I should be dead : my life surviving politics, TV, and addiction /

I should be dead : my life surviving politics, TV, and addiction /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Beckel, Bob, author.
Edition:	First edition.
Imprint:	New York : Hachette Books, 2015. ©2015
Description:	x, 294 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Beckel, Bob. Beckel, Bob. Political consultants -- United States -- Biography. Political culture -- United States. Political culture -- Washington (D.C.) Television personalities -- United States -- Biography. Recovering addicts -- United States -- Biography. Political consultants. Political culture. Politics and government. Recovering addicts. Television personalities. United States -- Politics and government -- 1981-1989. United States -- Politics and government -- 1989- United States. Washington (D.C.) Autobiographies. Biography.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10510814

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Other authors / contributors:	Mann, John David, author.
ISBN:	9780316347754 0316347752 9781478908593 9781478907978 9780316347761
Summary:	"From popular TV personality Bob Beckel, a deeply moving memoir written with his trademark candor and humor about his life as a political operative and diplomat, his long struggle with alcohol and drugs, and his unlikely journey to finding faith and redemption. Growing up poor in Lyme, Connecticut, with an abusive father, Bob Beckel learned to be a survivor: to avoid conflict, mask his feelings, and lie--all skills that would later serve him well in Washington, D.C., and on the campaign trail. In 1977 he became the youngest-ever Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and went on to manage Walter Mondale's 1984 presidential campaign, before launching a second career as a TV host and commentator. But Beckel was living a double life: Washington success story by day, self-destructing alcoholic by night. On January 20, 2001--George W. Bush's first Inauguration Day--he hit rock bottom, waking up in a hospital psych ward after a ferocious bender. Written with the frankness, warmth, and take-no-prisoners honesty that has earned him legions of fans on television, Beckel chronicles how his addictions nearly killed him before a series of friends and unexpected allies helped him find his way to faith, sobriety, and a life of peace and purpose"--

Table of Contents:

Author's Note
Prologue
January 20, 2001
Surviving Childhood
Fighting for the Cause
Capitol Cops and Whores
Campaign Years
In the White House
Where's the Beef?
TV Lights
Crash and Burn
Hitting Bottom
Grace
The Five
Beyond Surviving
Epilogue.