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by Gay Talese (Author)
"Beautifully documented . . . no less than a landmark in the field of writing and journalism."--The Nation
"Fascinating . . . Seldom has anyone been so successful in making a newspaper come alive as a human institution."--The New York Times
"I know of no book about a great institution which is so detailed, so intensely personalized, or so dramatized as this volume about The New York Times."--The Christian Science Monitor
"A serious and important account of one of the few genuinely powerful institutions in our society."--The New Leader
"A superb study of people and power."--Women's Wear Daily
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A landmark in the field of writing about journalism. The Nation
The classic inside story of The New York Times, the most prestigious, and perhaps the most powerful, of all American newspapers. Bestselling author Talese lays bare the secret internal intrigues behind the tradition of front page exposes in a story as gripping as a work of fiction and as immediate as today's headlines.
Author Biography
Gay Talese was a reporter for The New York Times from 1956 to 1965. Since then he has written for The New York Times, Esquire, The New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, and other national publications. He is the author of 13 books. He lives with his wife, Nan, in New York City.
