I'm Only One Man
Bill Zehme, Regis Philbin. Hyperion Books, $5.99 (304pp) ISBN 978-0-7868-8911-2
Morning TV host Philbin's ""anecdotography"" was a PW bestseller for six weeks. (Sept.)
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Reviewed on: 09/02/1996
Genre: Nonfiction
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