Outside the Box: My Unscripted Life of Love, Loss, and Television News

by Lynn Sherr

Book Overview

As a reporter for more than 40 years, most of them on national television, Lynn Sherr has brought clarity and insight to many of the compelling news events of our day. In Outside the Box , this widely... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 160529988X
• ISBN13: 9781605299884
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Rodale Books
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

An Empowering Story of Personal & Professional Bravery

OUTSIDE THE BOX is no ordinary memoir. It is an empowering story of personal and professional bravery. The hairs stood up on my arms more than once while reading Lynn Sherr's witty, honest, and wise chronicle of her groundbreaking life. Her tenacity in forging a career as a serious female journalist, her passion for quality in her work, her courageous spirit in dealing with some of life's most personal and heartbreaking of challenges - these are the ingredients of a gripping memoir that is not to be missed.

ny with a special interest in either Sherr or journalism history should read OUTSIDE THE BOX: it cha

If Lynn Sherr's name is immediately familiar, it's because she was a national TV reporter for over forty years, and her memoir OUTSIDE THE BOX charts vast changes in the industry during her tenure, from her beginnings in an industry reluctant to hire girls to how TV journalism has changed over the decades, both good and bad. Any with a special interest in either Sherr or journalism history should read OUTSIDE THE BOX: it charts many major events. Diane C. Donovan California Bookwatch

The Reflections of A Smart Lady

The book may be a memoir of her life, but it really exemplifies the simple fact that Lynn Sherr is a smart lady. She's bright. She expresses so well not only the pain of loss, but also the joy of life. This is not only an excellent guide on how women can navigate the treacherous channels of a network news operation or business, but a guidepost for women and men on how to live.

Outside the Box: A Memoir

I loved this book! She brought me into the world of women in the media. I felt it was a true coming of age of a young woman coming to New York and making it despite the overwhelming odds against her. She crossed so many worlds and shared her experiences with the reader. I think that this should be required reading for every young woman who comes to New York to make it in the Communications industry.

A Pleasant and Uplifting Surprise

I'm a fan of memoirs, but this one took me by surprise It is one of the best I have read recently, especially from a contemporary figure who is also a journalist. It is a coming-of-age story, of both an individual and an era. It is an insider's glimpse of some of the most important events of the last four decades, textured with details that place them in fresh context and present the human beings behind the sound bites. It is a love story; and it is a guidebook that will help steer many people through unexpected crises. I bought it to learn more about journalism and what seems to be the weakening of many of its standards. It didn't disappoint me in that regard, but it uplifted me through what I learned about life.