Knopf. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket; No marks or writing, clean tight . binding; maroon cloth spine and boards, gilt lettering; slight foxing on . page edges; DJ not price clipped, minor edge wear at spine; no bent . corners or creases, no underlining or highlighting;. 1997. Sixth Printing. Hardcover. 0394585852 . Author signature on title page PLUS the invitiation from NACUBO meeting where the book was signed plus the flyer about the book; Biography and story of the Washington Post newspaper and the famous American woman who rescued it with a cast of fascinationing characters; ; Signed by Author .

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Personal History is the autobiography of Katharine Graham. It was published in 1997 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography in 1998. The book received widespread critical acclaim for its candour in dealing with her husband's mental illness, and the challenges she faced in a male-dominated working environment.

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On Aug 21 2007, Hazelwood_Booksellers said:

An incredible autobiography of an amazing woman. The very personal story of a woman born to wealth and privilege, surprisingly naive, who comes to adulthood in a storybook romance and marriage only to see her beloved husband succumb to manic-depression and suicide. It is also a corporate business story within the personal story of her learn-as-you-go career life as she's thrust into the position of the head of her father's Washington Post newspaper, steering it through some of its most tumultuous times; the Vietnam War, Civil Rights, the Pentagon Papers, and Watergate. And it is a Washington insider's power and political story, with an in-depth look at her relationships with the likes of Warren Buffett, George Schulz, Robert McNamara, fifty years of Presidents and their First Ladies ... and more. A leave-nothing-out intricate book so intriguingly written, with such forthright honesty, that it will keep you turning page after page from 1 through 642.

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Bookseller: The Book Chaser (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 9130
Title: Personal History (SIGNED)
Author: Graham, Katharine
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket; No marks or writing, clean tight binding; maroon cloth spine and boards, gilt lettering;
Edition: Sixth Printing
ISBN 10: 0394585852
ISBN 13: 9780394585857
Publisher: Knopf
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1997
Keywords: 0394585852

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