A new book. Things that matter is not a confessional memoir or scandalous kissandtell. Its a collection of newspaper and magazine pieces from the pulitzer prizewinning columnist. Or maybe its more than that. Are you decoding my book . I am decoding it right now. Like its entirely about me. [ laughs ] but its all written in hieroglyphics. Well, its not quite as impenetrable as hieroglyphics. Lets start with part one of your book, and it is titled personal. And in there, the first column is really an incredibly moving piece about your brother. Marcel krauthammer died of cancer. He was 59. Charles writes this about his older brother. He taught me most everything i ever learned about every sport i ever played. He taught me how to throw a football, hit a backhand, grip a nine iron, field a grounder, dock a sailboat in the tailing wind. And how we played. It was paradise. Tell me about that. It was a paradisiacal childhood. My brother and i were inseparable. He was four years older, which is
a new book. things that matter is not a confessional memoir or scandalous kiss-and-tell. it s a collection of newspaper and magazine pieces from the pulitzer prize-winning columnist. or maybe it s more than that. are you decoding my book? i am decoding it right now. like it s entirely about me. [ laughs ] but it s all written in hieroglyphics. well, it s not quite as impenetrable as hieroglyphics. let s start with part one of your book, and it is titled personal. and in there, the first column is really an incredibly moving piece about your brother. marcel krauthammer died of cancer. he was 59. charles writes this about his older brother. he taught me most everything i ever learned about every sport i ever played. he taught me how to throw a football, hit a backhand, grip a nine iron, field a grounder, dock a sailboat in the tailing wind. and how we played. it was paradise.
the publicity campaign for, yes, a new book. things that matter is not a confessional memoir or scandalous kiss-and-tell. it s a collection of newspaper and magazine pieces from the pulitzer prize-winning columnist. or maybe it s more than that. are you decoding my book? i am decoding it right now. like it s entirely about me. [ laughs ] but it s all written in hieroglyphics. well, it s not quite as impenetrable as hieroglyphics. let s start with part one of your book, and it is titled personal. and in there, the first column is really an incredibly moving piece about your brother. marcel krauthammer died of cancer. he was 59. charles writes this about his older brother. he taught me most everything i ever learned about every sport i ever played. he taught me how to throw a football, hit a backhand, grip a nine iron, field a grounder, dock a sailboat in the tailing wind.
a new book. things that matter is not a confessional memoir or scandalous kiss-and-tell. it s a collection of newspaper and magazine pieces from the pulitzer prize-winning columnist. or maybe it s more than that. are you decoding my book? i am decoding it right now. like it s entirely about me. [ laughs ] but it s all written in hieroglyphics. well, it s not quite as impenetrable as hieroglyphics. let s start with part one of your book, and it is titled personal. and in there, the first column is really an incredibly moving piece about your brother. marcel krauthammer died of cancer. he was 59. charles writes this about his older brother. he taught me most everything i ever learned about every sport i ever played. he taught me how to throw a football, hit a backhand, grip a nine iron, field a grounder, dock a sailboat in the tailing wind. and how we played.
9 iron, field a grounder, dock a sailboat in a tailing wind. and how we played. it was paradise. tell me about that. it was a paradise childhood. my brother and i were inseparable. he was four years older, which is why this is a priceless gift. he insisted i always be included, so i got used to being around the big boys. that s how you get toughened up. my parents were from europe. he was born in brazil, but that s a long story. but american. and he made me an american. that long story short. krauthammer s mother is from belgium. his father was a real estate developer, from what is now a province of the ukraine. both jews who left world war ii europe. they left havana, moved to rio and eventually new york city where charles was born in 1950.