At a time when we are once again talking and thinking about the meaning of America, bestselling author and award-winning journalist Dan Rather provides a powerful look at Americans who struggle to achieve their desires and ambitions. With the stories of ordinary men and women accomplishing the extraordinary, Rather demonstrates how the American dream brings us together and guides us, as it has for more than 200 years.
For some, the American dream is simply to own a home or rise out of poverty. Some wish to serve God, country, or community. There are those who want to learn to read or run their own business. Still others simply wish to exercise fundamental American rights: to openly practice their religion and to speak what is in their minds and hearts.
Stirring and provocative, The American Dream illustrates that the basic American desire for "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" is alive and well. It also confirms what our founding fathers always believed: that we are a country of visionaries, in ways big and small.

The American Dream: Stories from the Heart of Our Nation

Biographies & Memoirs

Rather, Dan

Community & Culture

William Morrow Paperbacks

A powerful and inspirational look at how our nation's earliest ideals resonate in today's world, The American Dream shows us in very personal terms that America is still a place where hard work, dedication, and vision can transform dreams into reality. Bestselling author and award winning journalist who struggle for and achieve their desires and ambitions. Here he has gathered the stories of ordinary men and women across the country who are accomplishing the extraordinary, and demonstrates how the American dream guides us as individuals and as a society, binding us together even amid the fragmenting and self-isolating tendencies of modern American life.
Stirring and provocative, The American Dream illustrates that the basic American desire for "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" is alive and well. It also confirms what our founding fathers always believed: that we are a country of visionaries, in ways big and small.

Arts & Literature

WmMorrow

The anchorman recounts his childhood in Texas, revealing his youthful ambitions and reminiscing about small town life in pre-World War II America

I Remember

Wyden, Peter

Little,Brown & Co

I Remember: Growing Up in Texas

Memoir, Broadcasting, Non-Fiction, Media Studies, Journalism &amp; Communications

The Camera Never Blinks

Professionals & Academics

Ballantine Books

The noted CBS newsman recounts the behind-the-camera activities and occurrences of his career and offers eyewitness accounts of recent newsmaking events, of controversial personalities, and of fellow correspondents

The noted CBS newsman recounts the behind-the-camera activities and occurrences of his career and offers eyewitness accounts of recent newsmaking events, of controversial personalities, and of fellow correspondents

The Camera Never Blinks: Adventures of a TV Journalist

William Morrow & Co.

The co-anchor and managing editor of The CBS Evening News recounts his return to Vietnam with General Norman Schwarzkopf, describes his interview with Saddam Hussein during the Gulf Crisis, and relates his encounter with Mikhail Gorbachev on a Moscow thoroughfare. 150,000 first printing. $100,000 ad/promo.

The Camera Never Blinks Twice: The Further Adventures of a Television Journalist

Herskowitz, Mickey

Humor & Entertainment

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Books by Rather, Dan

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The American Dream: Stories from the Heart of Our Nation

The American Dream: Stories from the Heart of Our Nation

I Remember

I Remember: Growing Up in Texas

The Camera Never Blinks

The Camera Never Blinks

The Camera Never Blinks

The Camera Never Blinks

The Camera Never Blinks: Adventures of a TV Journalist

The Camera Never Blinks Twice: The Further Adventures of a Television Journalist