The Kingdom and the Power: Behind the Scenes at The New York Times: The Institution That Influences the World – $225

 

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.

Gay Talese worked in The Times newsroom as a staff writer for ten years. In gathering information for The Kingdom and the Power, he interviwed hundreds of Timesmen, both past and present, as well as talking to the owners and executives, wth acces to many personal documents.