About the Author

Tom Brokaw is the author of seven bestsellers: The Greatest Generation, The Greatest Generation Speaks, An Album of Memories, Boom!, The Time of Our Lives, A Long Way from Home, and A Lucky Life Interrupted. A native of South Dakota, he graduated from the University of South Dakota, and began his journalism career in Omaha and Atlanta before joining NBC News in 1966. Brokaw was the White House correspondent for NBC News during Watergate, and from 1976 to 1981 he anchored Today on NBC. He was the sole anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw from 1983 to 2005. He continues to report for NBC News, producing long-form documentaries and providing expertise during breaking news events. Brokaw has won every major award in broadcast journalism, including two DuPonts, three Peabody Awards, and several Emmys, including one for lifetime achievement. In 2014, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He lives in New York and Montana.

Reviews

"It's impossible not to be inspired by Brokaw's story, and his willingness to share it."--Los Angeles Times

"A powerful memoir of battling cancer and facing mortality . . . Through the prism of his own illness, Brokaw looks at the larger picture of aging in America."--Booklist (starred review)

"Moving, informative and deeply personal."--The Daily Beast

"The former NBC News anchor has applied the fact-finding skills and straightforward candor that were his stock in trade during his reporting days to A Lucky Life Interrupted."--USA Today "Brokaw doesn't paste a smiley face on his story. Again and again, the book returns to stories of loss but also of grace, luck and the beauty of having another swing at bat."--The Washington Post

"Engaging . . . [with] the kind of insight that is typical of Mr. Brokaw's approach to life and now to illness."--The Wall Street Journal

"Powerful and courageous . . . [Brokaw] looks ahead to the future with hope."--Bookreporter "Wryly good-natured . . . a wise and oddly comforting look at the toughest news of all."--Kirkus Reviews From the Hardcover edition.

It s impossible not to be inspired by Brokaw s story, and his willingness to share it. "Los Angeles Times"
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A powerful memoir of battling cancer and facing mortality . . . Through the prism of his own illness, Brokaw looks at the larger picture of aging in America. "Booklist"(starred review)
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Moving, informative and deeply personal. " The Daily Beast"
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The former NBC News anchor has applied the fact-finding skills and straightforward candor that were his stock in trade during his reporting days to"A Lucky Life Interrupted." "USA Today"
Brokaw doesn t paste a smiley face on his story. Again and again, the book returns to stories of loss but also of grace, luck and the beauty of having another swing at bat. "The Washington Post"
""
Engaging . . . [with] the kind of insight that is typical of Mr. Brokaw s approach to life and now to illness. "The Wall Street Journal"
""
Powerful and courageous . . . [Brokaw] looks ahead to the future with hope. "Bookreporter"
Wryly good-natured . . . a wise and oddly comforting look at the toughest news of all. "Kirkus Reviews" "From the Hardcover edition.""