{"product_id":"2940169663761","title":"String of Pearls: On the News Beat in New York and Paris","description":"\u003cp\u003ePriscilla Buckley is probably best known as managing editor of the conservative political journal \u003cem\u003eNational Review\u003c\/em\u003e, founded by her brother, William F. Buckley Jr. But in \u003cem\u003eString of Pearls\u003c\/em\u003e, we meet young Pitts Buckley, just out of Smith, the United Press Radio News Department¿s fresh and eager fledgling employee. The atmosphere in UP¿s New York offices was a heady one; the journalists worked furiously but had time to play practical jokes and treasure the funny stories that haste and tension engender. With the war in Europe winding to a close, it was a demanding, sometimes heartbreaking, and always vibrant period.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA few years later, the author accepted a job at the Paris Bureau of United Press. The scars of the prolonged occupation were everywhere, but for Priscilla and her friends, there were laughter and comic misadventures as well.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47098082984176,"sku":"2940169663761","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169663761_p0.jpg?v=1769898442","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169663761","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}