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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463048003321

Autore

Rogers Mary (Mary Russell)

Titolo

Dancing naked [[electronic resource] /] / Mary Rogers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Fort Worth, Tex., : TCU Press, c2008

ISBN

1-283-97166-6

0-87565-472-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (293 p.)

Disciplina

976.4/53150630922

Soggetti

Biography

Interpersonal relations - Texas

Electronic books.

Texas Miscellanea

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Collection of articles that appeared in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, from 1991-2006.

Nota di contenuto

Pt. 1. Love stories -- pt. 2. Fathers and sons -- pt. 3. Star crossed -- pt. 4. The benefactors and the legends -- pt. 5. Classic characters -- pt. 6. Heart of the matter -- pt. 7. Family ties -- pt. 8. Something about me.

Sommario/riassunto

Almost every journalist asks the subjects of profiles to tell the truth.Only Mary Rogers requires them to "dance naked."To Rogers, an award-winning columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, that term signifies a pact between the writer, the subject and the reader: only when stories eliminate artifice and express honest beliefs and emotions can they merit attention and trust. It's a phrase and philosophy unique to Rogers, and as a result the stories in Dancing Naked: Memorable Encounters with Unforgettable Texans are unique, too. You've never read anything l