examine those recent developments in a book yet to be written. And perhaps examine, also, recent mergers which have created media conglomerates such as AOL Time Warner.) For much of this book, the Times's various publishers dominate the narrative. Specifically, first Harrison Otis, then Harry Chandler, then Harry's son Norman, and finally Norman's son Otis. Of equal interest to me were the roles played by various women, notably Norman's wife Buff and Otis' two wives, Missy and then Bettina. In California throughout the latter half of the twentieth century, the Chandlers established and solidified a "dynasty" but also what McDougal more correctly describes as an "oligarchy."
These are among the important questions addressed in this book:
1. How and why did the Los Angles Times become so influential?
2. How and why did it later lose so much of that influence?
3. Precisely what role did Otis Chandler play throughout that process?
McDougal is especially effective when explaining the culture within which three generations of Chandlers served as publisher. For example: "Like Harry, Norman understood early that the business of the Times was conducted as much in the private clubs and exclusive retreats of Los Angeles as it was inside the Times Mirror Building....With his chiseled good looks, cleft chin, and Stanford polish, Norman also rose naturally to a leadership among the newest generations of L.A. Brahmins. As the older patricians with whom Harry once did business began dying off, a new wave of young tycoons came to populate the exclusive mahogany-paneled grandeur" of the city's most exclusive cultural and social organizations. The young "brahmins" also called themselves "the Economic Roundtable" and founded their own organization bearing that name.
It was into such a culture that Otis was born and within which he was raised to assume, eventually, his own position of immense wealth, power, status, and prestige. He and others in his generation "behaved in much the same fashion as their East Coast counterparts with their insulated neighborhoods, leisure time activities (e.g. membership at the Los Angeles Country Club with its "no-Jews/Negroes/Mexicans allowed clubhouse"), and social inbreeding. Otis was perhaps the most privileged of sons but, interestingly enough, his father required him to begin at the lowest level in each of the newspaper's departments; after completing one apprenticeship, he was assigned to a different department and again began at the bottom, including salary level. By the time he became publisher, Otis was well-prepared in terms of understanding literally every facet of the newspaper's operations.
There are only a few recently published biographies and cultural histories which read like a well-written novel. This is one of them. I'm not suggesting that McDougal is an heir to Balzac or Barzun but I do commend him on the liveliness of his narrative as well as on the substantial content produced by his extensive research. McDougal helps his reader to understand why the Chandlers and the Los Angeles Times have been central to the evolution of a city, indeed of an entire region.
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From the Publisher First time in paperback: Based on unprecedented access to the Chandler dynasty, the best-selling story of Otis Chandler, media mogul extraordinaire and former owner of the Los Angeles Times. The Boston Globe hailed Privileged Son as "a well-researched, tough-minded, superbly composed story" by an author "adept at mixing scandal and gossip with art and business." It's the riveting tale of how a second-rate newspaper rose to greatness only to become a casualty of wara civil war within the family that owned it. The story, never before told in such hard-edged style, spans the American Century, from 1884, when the Chandler family gained control of the just-born daily, through 00/04, when they sold it to the Tribune Company. With a capriciousness that is seldom seen even in the most dysfunctional media dynasties, the Chandlers, who helped make the national careers of Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and other major political figures, controlled Los Angeles and the Times Mirror Corporationand Privileged Son captures it all, "a seductive epic worthy of Hollywood, where film stars, shadowy crime figures and presidents all have roles to play" (Booklist). It's an entertaining page-turner that is also a mind-boggling morality tale"thoroughly reported and engrossing" (New York Times Book Review).
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- An Unbelievable Story Eloquently Told!
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Exile in Erin: A Confederate Chaplain's Story : The Life of Father John B. Bannon
William Barnaby Faherty
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John B. Bannon excelled in four distinct capacities: as a pastor of a thriving Catholic congregation in St. Louis; as a chaplain with the First Missouri Confederate Infantry at Pea Ridge, Corinth, and Vicksburg; as a diplomat winning Irish support for the cause of the Confederacy; and as Ireland's greatest preacher in the 1880s.
William Barnaby Faherty's latest book, Exile in Erin: A Confederate Chaplain's Story, looks at new historical research and covers the entire life of this great man. It examines Bannon's boyhood in Ireland and his early years as a priest in St. Louis. Bannon gave up a major parish to serve the spiritual needs of the soldiers in the field-the only chaplain in either army to do so. He turned Irish opinion to sympathy for the South, then reoriented himself in his native land after the war. His preaching was part of a devotional revolution that put new life in the Irish Church.
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An Unbelievable Story Eloquently Told!.......2004-09-20
"Exile In Erin", Fr. Faherty's second book on Rev. John B. Bannon, tells the story of Bannon's the multi-careered life. Drawn largely from Fr. Bannon's diaries and the writings of those whose lives he touched, it records a fascinating sequence of details about a life which would challenge the imagination of a writer of fiction.
