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Call Me Ted | 
| Authors: Ted Turner, Bill Burke
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $30.00
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Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 650
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 448
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6.4 x 1.5
ISBN: 0446581895
Dewey Decimal Number: 384.555092
EAN: 9780446581899
ASIN: 0446581895
Publication Date: November 10, 2008
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Product Description
"Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell and advertise!"
These words of fatherly advice helped shape Ted Turner's remarkable life, but they only begin to explain the colorful, energetic, and unique style that has made Ted into one of the most amazing personalities of our time. Along the way - among his numerous accomplishments -- Ted became one of the richest men in the world, the largest land owner in the United States, revolutionized the television business with the creation of TBS and CNN, became a champion sailor and winner of the America's Cup, and took home a World Series championship trophy in 1995 as owner of the Atlanta Braves.
An innovative entrepreneur, outspoken nonconformist, and groundbreaking philanthropist, Ted Turner is truly a living legend, and now, for the first time, he reveals his personal story. From his difficult childhood to the successful launch of his media empire to the catastrophic AOL/Time Warner deal, Turner spares no details or feelings and takes the reader along on a wild and sometimes bumpy ride.
You'll also hear Ted's personal take on how we can save the world...share his experiences in the dugout on the day when he appointed himself as manager of the Atlanta Braves....learn how he almost lost his life in the 1979 Fastnet sailing race (but came out the winner)...and discover surprising details about his dealings with Fidel Castro, Mikhail Gorbachev, Jimmy Carter, Bill Gates, Jack Welch, Warren Buffett, and many more of the most influential people of the past half century.
Ted also doesn't shrink from the darker and more intimate details of his life. With his usual frankness, he discusses a childhood of loneliness (he was left at a boarding school by his parents at the tender age of four), and the emotional impact of devastating losses (Ted's beloved sister died at seventeen and his hard-charging father committed suicide when Ted was still in his early twenties). Turner is also forthcoming about his marriages, including the one to Oscar-winning actress, Jane Fonda.
Along the way, Ted's friends, colleagues, and family are equally revealing in their unique "Ted Stories" which are peppered throughout the book. Jane Fonda, especially, provides intriguing insights into Ted's inner drive and character.
In CALL ME TED, you'll hear Ted Turner's distinctive voice on every page. Always forthright, he tells you what makes him tick and what ticks him off, and delivers an honest account of what he's all about. Inspiring and entertaining, CALL ME TED sheds new light on one of the greatest visionaries of our time.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 22 more reviews...
Well worth the $10 December 30, 2008
K. Crawford (Atlanta, GA)
I just got the Kindle. This was the fourth book purchased. This was was a great read and well worth the money. It's not a how to get rich book or a belabored, everything about Ted book (and his family and his friends and his dogs and cats (Snowball...Buffett...TMI)). This book was short and sweet. Very readable.
I felt as if it was written in Ted's voice with his direct input. At times I laughed out loud at what a nut he was. At other times I felt sorry for him and what he went through. In all, however, you get a sense of his highs and lows. To me, that's what's you want in a biographical piece.
I highly recommend it. I don't read all that much but this book was enjoyable.
A Great Book To Learn About Business December 29, 2008
Ignacio (California)
Call Me Ted
For anyone interested in business this is a good book to read. It tells how Ted struggled to get to where he is today and how you can't really gain anything if you are not willing to take big risks. A nice touch to the book are the "Ted Stories" because they give us another perspective of Ted.
 Call Me Ted December 27, 2008
V. Lanier (United States)
I found this biography of Ted Turner interesting, but also, very informative. I learned a lot about how he started several tv channels, including CNN, TNT, TNN and Cartoon Network. I didn't previously know details of the Time-Warner merger/takeover. I have recommended this book to friends. Just so you'll now, I am not a member of the Ted Turner fan club. I'm a Republican.
Call Me Ted December 26, 2008
Bernard Hoar (Billerica, MA)
I am about 2/3's through the book and find it very interesting. He is a driven man and he describes many of his decisions and why he did what he did. He is smart that he surrounds himself with intelligent and capable men. His successes are the result of hard work, picking the right men and seeing things through. A great manager and successful business man.
Is your life boring? December 23, 2008
Viriya Taecharungroj (Bangkok, Thailand)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell and advertise!"
This is a brilliant book by a brilliant man. "Call Me Ted" is one of the must-read biographies. Ted Turner wrote about his childhood and early life with his father and hardship he had when he was young. He told us how he helped his father in the billboard company which later moved into radio business and, as we all know, to television broadcasting. Ted Turner's CNN story is amazing on how he started it with pure determination. His other successes are TNT and Cartoon Network. Later chapters on AOL Time Warner are pretty much painful to read but it tells us that every man is vulnerable to failures, Ted Turner is no exception.
His personal life is not as successful as his businesses and he told us about the darker side of Ted Turner. He also wrote quite a lot on his fascinating sailing career.
Reading Experience: 10/10: This book is simply motivational; you can't put it down. Ted Turner's life is a great journey of a man who has no fear; who knows no boundary. The book is enriched by the stories from other people's views. You will not only read what Ted Turner thinks but also what other people think about it. And they confirmed the character of Ted Turner. The stories of Ted Turner in the book have lots of ups and downs. It is difficult to imagine how a normal person can live a rough life like this. But Ted Turner have done it amazingly.
Who should read this book?
- If you say "I'm stuck here in my career life", you need to read this book because Ted Turner has no boundary. He has no rule. He will tell you how ambition and reality go together.
- If you say "I'm good at what I'm doing, but I'm not that good", you need to read this book. Ted Turner will make you believe that determination alone will not make you succeed; it's perspiration. He is a hard-working ball of fire spreading energy everywhere he went.
- If you say "I'm not really delirious at where I am but I don't think I should risk it for a higher goal", you need to read this book. Ted Turner never settled, he aimed for the top. And when he was at the top, he moved on to find another top. Most people may settle at the no.1 billboard company in Atlanta. And that ends at chapter 7 of Ted Turner's biography and most people will probably write "And I live happily ever after" at the end of the chapter. But Ted Turner's life carries on to chapter 33 (and still going wonderfully).
- If you say "I'm a workaholic but my family is shattering", you should read this book. Ted Turner will not give you a good example on that but you can learn from his mistakes. His work usually comes first and he ended up with three divorces.
- Or if you are just looking for a good book on a brilliant person, you should read "Call Me Ted".
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