1 comments about Deep Truth: The Lives of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein.

1. A very personal book on the lives of the Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein who broke the story of the slush fund and the ultimate resignation of President Richard Nixon. This book contains much more information about Bob Woodward's "secret informer" also known as "Deep Throat" (This has nothing to do with that "adult" film of the same name. They just borrowed the name). Many things were not filmed for All The President's Men (1976). This book discusses the accuracy of the film, and the follow-up book "The Final Days". Patricia Nixon had a stroke two months after the release of "The Final Days" book and Richard Nixon wanted to sue. Woodward and Bernstein would not reveal their sources for the book, just like they will not reveal who "the secret informer, "Deep Throat" is until after the secret informer dies. The author believes he knows who or what people were "the secret informer" was. If you enjoyed the film "All The President's Men" (1976) and the tv-movie "The Final Days" (1989-TV), you will like the juicy information in this book.
   They can not really reveal who the "secret informer" is until that person has died. With respect, they must protect their source. Some time after the interment, perhaps, Woodward will announce who the "informer" was.
   We don't know how this will be announced, no doubt with high security for Woodward and Bernstein and concern for family survivors. Surely, The Washington Post Newspaper and all news channels will break the announcement.
   Bob Woodward is an occasional guest on Larry King Live (CNN) and in 2004, Bob Woodward and carl bernstein appeared on Larry King Live (CNN) and in part discussed that time in 1974. Bernstein even made a joke about putting the flower pot outside again. Carl Bernstein has recently been a frequent guest on MSNBC with his insight about "His Holiness" ( also the name of Carl Bernstein's book).
   Is the "secret informer someone who is high-profile: John Dean, Alexander Haig, Henry Kissinger, George McGovern, Gerald Ford, Patrick Buchanan, Robert Dole? Or is it someone who is lesser known or forgotten?
   Could it be a woman, perhaps, Presidential Journalist Helen Thomas (Well, now I am being silly guessing)?
   What is certain, this important secret is the best kept secret in over 30 years. The wonder will finally be revealed.
   Please see the film, ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN (1976) and keep your eyes on The Washington Post and CNN-Cable News Network and the NBC Networks.
   Update: February 8, 2005--Donald Segrette reportedly said, it is not a former President and the person is not currently sick.
   Update: W. Mark Felt, now the age of 91 and in declining health, is claiming in an article in Vanity Fair Magazine on this day that he was the secret informer, "Deep Throat". He was second-in-command at the FBI in the 1970's.
   Later that night after W. Mark Felt appeared before the cameras, Bob Woodward did confirm that W. Mark Felt was the secret informer (the source) that he had secretly met with in the parking garage (played by Hal Halbrook in the film, All The President's Men [1976]).
   The Washington Post also confirmed.
   The 33-year secret has finally been revealed.
   
   Tom Brokaw shared on NBC's The Today Show, June 1, 2005 that the "first clue" was Bob Woodward mentioned the secret informer as "My Friend" (attention to the initials: M.F.). The Washington Post Managing Editor thought it best to change that to another name "Deep Throat". However, nobody thought of Mark Felt being possibly the "secret informer" until just six years ago in 1999.
   
   Another secret revealed was Bob Woodward has been keeping in touch with W. Mark Felt and had lunch with him in 1999.
   Bob Woodward is currently writing a new book on his meetings with the "secret informer", W. Mark Felt, "The Secret Man: The Story of Watergate's Deep Throat", will be published July 6, 2005.

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1 comments about The George Seldes Reader.

1. For over 70 years George Seldes(who lived to be over 100)fought the establisment,the establisment press,and big business,to bring "the truth",as he saw it,to the American people.America is a better place because of the tireless work of such men as George Seldes.This book reprints and dissects his writing.A GREAT addition to your library.Highly recommened.

1 comments about A Lifetime in Every Moment.

1. Hollywood, where are you? The autobiography of Joseph F. Littell would indeed make a stupendous film. Ron Howard, Tom Hanks, are you out there? This is an exciting and provocative literary work, offering insights into the life of an extraordinary man, not to mention, it is of historical significance. The book deals with Mr. Littell's youthful experiences in pre-Mao China, as the son of a missionary. His compelling and very much life threatening misfortunes on the front lines in World War II, at the Battle of the Bulge, and an existence, that no one should have to endure in a Nazi POW camp, make for a truly thrilling adventure. This is a very open and honest narrative of a boy , who grew up in a dysfunctional family, overcoming extreme hindrance, to create and become the head of a very successful publishing entity. Not to downplay the seriousness of this epic, it also contains a bit of that sardonic Littell wit, that can be more fully appreciated in his earlier works (i.e. "The Man Who Found the Loch Ness Monster," from New World Publishing). "A Lifetime In Every Moment," by Joseph F. Littell, is very much a definitive compendium of survival and success over evidential adversity. It is a book that you won't want to put down, as one chapter compels you to read the next, in eager anticipation of the cliff-hanger style outcome of each of these events. It is a great story and certainly a worthy addition to any literary collection. There is something here for all, young and old. Read it and learn. In closing, I reiterate, Hollywood, where are you?

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2 comments about Kay Fanning's Alaska Story: Memoir of a Pulitzer Prize-Winning Newspaper Publisher on America's Northern Frontier.

1. Expected this to be much more interesting. If you want to know about the newspaper business this is the book for you, otherwise it's not of any interest other than from a business point of view.



2. This is a story of how courage, faith and a motive to see justice and equality prevail is played out in Alaska. Kay came from an elite background and yet was very practical and down to earth in her dealings with everyone she met. She lived her religion and it saw her through trials that would challenge even the strongest individual. It is a good story of how ethics and morals win out when the motive is pure and the faith stong enough. Anyone should be enchanted by this story. It is too bad Kay did not get to finish it herself, but the last half written by those who knew her well demonstrates what a very special lady she was and how we can all learn from her strenth and devotion. I recommend it to anyone but especially those interested in the newspaper industry or those who want a great story about a women beating the odds when nobody thought she could do it.

1 comments about Elizabeth Gaskell: The Early Years.

1. I see I'm the first person to review this book, and I can understand why. No one else has read it. That's because it's almost unreadable. The type is very small. The author cannot have omitted a single scrap of his copious research. His selection skills need honing. People with only remote connections to EG, and many with no connection at all, are discussed in tedious detail.

   This book is definitely not for the common reader. The details may interest other scholars, and the author is probably justifiably proud of all the new facts he's unearthed, but these do not make for compelling, or even interesting, reading by ordinary fans of literary biographies.

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