A Man of the World: My Life at National Geographic
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A Man of the World: My Life at National Geographic
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Best UseCasual
Dimensions9 x 6 inches
Author(s)Gilbert Grosvenor with Mark Jenkins
Number of Pages512
FormatHardcover
ISBN-139781426221538
PublisherNational Geographic
Copyright Year2022
Description

After six decades at the helm of National Geographic, Gilbert Grosvenor takes readers into his past adventures and lifelong passions in his memoir, A Man of the World.

Features
  • Provides a front-row seat to stories of exploration, such as the successful hunt for the Titanic
  • Filled with travel, charismatic explorers and the challenges of running a publishing empire, it's the story of a man, a family business and the changing face of American media
  • Grosvenor shows us what it was like to "grow up Geographic" in a family home where figures like Robert Peary, Louis Leakey and Jane Goodall regularly crossed the threshold
  • He also narrates the shift from a nonprofit, family-focused enterprise to the more corporate, bottom-line focused world of publishing today
  • As staff photographer, editor-in-chief and then president of the organization, he oversaw the flagship magazine as well as diversification into television, film and books