EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT ANNE ROBINSON. . . . AND THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW THE HALF OF IT. From pioneering journalist to overnight pop-culture phenomenon. Anne Robinson tells all with the same bar-nothing candor that won her the honor of "rudest woman on TV" (Britain's TV Times). But now Anne Robinson trains her steely-eyed focus on her own past. With unblinking honesty, she shares the events of her formative upbringing by a sensitive father and driven, hardworking mother who was "part magic, part monster. " With unreserved pride she reveals the headline-making battles to carve out her own career as a journalist, a controversial consumer reporter, and a BBC anchor-a calling that took its toll on a troubled marriage and a sensational, highly publicized custody battle. And with biting humor, Anne Robinson explores what brought her to her latest level of infamy: the autocratic style. withering glances, and stinging lash of the lady in black, landing her in the unique position of being both the most popular and unpopular television personality in history.