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Summary: It took him nearly a lifetime
Review: Robert MacNeil struggles nearly a lifetime with the idea of becoming an American citizen, all the while enjoying the benefits of residing in Canada, Britain, and the United States. It takes a horrendous disaster, 9/11/01, to make him realize that Americans are good people, after all, and he is one of them. His book conveys a coldness about himself, perhaps characteristic of Canada, an absence of emotion about his life apart from his career, for which he holds great driving ambition. His career is truly exciting to read about, and one can see how submerged he was in it, perhaps too much, to focus on which country was right for him.
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Summary: A Long Search For The Place Called Home
Review: To some degree, we are all products of place...even those of us who spend significant portions of our lives moving from one place to another. In this slim volume, veteran journalist Robert MacNeil recounts his growing-up years in Canada, his move to Britain in the mid-twenties for work in print and broadcast outlets, his return trip across the pond to work for NBC, and eventual teaming with Jim Lehrer for public television's evening news program. MacNeil recalls the great events of the era that he witnessed from a newsman's front seat, including the building of the Berlin Wall, JFK's assassination, and the destruction of the World Trade Center....and also shares the joys and heartaches of family life through the decades. But the dominant theme in this volume is MacNeil's long search for a place that he truly could call home. His decision to become a citizen of the United States, after more than three decades of residency here, is explained with MacNeil's usual insight, warmth and grace.
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