Dancing Naked with the Rolling Stones: A Life in News and a Good-bye to Booze

During the fast-paced and fascinating years that Bill McIlwain spent as editor of some of North Americas most prestigious newspapers he met and worked with the great the petty the famous the eccentric. He also confronted his problem with alcoholism. In Dancing Naked with the Rolling Stones McIlwain tells both sides of the story-and how he learned to cope finding peace and happiness in radical ways. His humble humorous thought-provoking account gives readers an intimate glimpse into American newspapering and at the same time into his own soul. From the heyday of Harry Guggenheim and Alicia Pattersons groundbreaking Newsday to Boston and Washington insider politics from the world-changing events of the 1960s and 70s to the Sun Belt suburbs of the 1980s and 90s Bill McIlwains tales entertain and inspire.