Product Description

"The Insider" dominated the UK media on publication in March 2005 and instantly became a No.1 bestseller. Not only did it fill thousands of column inches with its revelations about prominent political and showbiz figures, it was critically acclaimed across the broadsheets for its unique and fascinating insight into the worlds of celebrity, royalty, politics and the media. At the record-breaking age of 28, Piers Morgan was made editor of the "News of the World", the UK's biggest-selling Sunday newspaper. The decade that followed was one of the most tumultuous in modern times, a period in which we witnessed the self-implosion of the Tories, the rise of New Labour, the Royal Family brought to its knees by scandal and tragedy, horrific news events like Dunblane, September 11, and the war in Iraq - alongside a seemingly endless supply of fantastically entertaining sport and celebrity gossip. Throughout the period (he later moved to the "Mirror", infamously deciding to take it upmarket and stand alone in making the paper anti-war) he kept detailed diaries of what happened, as it happened - recording encounters and escapades with the key figures involved, from Murdoch to Blair, Diana to the Beckhams. Like Alan Clark and Paul Burrell before him, Piers Morgan will give the wider reading public an unprecedented insight into the workings not only of newspapers, but the inside track on the corridors of power in Britain. Entertaining, engaging and compulsive, "The Insider" has been the most talked-about book of 2005, blowing apart every notion we have about politics, media and celebrity in twenty-first century Britain.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6350 in Books
• Published on: 2005-09-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 512 pages

Review
A right, rollicking good read' - Andrew Neil, Evening Standard 'A compelling read on any level, whether you want to consider the relationship between politics and the press, royal behaviour, the red-top world - or just want a good laugh' - The Independent 'This is a book of historical importance' - Peter Oborne, The Spectator 'An amusing, revealing and (mostly) true look at all the news that's fit to print, and some that wasn't - The Sun 'One of the most uproarious and indiscreet accounts of public life in recent times' - Mary Riddell, Daily Mail 'Funny and fabulously indiscreet, this is a book that holds up a mirror to the spinning and posturing of our celebrity age... scurrilously entertaining - Observer 'A riveting read with splendid anecdotes on almost every page' - The Times

Melissa Porter, Mail on Sunday
"fun, very revealing and entertaining. Brilliant!"

Observer
'fast and furious, juicy and jaundiced, racy and revelatory, scandalous and saucy, witty and wanton...a rollicking read'

Customer Reviews

Thank you Piers Morgan
I have decided that it really is necessary that I write a review of this book. I came to the book curious and clueless as to the exact nature of it's content, but given that Piers Morgan has the Marmite effect on most of the people i know (you either love him or you hate him) I thought I should give it a go. I am so glad that I did. Piers' writing style which managed to capture the rush of a newsroom combined with salicious gossip and witty commentary on the news stories of the nineties made 'The Insider' a complete sleep-snatcher, literally, I couldn't put it down. On top of which I was completely entertained, sometimes I even laughed out loud or braced myself as I was taken on a ride through the scandalous exposés of Britain's best-loved/hated celebrities, MPs and royals.

What made the book even more readable was that you don't have to be clued up on who is who before you start reading it, Piers gives you a brief explanation of who everyone is, if not in the actual content of the book, then in the cast of characters included at the back, which is full of people from all walks of life, be it his family, his friends, his colleagues or people he met whilst schmoozing amongst London society. All of whom add to the tone and humour of the book.

It reinforced my belief that Piers Morgan is a good egg who has upset many people because of the nature of his job, after all - gossip sells papers. It amazes me at the number of people who were silly enough to confide in a newspaper editior in the first place. Here's a tip famous people; If you don't want your dirty laundry aired in a national newspaper, DON'T TRY AND WASH IT IN FRONT OF A JOURNALIST!

To summarise; the book is a really entertaining read, it's gossipy and indulgent and I can't wait to finish reading the next one!!

Really enjoyable read
Piers Morgan seems to have been able to look back on his time in newspapers pretty objectively and this book seems to be an honest and open account of his experience.

This is a great book, easy-to-read, full of gossip and full of laugh out loud moments.

BRILLIANT
A brilliant book by the greatest tabloid journalist of the past twenty years.
This is so hot that they should give ice cubes with every copy. Piers was brilliant on the Bizarre pop column, the best Editor since kelvin McKenzie and is fantastic as a TV pundit / celebrity.
This is the second best book I have read in a decade, only topped by Bushell Off The Box by Garry Johnson.
The warts and all look at Garry Bushell who worked for Piers at The Sun - and Bushell who HATES everyone and everything even praises Piers on the pages of that book.
So doesnt that prove that PIERS really is a op bloke. Hated by Cherie Blair and loved by Garry Bushell.
And that is why Piers is a massive hit with the general public - a genuis with the common touch.