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Natural Blonde: A Memoir Audible Audiobook – Abridged

Liz Smith (Author, Narrator), Random House Audio (Publisher)
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From Tallulah Bankhead to Joan Crawford to the Kennedys and Madonna, ultimate insider Liz Smith has hobnobbed, air-kissed, and lunched with just about everybody who's been anybody over the last half-century - and then rushed to tell the world all about it. Now, in this candid, down-to-earth autobiography, she tells all about herself, and does it with the kind of style and warmth that has made her one of the most widely read columnists in history.

Liz Smith wasn't always famous, and in Natural Blonde she reveals how a young woman from rural Texas came to New York hell-bent on making something of her life. From her salad days as a small-time reporter and proofreader to her triumphs at the Daily News, Newsday, the New York Post and her 1995 Emmy for reporting, Liz tells what it is really like to be seen and heard by millions of people every day.

One of the most quoted people of our time, she offers a rare, private peek into the real person behind the witty quips and media coverage. Certainly one of the most eagerly anticipated autobiographies in years, Natural Blonde will give Liz Smith readers the item they've been waiting for - the ultimate inside scoop from the "Grande Dame of Dish".

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  1. Listening Length
    6 hours and 2 minutes
  2. Author
    Liz Smith
  3. Narrator
    Liz Smith
  4. Audible release date
    July 5, 2012
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Random House Audio
  7. ASIN
    B008I4ZYII
  8. Version
    Abridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Product details

Listening Length 6 hours and 2 minutes
Author Liz Smith
Narrator Liz Smith
Audible.com Release Date July 05, 2012
Publisher Random House Audio
Program Type Audiobook
Version Abridged
Language English
ASIN B008I4ZYII
Best Sellers Rank #284,410 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#355 in Biographies of Journalists, Editors & Publishers
#2,514 in Journalist Biographies
#2,743 in Biographies of Women

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HeyJudy
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Girl Finishes in Front
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2000
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Couldn't put this down--it was like being invited to a party honoring one of the most intriguing women in the world, and then being placed in the seat right next to her. What follows is a froth of a book that quietly contains a great deal of depth, ruminations on decency and kindness as well as the morality of gossip. In the process, Ms. Smith proves that her reputation for being nicest of the gossip columnists is well-deserved. She's been on a hell of a ride, and she's had little difficulty maintaining the precarious position of participant blended with observer. Along the way, she met everyone who mattered in the second half of the 20th Century, and with skill, she names names and shares anecdotes. Some of the people she includes are long-forgotten, but many still are the stuff of tabloid headlines. She counts among her nearest and dearest Liz Taylor, Barbara Walters, Helen Gurley Brown, Elaine Stritch, Donald Trump, Katherine Hepburn and several hundred others. Of course, the subtext is that Liz, herself, has led a fascinating life. This book is like eating potato chips: once you get started, you won't be able to stop!
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leslie fine
5.0 out of 5 stars LIZ SMITH: Honest Journalist
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2018
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Terrific lady I have always been crazy about. I believe Liz Smith to be the one honest journalists we have ever known. Very interesting book, well written and honest as she was. A very good read of a terrific LADY.
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David Cuthbert
5.0 out of 5 stars THE GREAT LIZ GIVES GREAT GOSSIP OF GREAT STARS
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2013
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Liz Smith's fabulous life as the last of the great entertainment-gossip-society columnists. This lady is a REAL writer and her stories always entertain. She covered the entertainment world when REAL stars roamed the Earth and, in doing it with style and humor, became one herself.
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Mary L. Williams
3.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2012
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It is Liz Smith's auntobiography and I enjoyed her wit and wisdom regarding her life. I expected more dish on how she made the connnections that got her the information for her columns.
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Siri
4.0 out of 5 stars Naturally Interesting Liz
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2015
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Liked it a lot. Very entertaining to read about the past of later BIG stars.
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Joyce Highsmith
1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Waste Your Money
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2001
The Milford Book Club of DE recently chose Liz Smith's, NATURAL BLONDE, to read. Boy, were we disappointed!!!! The nine of us agreed that is you lived in Yew York, a big city, were over 70 years old and enamored with the lives of the "rich and famous", perhaps you would find this book entertaining. We did not.
Beginning with the Prologue, "Is it possible that gossip can be good for you?....There is power in telling something you know or think you know." Liz Smith was defending her life's work of "gossip" as if she had a degree in sociology. Perhaps this shows one positive aspect of television; our generation doesn' have to depend on gossip columnists to jump start a career.
In our opinion, the book was poorly written as there was no sequence of events. We found ourselves reading an event and then trying to determine if it came before or after the Trumps, the Kennedy's or the Lee Baileys information. Were do these events fit into her life? The book jumps from past to the future and back again with no continuity.
Reading about the parties, the drugs, the traveling and the constant mentioning of unfamiliar "stars" was shallow and boring. Our opinions were all unanimous; we can't believe we spent money on this book. The nine of us are donating our books to a local charity, as we don't want to take up precious bookshelf space.
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Anita Garner
5.0 out of 5 stars Liz Smith is a treasure! Long may she write.
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2016
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Liz Smith is a lovely habit and this book is simply filled with the Liz-ness of it all. Enjoying it immensely
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