The Road to Reality
by Dianne Burnett
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GENRE: Non-fiction
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BLURB:
Get
ready to laugh. Get ready to cry. Get ready for a whirlwind of an adventure.
Settle in for a powerful, poignant story of inner strength and courage-and get
a fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at the making of Survivor, the world's
most popular reality show.
Spinning their mutual
love of exotic adventure into gold, Dianne Burnett and her former husband, TV
producer Mark Burnett, co-created Eco-Challenge, an expedition-length racing
event televised on Discovery Channel that catapulted them into the arena of
reality TV and set the stage for Survivor-a modern-day Robinson Crusoe with a
million-dollar prize. But Dianne and Mark's fairytale marriage did not survive
their Hollywood success . . . she found herself left behind, her contributions
unrecognized. She lost her partner in life and began to lose her identity. In
that experience, she found an opportunity to grow.
A fascinating,
fast-paced, heart-warming "page-turner," The Road to Reality takes
readers on a roller-coaster ride-complete with a zesty romance, as well as the
ups and downs of going for your dreams-while it imparts the lessons learned as
Dianne discovers what really matters in life is something beyond fortune and
fame.
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“Di, imagine us rafting down those,” Mark said, pointing at
the foaming, churning waters as the helicopter suddenly dipped lower. I looked
down at the rushing Colorado river tipped with whitecaps. No, thanks. Just
flying around in a helicopter was plenty daring for me. I pulled baby James
tighter, and resumed my silent chanting of The Lords Prayer, my typical pastime
when in whirlybirds.
“And over there,” Mark said, pointing to looming cliffs,
“they’ll repel 1,000 feet down feet down the sheer faces.” I imagined sliding
down a rope that stretched the length of the Empire State Building and
shuddered. It was the spring of 1994, and James and I had flown to Utah to be
with Mark on the latest phase of planning for our first Eco-Challenge already
being billed as “the toughest adventure race in the world.”
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Dianne Burnett
is an author, producer, and actor of stage and screen. She is also a
philanthropist and entrepreneur. Dianne and her ex-husband, Mark Burnett,
joined their creative forces to invent Eco-Challenge, the impetus for Survivor,
which kickstarted America’s reality-television show craze and went on to become
the longest-running and most lucrative reality TV series of all time.
Following the
success of Survivor, Dianne produced and acted in the stage play Beyond Therapy
at the Santa Monica Playhouse, served as Executive Producer of the indie film
Jam (which won Best Narrative Feature at the Santa Fe Film Festival), and acted
in Everybody Loves Raymond. In memory of her mother, Joan, who lost her battle
with esophageal cancer in 2010, Dianne formed Joan Valentine—A Foundation for
Natural Cures, a nonprofit organization that serves as a resource for those
seeking alternatives to traditional medicine.
She also
recently launched a multimedia platform and social network: called
theotherside.com, it explores alternative views on everything from
relationships to health. Formerly of New York, Dianne now lives in Malibu,
California, with her family.
LINKS
https://www.facebook.com/TheRoadToReality/
https://dianneburnett.com/
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