Bannon was born in 1829 in Ireland where he was educated and ordained to the Catholic priesthood. Upon hearing the plea for priests in America, Bannon offered his services to Archbishop Peter R. Kenrick of St. Louis. In St. Louis Bannon rose rapidly, being appointed pastor of the largely Irish St. John's parish in 1858 where he supervised the construction of the Church which still serves downtown St. Louis. When war broke out in 1861, Bannon followed many of his parishioners South to serve as chaplain of the First Missouri Confederate Brigade. After serving at Pea Ridge, Vicksburg and other battles, Bannon was eventually asked by President Jefferson Davis to undertake a mission to Ireland. Many Irish had been enlisting in the Union Army. Bannon proceeded to Ireland where his efforts enjoyed considerable success in stemming the flow of recruits to the North. While in Europe he personally implored Pope Pius IX to recognize the Confederacy, a plea which did result in a letter addressed to "Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America" which was advanced as defacto recognition. Prevented from returning to Missouri by acts of the legislature and the presumed hostility of Archbishop Kenrick, Bannon remained in Ireland where he joined the Society of Jesus and became one of the most renowned preachers in the Isle. Fr. Bannon's status as the only pastor to sacrifice a big city parish in order to minister to his soldiers and his bravery under fire command our admiration. A painting of the Battle of Pea Ridge now hanging in the White House of the Confederacy prominently featuring Fr. Bannon ministering to the wounded honors his memory.
Drawing on writings by Bannon and his companions, "Exile In Erin" not only gives the reader the story of this magnificent life but also snippets of the world in which he lived. We are treated to eyewitness descriptions of the battles of Pea Ridge and Corinth and the siege of Vicksburg. We are admitted into his relationships with his men and their officers. The reader is present while Bannon carries the struggle across the seas to Ireland and senses his successes. One can only wonder what might have happened had he gotten to Europe before Irish has swelled the Union ranks and battlefield defeats had made recognition unattainable.
The story of Bannon's career in Ireland after the war tells of his efforts to build up the Church in his native land. The descriptions of localities, including one from which my ancestors came, bring a sense of connection to the book. The need to build the Church in Ireland after centuries of British oppression shocks Irish Americans who may assume that the Faith was always alive and vibrant on the Auld Sod.
I have read and reviewed other biographies of Fr. Bannon. This one is more extensive in its breadth and detailed in its narration than others. Whether your interests include the Civil War, St. Louis history, Irish history or just an unbelievable story eloquently told, "Exile In Erin" is a book for you.
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In the wake of genocide, it is probably impossible to achieve anything that approaches justice--and Boston Globe journalist Elizabeth Neuffer knows it. Yet this heartfelt book describes how some of the people in war-torn Rwanda and Bosnia have sought after it anyway, and why the search is so important. The Key to My Neighbor's House is ultimately an anecdotal and impressionistic document, but therein lies its power. It's difficult to forget scenes that begin this way: "Photographs of mass graves can prepare you for what you might see--a jumble of skeletalized limbs, heads, bodies--but nothing prepares you for how it smells." The reportage is marvelous. For instance, Neuffer recounts how prosecutors at a Rwandan tribunal were forced to argue "over whose motion was the most important to be printed out from the scarce paper supply." She also describes the harrowing experience of a Bosnian soldier beginning to grope her--only to discover "the steel plate inside my bulletproof vest." This impressive book will leave a mark on you long after you've set it down. --John Miller
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As genocidal warfare engulfed the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, the international community acted too late to prevent unconscionable violations of human rights in both countries. As these states now attempt to reconstruct their national identities, the surviving victims of genocide struggle to come to terms with a world unhinged.Interviewing victims and aggressors, war orphans and war criminals, Serbian militiamen and NATO commanders, Neuffer explores the extent to which genocide erodes a nations social and political environment, just as it destroys the individual lives of the aggressors perceived enemies. She argues persuasively that only by achieving justice for these people can domestic and international organizations hope to achieve lasting peace in regions destroyed by fratricidal warfare.
Customer Reviews:
Poor facts.......2006-09-18
I didn't finish this book, I threw it away after I found too many factual errors. It may be an interesting book but don't trust it.
Can't get past the first chapter.......2005-12-24
Why am I supposed to be gripped by the drama of this personal tale? I cannot get past the first pages, so full of history that I am completely bogged down in it. Is all this necessary to my understanding of the situation in that part of the world -- one which I watched unfold during the years it happened as I watched and listened to the media reports? Please, please, I want to like this book, but it just puts me to sleep. Maybe I should skip the first part that lays the groundwork and get to the personal experience part. Can I do that????
Justice Delivered?.......2004-02-21
What is `justice', especially when so many have been so grievously wronged? And can a UN Tribunal deliver it? These questions are not entirely answered in this book, nor could we really expect that. But the discussion is well advanced in these pages.
As far as the UN and the international community are concerned, the verdict appears mixed. There is some discussion in this book regarding the questions of why no one stopped the violence when it happened. But also once the tribunals were formed, how well did they work? And what diplomatic and political factors contributed to their success or failure? Many authorities are pleased with the developments in the new field of international humanitarian law. Everything is precedent-setting. But is this what the societies and victims need?
