About this book
This book chronicles the life story of Ted Turner—cable television mogul, successful baseball team owner, and fascinating public figure. Ted Turner: A Biography tells the story of a man whose wide range of accomplishments have led to a Man of the Year award from Time magazine, induction into the Advertising Hall of Fame, and numerous awards and honorary degrees for humanitarian, philanthropic, and environmental activism. Ted Turner shows how this remarkable, unpredictable man built the risky purchase of a small Atlanta UHF station into a cable television juggernaut, as well as how Turner transformed the Atlanta Braves from a lowly franchise to one of baseball's most popular and successful teams. The book also highlights other fascinating aspects of Turner's life, including his record-breaking career as a yachtsman, his extraordinary efforts to save the American bison, his headline-making marriage to Jane Fonda, and his sometimes contradictory, often controversial public persona.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- CONTENTS
- SERIES FOREWORD
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- TIMELINE: EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF TED TURNER
- Chapter 1: Beginnings
- Chapter 2: Poison Ivy
- Chapter 3: Stepping Out
- Chapter 4: Riding the Waves
- Chapter 5: Mediated
- Chapter 6: Oceans Away
- Chapter 7: Into Heaven
- Chapter 8: Atlanta Braves
- Chapter 9: In the Cup
- Chapter 10: News Cable
- Photo Section
- Chapter 11: Almost
- Chapter 12: Stepping Up
- Chapter 13: Reaching Out
- Chapter 14: Getting Personal
- Chapter 15: Color My World
- Chapter 16: Remote Control
- Chapter 17: Time Worn
- Chapter 18: Synergy Crisis
- Chapter 19: Clear Cut Reminder
- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY AND FURTHER RESOURCES
- INDEX
- About the Author
