Not Fade Away: A Short Life Well Lived - Softcover

The late founder of Liberty Media chronicles his life as a baby boomer, from his protests against the Vietnam War and his jam sessions with Sha Na Na through his work as a political consultant and businessman to his battle with cancer. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 40,000 first printing.

Laurence Shames, formerly the Ethics columnist for Esquire, is a critically acclaimed novelist and essayist, and was the ghostwriter of The New York Times bestseller Boss of Bosses. He lives in Ojai, California.

Peter Barton was a founder and CEO of Liberty Media and a passionate advocate for such innovative programming as the Discovery Channel, Fox Sports Net, Black Entertainment Television, and QVC. After leaving Liberty in 1997, he devoted himself to philanthropy and education. He taught a graduate business course in entrepreneurship at the University of Denver and founded the nonprofit Privacy Foundation. He died in September 2002.