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Robert david sanders bob novak february 26, 1931 august 18, 2009 was an american syndicated columnist, journalist, television personality, author, and conservative political commentator. Bob novak, as he reveals in the prince of darkness, was a very smart man, a conservative by conviction and a pessimist by temperament. New york times bestsellera landmark achievementthe prince of darkness is not simply the stunningly candid memoir of one of the countrys most influential reporters. Novak offers an adventurepacked halfcentury of stories, scandals, and personal encounters with washingtons most powerful and colorful people. Robert novaks books will live on washington examiner. Robert novak, robert david sanders novak, american political journalist and commentator born feb. Fifty years reporting in washington, were published in july 2007 by crown forum, a division of random house.
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Novak writes inside report, one of the longestrunning syndicated columns in the nation, and the evans novak political report, which he began in the 1960s with the late rowland evans. Robert novak has been around longer than almost anyone else, and reading his memoirs was essentially a look at us politics from the 1950s to obama through novak s eyes. After working for two newspapers before serving in the u. A proud memoir from the prince of darkness september 11, 2007 in his new book, robert novak chronicles his singular career as a reporter, columnist and commentator. The prince of darkness hardcover 50 years reporting in washington. Novak came into columnwriting as a journalist, and his columns were almost always based on reporting as well as opinion, so you could learn something from reading him whatever you thought of his political opinions.
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