{"product_id":"9780812971538","title":"Skywriting: A Life Out of the Blue","description":"\u003cp\u003e“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.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031094182128,"sku":"9780812971538","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780812971538_p0.jpg?v=1763742486","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780812971538","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}