"From New York Times columnist, Pulitzer Prize winner, and bestselling author Nicholas D. Kristof, an intimate and gripping memoir about a life in journalism Since 1984, Nicholas Kristof has worked almost continuously for The New York Times as a reporter, foreign correspondent, bureau chief, and now columnist, becoming one of the foremost reporters of his generation. Here, he recounts his event-filled path from a small-town farm in Oregon to every...

Time defined it as "a cheesecake of innuendo, detraction, and plain smut." Here is the never-before-told tale of Confidential magazine, America's first tabloid, which forever changed our notion of privacy, our image of ourselves, and the practice of journalism in America. First published in 1952, its pages were filled with racy stories, sex scandals, and political exposés. In Confidential's pages, our most sacrosanct movie stars and heroes were exposed...