Meant to Be

图书标准信息

• 作者 Walter Anderson 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins Publishers
• 出版时间 2004-09
• ISBN 9780060099077
• 定价 126.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 256页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Publishedtostrongreviewsandmajormediaattention,thisheartfeltandinspirationalrags-to-richesmemoirbythehighlyregardedCEOofParadePublicationstellstheemotionalstoryofhowhecametotermswithanidentityandafamilythatheneverknewhehaduntilhereachedmiddleage.MeantToBebeginswhenAnderson,a21-year-oldMarinereturnsfromservicetosaygoodbyetohisdyingfatherandtriestofindtheanswertoaquestionthathasinexplicablyhauntedhimfromhisearliestyears:Wasthealcoholic,abusivemanwhohassotormentedhiminhischildhoodhisrealfather?Shockingly,theanswerturnsouttobe"No."Unbeknowntohim,atleastuntilthatpoint,hismother,aGermanProtestant,fellinloveduringWorldWarIIwithaRussianJewandborehischild.Andersonlearnsthisinformationasayoungmanbutheandhismotherkeepthissecretforanother35years,untilthedayAnderson—nowanunusuallysuccessfulpublishingexecutive—meetsanunknownbrotherwho,itturnsout,haslivedanearlyparallellife.MeantToBeisalovestory,ajourneyofself-discoveryandspirituality,andaprovocativechallengetocommonnotionsabouttheroleofheredityinourlives.

【作者简介】

WalterAndersonhasbeeneditorofParadesinceJune1980.HeisamemberoftheU.S.NationalCommissiononLibrariesandInformationSciences,andheservesontheboardsofLiteracyVolunteersofAmerica,theNationalCenterforFamilyLiteracy,theNationalDropoutPreventionFund,VerySpecialArts,theU.S.NavalPostgraduateSchool,andPBS.Hereceiveda1994HortioAlgerAward,forwhichhewasnominatedbythelateNormanVincentPeale,andtheJewishNationalFund'sTreeofLifeAward,whichhereceivedfromElieWiesel.HelivesinWhitePlains,NewYork,withhiswifeLoretta.Theyhavetwochildren.