Buying the Night Flight: The Autobiography of a Woman Foreign Correspondent - Paperback

by Georgie Anne Geyer (Author)

Buying the Night Flight is Georgie Anne Geyer's retelling of her thrilling rise from cub reporter to foreign correspondent as she made her way into the male-dominated world of journalism. Geyer transports the reader to Guatemala, Cuba, Egypt, Russia, and Cambodia, recounting the history and politics, adventure and exhaustion of the time from a truly unique perspective. Told with brilliance and dead-on honesty, this book vividly captures the triumphs of a determined and talented young reporter.

Front Jacket

In Buying the Night Flight Georgie Anne Geyer, one of the first American woman to cover wars abroad, tells of her thrilling rise from cub reporter to foreign correspondent as she made her way into the male-dominated world of journalism. Born from thirty years of reporting experience, Geyer transports the reader to Guatemala, Cuba, Egypt, Russia, and Cambodia, recounting the history and politics, adventure and exhaustion of the times with political insight, humor, and passion. Told with brilliance and dead-on honesty, this book vividly captures the triumphs of a determined and talented young reporter.

Author Biography

Georgie Anne Geyer has reported on political events around the world for the past three decades. She is the author of numerous books including Guerilla Prince: The Untold Story of Fidel Castro. She holds twenty-one honorary degrees from various colleges and universities and is syndicated in nearly 120 newspapers.