We Interrupt This Broadcast - Joe Garner

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This edition features 3 audio CDs with actual broadcasts and includes a new afterword from NBC's Brian Williams.
"Altogether, the book and CDs are a keeper, offering both valuable history lessons and a dramatic record of the definitive moments for generations of Americans." –Publishers Weekly

"The CDs deliver an exciting, engaging exercise. The events are all hugely memorable. The bits of historic sound are powerfully evocative." –Baltimore Sun

"Garner has done a masterful job of collecting these moments, and with the accompanying CDs, one can listen over and over to the moments that shaped this century." –Booklist

Review

"This outstanding examination of 46 profoundly impacting "breaking news" events-from the crash of the Hindenburg to the massacre at Virginia Tech-reminds us of the essential role TV and radio have always played in keeping America informed at moments of celebration as well as catastrophe." (American Profile 20081210)

"It gives the biggest headlines not only background but also consequence." (The Book Nest 20081111)

"These are incredibly moving historical milestones and I will admit to choking up and even shedding some tears as I listened to the audio tracks." (We Be Reading 20081212)

"Effectively combining history, commentary, and audio recordings of actual news broadcasts, Joe Garner's recently re-released We Interrupt This Broadcast is a far cry above the typical coffee-table history book." (Word Candy 20081113)

"We Interrupt This Broadcast is an amazing journey through our past and all the events that have shaped us into what we are today." (B&b ex libris 20081113)

"It's that sense of being part of something bigger than ourselves. What is interesting is that besides friends from here in the States, I'll be hosting friends from various parts of the world, from England to Mexico to Brazil and, yet, the images of the fiery Hindenburg, the moon landing, or the tumbling Berlin wall is something that at least one of us sitting around the table eating turkey will have a memory to share from one or more of the major events from the book."
(Huffington Post 20081116)

"Hearing the actual broadcasts takes you back in time–even if you were never there. As far as I'm concerned, Sourcebooks has hit another homerun when it comes to bringing history to life." (Reader For Life 20081115)

"The power of pictures bring back powerful emotions, of sadness, it will remind you of what you were feeling and smelling and doing during the broadcast. At least it did for me." (Seaside Book Worm Blogger 20081116)

"I sat down intending to just thumb through the book and listen to a bit of a CD and found four hours had gone by, so buyer beware and all that, particularly if you end up purchasing it for someone else … you may end up keeping it to go over at leisure because there is so much material provided." (Daily Kos 20081112)

"The real hook is the inclusion of three CDs featuring audio taken from the original radio broadcasts. Narrator Bill Kurtis reads what amounts to condensed versions of the book's articles, punctuated by excerpts of the breaking news. Not intended as a comprehensive account, a good job is done by giving a sort of Cliffs Notes version of major news stories." (Blog Critics 20081114)

"A book that should be on the shelf of every home." (Book Reviews and Geek Stuff 20081117)

" I loved hearing the old broadcasts and hearing the raw emotion in some of the stories. I have to admit that hearing certain news stories again was rough and I had tears in my eyes." (cindysloveofbooks 20081203)

"For some this is about revisiting. For other , the events will come from before their media memories and it provides a insight into what it was like to experience something now historical." (Books Are My Only Friends 20081206)

"This would be a sure hit for the person that is a history buff, I am sure that when someone sees it laying on my table, that they will be intrigued to see what is inside." (Travels of a Bookworm 20081206)

"Garner does us all a service by remembering the triumphs and tragedies of the Electronic Age that defined America as a nation and made indelible marks on our lives. He has collected soundbites and snapshots of those monumental events to help us remember not only where we were but from where we've come." (Hipster Book Club )

"Broadcaster Joe Garner's clear, insightful style allows the reader to comprehend the full impact of momentous events. Combined with an effective narration by Bill Kurtis and the original broadcasts, this book enables us relive history as it unfolded again and again. It also serves as a reminder that no matter how dire or difficult things seemed at the time, we endured and moved forward." (Globe & Mail )

"History need not be dry as dust. We Interrupt This Broadcast is too important a book not to be shared in classrooms and by librarians worldwide. It should be required reading for upcoming generations and has "classic" stamped all over it." (The Cuckleburr Times )

About the Author
Joe Garner (LA) is the New York Times bestselling author of And The Crowd Goes Wild and And The Fans Roared. His expertise on the media's coverage of major events has been featured on Larry King Live, Weekend Today, CNN, and NPR.