The question of what constitutes `justice' for these victims is the core of the book. Justice is not limited to a guilty verdict for the perpetrators. The tribunals only have had marginal success in this area. But as the book explores, the victims have other needs that are also only partially met. There is the need for victims to find and bury their loved ones, to say good-bye (p.218). There is a need to match the perception of justice with its delivery (340). Is it punishment and retribution? Is it acknowledgemnt of the truth throughout the society? Can revelation and discussion of the truth prevent future conflict? What about restitution?
For me the most poignant passage was on p.264. Rwandan survivor Antoinette was raped by five men, one of whom fathered her son, whom she chose to name Emmanuel. This is not commented on in the book, but I know that the meaning of that name is `God with us'. It is also likely that Antoinette is aware of this, being a Christian. The naming of her rape-produced son is a testament to me of the resilience and character of that woman in the most awful of circumstances.
The book is written with a reporter's eye and ear. It has an observational style and develops in detective-like manner. Other reviewers have questioned the quality of her research. I am not knowledgeable enough to comment. But it seems to me that the late Ms. Neuffer did credit to her profession with this book.
A GREAT COMPANION.......2003-12-05
Neuffer has written a great companion to the works of Gourevitch and Samantha Power. A Key... is somewhat more intense, powerful reading. It is a primary source compilation of the horror stories that were Bosnia and Rwanda.
Keeping track of all the players and respective groups is a little difficult, but it is for anyone covering the former Yugoslav episode. What is lacking there, is more than compensated for, with the emotionally wracking first hand accounts of the suffering. Neuffer takes you in the heart of the fracas, and I guarantee, you wont return unmoved.
This is an exceptional work, by an exceptional person. Her recent passing leaves all of us a little poorer.
about Elizabeth Neuffer.......2003-05-13
Sadly, it must be reported that Elizabeth Neuffer died last week, while covering the war in Iraq. May she be at peace.
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Whether you are planting a yard from scratch or modifying an existing area, LANDSCAPING FOR WILDLIFE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST will help you select, arrange, and maintain plants and other landscape elements that fulfill wildlife needs. Homeowners, property owners, professional wildlife managers, landscape architects, and garden designers will all find it invaluable
Nearly 100 illustrations of common Pacific Northwest wildlife enhance the text which includes a wealth of information on the following topics:
Wildlife habitat and landscaping basics
Birds, mamals, reptiles, amphibians, and insects likely to be attracted to your property
Specialty gardens for butterflies and hummingbirds
How to plant and maintain woodlands, grasslands, wetlands, and waterways
Feeders and nest boxes
Ponds and birdbaths
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Extensive plant lists
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A great book to give away to friends and relatives!.......2006-09-02
This is my 4th or 5th purchase of this wonderful book. I have given all my copies away and need another for myself. It has great resources on the plants birds, insects and animals use for food, cover, etc. We made our voilet green swallow nest boxes from the plans in the book. We've watched new swallows peek out and take their first flight every year since we put them up.
We live in the foothills of Mt. Hood and it took me a few months after moving here to realize I shouldn't bring the invasive plants I used in town to the mountains. And I realized I could have turned my city home into a wildlife haven. The book is a great resources for all city, suburb or rural locales in the PNW.
It's just a wonderful book!
more than just the Pacific Northwest.......2000-08-31
We live in Southern California so I was a bit dubious how useful this book would be. Happily, it still has much to offer for anyone wishing to wildscape. There's plenty of general advice re. food/water/nesting sites etc. and good plans for bird houses and bat houses. There's a nice chapter on attracting hummingbirds and butterflies, and plenty about creating and maintaining water features (a huge attraction for wildlife in hot areas like ours).
You will need to cross reference the plant lists against what's native for your area, and find your own local native plant nurseries, but there's still lots of great advice here for wildlife gardeners that can be adapted to almost any region.
Trish
The Best Landscaping for Wildlife Book.......2000-03-23
Link, Russell, Landscaping for Wildlife in the Pacific Northwest, University of Washington Press, Seattle, 1999, 320p.
Soft cover, perfect binding, acid free paper, 8.5 X 11.
The book is divided into 5 parts 1) Wildlife Habitat Design and Maintenance 2) Pacific Northwest Wildlife in the Landscape 3) Special Features for Wildlife Landscapes 4) Coexisting with Wildlife 5) Appendices
Volume has good index , bibliographic references and is clearly printed.
Over one third of the book is in the Appendices, they are excellent, perhaps its best `part'.
A) Pacific Northwest Habitats B) Wildlife Plants Lists, Tables, and Maps C) Landscape and Wildlife Information for Specific Plants D) Construction Plans for Nest Boxes and Bird Feeders E) Resources (in my opinion, very important)
Content:
Well written, educationally enhanced by wonderful illustrations, good examples and step-by-step procedures. Quality, abet small, section of color photos of wildlife identification and descriptions. Includes description of habitat construction from apartment balcony to acreage. Also discusses ponds, dust paths, nest boxes and nest structures, feeders with detailed tables, brush piles, snags, hedgerows, bird watching, problems with wildlife and responsible pet ownership.
Book can be read as text or used as a reference resource. The publication is a must for any land steward or wildlife enthusiast. An excellent purchase as a gift for yourself or fellow enthusiast. Available in bookstores or if you order from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife you receive a copy autographed by Russell.
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