{"product_id":"skywriting-a-life-out-of-the-blue-9780812971538","title":"Skywriting: A Life Out of the Blue","description":"\"Truth arrives in microscopic increments, and when enough has accumulated-in a moment of recognition, you just know. You know because the truth fits. I was the only member of my family to lack the gene for numbers, but I do need things to add up. Approaching midlife, I became aware of a darkening feeling-was it something heavy on my heart, or was something missing? Grateful as I am for the opportunities I've had, and especially for the people who came into my life as a result, I couldn't ignore this feeling. I had the impulse to begin a conversation with myself, through writing, as if to see if my fingers could get to the bottom of it. It was a Saturday morning eight or ten years ago when I began following this impulse to find the answers to unformed questions. Skywriting is what I call my personal process of discovery.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd so begins this beautiful and surprising memoir, in which beloved broadcast journalist Jane Pauley tells a remarkable story of self-discovery and an extraordinary life, from her childhood in the American heartland to her three decades in television. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEncompassing her beginnings at the local Indianapolis station and her bright debut-at age twenty-five on NBC's \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e and later on \u003ci\u003eDateline\u003c\/i\u003e-Pauley forthrightly delves into the ups and downs of a fantastic career. But there is much more to Jane Pauley than just the famous face on TVs. In this memoir, she reveals herself to be a brilliant woman with singular insights. She explores her roots growing up in Indiana and discusses the resiliency of the American family, and addresses with humor and depth a subject very close to her heart: discovering yourself and redefining your strengths at midlife. Striking, moving, candid, and unique, \u003ci\u003eSkywriting\u003c\/i\u003e explores firsthand the difficulty and the rewards of self-reinvention. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Mass Market Paperbound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/31\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812971538\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.95h x 4.12w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Paperback Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2005 pg. 14\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jane Pauley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52435499385013,"sku":"9780812971538","price":6.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e649e10e-c14d-4baa-95a2-d5b1ccd86a4b.jpg?v=1776226882","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/skywriting-a-life-out-of-the-blue-9780812971538","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}