{"product_id":"book-bc99","title":"Daring: My Passages","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe author of the classic \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003ePassages\u003c\/em\u003e returns with her inspiring memoir—a chronicle of her trials and triumphs as a groundbreaking “girl” journalist in the 1960s, to iconic guide for women and men seeking to have it all, to one of the premier political profilers of modern times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCandid, insightful, and powerful, \u003cem\u003eDaring: My Passages\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of the unconventional life of a writer who dared … to walk New York City streets with hookers and pimps to expose violent prostitution; to march with civil rights protesters in Northern Ireland as British paratroopers opened fire; to seek out Egypt’s president Anwar Sadat when he was targeted for death after making peace with Israel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlways on the cutting edge of social issues, Gail Sheehy reveals the obstacles and opportunities encountered when she dared to blaze a trail in a “man’s world.” \u003cem\u003eDaring\u003c\/em\u003e is also a beguiling love story of Sheehy’s tempestuous romance with and eventual happy marriage to Clay Felker, the charismatic creator of \u003cem\u003eNew York\u003c\/em\u003e magazine. As well, Sheehy recounts her audacious pursuit and intimate portraits of many twentieth-century leaders, including Hillary Clinton, Presidents George H. W. and George W. Bush, and the world-altering attraction between Margaret Thatcher and Mikhail Gorbachev.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSheehy reflects on desire, ambition, and wanting it all—career, love, children, friends, social significance—and lays bare her major life passages: false starts and surprise successes, the shock of failures and inner crises; betrayal in a first marriage; life as a single mother; flings of an ardent, liberated young woman; her adoption of a second daughter from a refugee camp; marriage to the love of her life and their ensuing years of happiness, even in the shadow of illness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow stronger than ever, Sheehy speaks from hard-won experience to today’s young women. Her fascinating, no-holds-barred story is a testament to guts, resilience, smarts, and daring, and offers a bold perspective on all of life’s passages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49345619820848,"sku":"BDbc99","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49345619886384,"sku":"ZEbc99","price":55.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/bc99-Square-cover.jpg?v=1776911570","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-bc99","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}