--- product_id: 622306958 title: "The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters" price: "VT5274" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/622306958-the-rulebreaker-the-life-and-times-of-barbara-walters store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters **Price:** VT5274 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters - **How much does it cost?** VT5274 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/622306958-the-rulebreaker-the-life-and-times-of-barbara-walters) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters [Page, Susan] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters Review: Thank You, Barbara, For the Memories - A must read for a Barbara Walters fan. She may be gone but not forgotten. She was truly one of a kind. Just when you thought you knew a lot about who she was, you read this book. I read her biography many years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it, but this takes you to other places in her life. I am of that generation that remembers how hard it was to succeed in tv news. But she did more than that. Reading from a teleprompter is one thing, but she connected to the hearts of people. It takes a special person to do that. She endured many personal hardships in her early years, but she never gave up. She is truly an inspiration to us all. Maybe someday there will be another book, celebrating her life, but, for now, enjoy this one. Review: Her Work Sustained Her - Barbara Walters wrote her autobiography in 2008 entitled Audition. The author of The Rulebreaker, as expected, relied heavily on Barbara's work as a reference. A reader might wonder, "Why not just read what Barbara had to say about herself?" Like most of us, Walters, a consummate journalist and interviewer who sought the most intimate details about the lives of the rich, famous and infamous, was not always truthful about her own life. Her father, who was involved in show business, was a huge influence on her life. His financial situation waxed and waned and after his death, Walters took on the financial responsibility for both her mother and mentally disabled sister, but kept them at a distance in Florida while she settled in NY City, the nucleus of the broadcasting business. Walters was determined to be a primetime journalist. She was marginalized because she was a woman and was forced, initially, to work behind the scenes as an editor of news shows. In the end, this gave her the experience to craft and edit her own broadcasts when she did break through as an anchor. She changed the definition of an interview by in-depth research and writing, sometimes over a hundred questions for each guest. These interviews were at times revealing, painfully intimate and emotional. The book highlights several of these including Walters' interview with Monica Lewinsky. Walters could be cutthroat in her determination to get an interview. She was NOT a team player and frequently went to great lengths to scoop an interview which had been promised to other female reporters. This did not endear her to her female colleagues, though most had to admit that Barbara Walters had blazed the trail for women broadcasters. In 1996 she founded the all female talk show called The View. It became a hit and was seen as a feminist advancement in the broadcast business. Barbara's personal life was not as successful as her career in terms of her estrangement from her adopted daughter and three failed marriages. In 2014, when Walters retired from The View, all ten previous co-hosts and two dozen of the nation's leading female broadcasters appeared to give Barbara a huge testimony to the impact she had on their lives. Perhaps, this was her true family and legacy. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #130,033 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #194 in Television Performer Biographies #678 in Actor & Entertainer Biographies #810 in Women's Biographies | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (336) | | Dimensions | 6 x 1.5 x 9 inches | | ISBN-10 | 1982197927 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1982197926 | | Item Weight | 1.4 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 464 pages | | Publication date | April 23, 2024 | | Publisher | Simon & Schuster | ## Images ![The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81XxLYAGdqL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thank You, Barbara, For the Memories *by B***C on October 23, 2025* A must read for a Barbara Walters fan. She may be gone but not forgotten. She was truly one of a kind. Just when you thought you knew a lot about who she was, you read this book. I read her biography many years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it, but this takes you to other places in her life. I am of that generation that remembers how hard it was to succeed in tv news. But she did more than that. Reading from a teleprompter is one thing, but she connected to the hearts of people. It takes a special person to do that. She endured many personal hardships in her early years, but she never gave up. She is truly an inspiration to us all. Maybe someday there will be another book, celebrating her life, but, for now, enjoy this one. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Her Work Sustained Her *by A***T on May 14, 2024* Barbara Walters wrote her autobiography in 2008 entitled Audition. The author of The Rulebreaker, as expected, relied heavily on Barbara's work as a reference. A reader might wonder, "Why not just read what Barbara had to say about herself?" Like most of us, Walters, a consummate journalist and interviewer who sought the most intimate details about the lives of the rich, famous and infamous, was not always truthful about her own life. Her father, who was involved in show business, was a huge influence on her life. His financial situation waxed and waned and after his death, Walters took on the financial responsibility for both her mother and mentally disabled sister, but kept them at a distance in Florida while she settled in NY City, the nucleus of the broadcasting business. Walters was determined to be a primetime journalist. She was marginalized because she was a woman and was forced, initially, to work behind the scenes as an editor of news shows. In the end, this gave her the experience to craft and edit her own broadcasts when she did break through as an anchor. She changed the definition of an interview by in-depth research and writing, sometimes over a hundred questions for each guest. These interviews were at times revealing, painfully intimate and emotional. The book highlights several of these including Walters' interview with Monica Lewinsky. Walters could be cutthroat in her determination to get an interview. She was NOT a team player and frequently went to great lengths to scoop an interview which had been promised to other female reporters. This did not endear her to her female colleagues, though most had to admit that Barbara Walters had blazed the trail for women broadcasters. In 1996 she founded the all female talk show called The View. It became a hit and was seen as a feminist advancement in the broadcast business. Barbara's personal life was not as successful as her career in terms of her estrangement from her adopted daughter and three failed marriages. In 2014, when Walters retired from The View, all ten previous co-hosts and two dozen of the nation's leading female broadcasters appeared to give Barbara a huge testimony to the impact she had on their lives. Perhaps, this was her true family and legacy. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ What an inspirational story of a trailblazer *by M***C on December 5, 2025* I learned a lot about her. 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