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The Insider: The Private Diaries of a Scandalous Decade Paperback – July 1, 2005

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Piers Morgan was made editor of the News of the World, the UK's biggest-selling Sunday newspaper at the record-breaking age of 28. The decade that followed was one of the most tumultuous in modern times. In a world of indiscreet dinners, private meetings and gossipy lunches, Piers Morgan found himself in the thick of it. His diaries from this remarkable period reveal astonishing and hilarious encounters with an endless list of celebrities and politicians alike.

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Ebury Press
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July 1, 2005
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5 x 1.25 x 7.6 inches
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0091908493
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978-0091908492
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“One of the most uproarious and indiscreet accounts of British public life in recent times…Morgan breezily records extraordinary details from private encounters with Tony and Cherie, Diana, William, Madonna, Paul McCartney and a seemingly endless cast of the rich and famous.” —Daily Mail

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ebury Press; New edition (July 1, 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 512 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0091908493
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0091908492
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.7 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 1.25 x 7.6 inches

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Piers Morgan was born in 1965. He studied journalism at Harlow College, beginning his career in local south London newspapers. Spotted by Kelvin MacKenzie of the Sun he was given his own showbiz column, Bizarre. Rupert Murdoch made him editor of the News of the World in 1994 and he was headhunted two years later to edit the Mirror, where he stayed until 2004 when he was fired following his decision to publish photos of British soldiers apparently abusing Iraqi prisoners of war. Piers was a judge on both Britain's Got Talent and America's Got Talent, won the first series of Donald Trump's Celebrity Apprentice and hosted his own prime-time CNN show, Piers Morgan Tonight. He hosted one of the UK’s popular morning shows, Good Morning Britain and the interview show Piers Morgan’s Life Stories. Piers writes regular columns for the Mail on Sunday and DailyMail.com, and has written several books including the No. 1 bestseller, The Insider.

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James W Hartline

Politics and celebrity in England

Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2022

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I enjoyed gaining an insight as to how the tabloid and general newspaper business functions in England.

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Jess Keen

Inside Piers Morgan's mind?

Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2009

The Insider is an addictive read, providing compelling insight into newspaper editing and the role tabloids play in politics and public relations. Intriguing enough just to revisit ten years of scoops and scandals, it is most interesting to see how liberally supposed news stories get 'splashed' recklessly over tabloid covers without serious substantiation or attempt at impartiality. It also gives character to the hitherto invisible journalists behind these vitriolic, hectoring papers - often foul-mouthed, hard-drinking egomaniacs it seems - and exposing the hypocrites and sycophants in the world of celebrity. The question you have to ask yourself while reading this is whether Piers Morgan is to be trusted. The world he appears to inhabit is the same slightly dubious reality that the tabloids reflect, and Morgan is a shameless name-dropper who enjoys boasting of his relationships with Diana and Tony Blair. He seems fit to burst with smug satisfaction at doing over his rivals and is quick to point out how clever he is. He likes to think that he was, as editor of a major tabloid, one of the most powerful people in public life and politics, depicting the government as pandering to his whims. I think he overstates the case, and is perhaps a little naive, but this is no less enjoyable a read for that.

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John Clark

Lid lifter

Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2013

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Even though this book is almost outdated I couldn't put it down.
Great behind the scenes expose of British high society spin, media manipulation and the unashamed skulduggery employed in the competitive world of the British tabloid press.
Brilliant!

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Kindle Customer

Well written, unique and as honest as one could hope for

Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2016

I read this years ago and was struck by the honesty. Fascinating read that first opened my eyes to how the media is just giving the public what they'll pay for. Whilst Morgan is no saint, his self awareness and unique take on the most high profile events of the time meant this book, to me, was well worth the read.

Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2013

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Because the author is Piers Morgan, I expected something more serious and substantial. I realized later that I had not paid enough attention to the subtitle, "The Private Diaries of a Scandalous Decade". So it read more like a tabloid. But if one likes that type, it's a good book.

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Amazing story-telling! Should be a movie or a tv ...

Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2015

Amazing story-telling! Should be a movie or a tv series. You can't make this stuff up!

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I. M. Jarrett

The Insider: The Private Diaries of a Scandalous Decade

Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2005

Piers Morgan comes over as an arrogant young man with an ego bigger than Ben Nevis. But that's undoubtedly one of the qualities you need to survive in the UK's tabloid wars. A compelling book, with some amazing inside stories of Britain's royals and politicians. How much Morgan actually wrote down in his diaries and how much came out of his fertile mind remains something of a mystery, In his days as editor of the Daily Mirror he never shirked from running spoof stories.

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Sent this book right back!

Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2022

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Not worth buying at all......at any price! Sent it right back!

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A diary of events in Britain and worldwide

Reviewed in Canada on May 14, 2023

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This book is quite revealing about the modern day press. It is also well written by Mr. Morgan and seems to be an honest accounting of what he experienced and also how he felt - good and bad. The only hesitation I have is that the print is quite small and a bit hard to read for a period of time.

Bharath R

Amazing till the end

Reviewed in India on January 25, 2017

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Randomly picked up this book after browsing a few pages. Could not stop till I finished the book. The end result is I have become a big fan of Piers. This book taught me how to remain objective in life and not let any personal bias cloud our judgement when it comes to any human relationship.

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gloriously indiscreet

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 6, 2007

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This is a fast paced, gossipy read with laugh out loud moments as well as, believe it or not from a former tabloid editor, moments of integrity and self awareness. However, on a more salacious note, it is like a friend telling you the best, most outrageous gossip you have ever heard. Everyone seems to make an appearance from Gordon Brown to Jordan, Naomi Campbell to Marco Pierre White, and touchingly, a lunch with Princess Diana and a young, polite Prince William. There's no love lost between him and Cherie Blair, and he makes many enemies along the way. However, I found him surprisingly good natured and excellent company along the way. The book is written in diary forn which makes it an easy read, written with economy, yet containing all the detail you most want to know. I couldn't put it down and was up until 3 a.m. I'll definitely be buying his next one too.

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Little hair man

Ho ho! Ain't life fun?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 2, 2005

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Well, Mr Morgan has done us all a favour. I have never read the Daily Mirror, or the News of the World (the two newssheets he edited), but I'd heard about them.
Being Editor of these tabloids seems a fun job. It sounds like an endless jaunt of parties, functions with the great and the good and tittle-tattle on the phone. As for the book itself, I feel that it should be read with Jordan's autobiography. I admit that I found them both gripping. Jordan's is awful and Pier's is gossippy.
Both give an insight into the Great Britain of today. Everything is glamour and fame. From, err, 'models', to pop groups to politicians. My god, the vanity of them all! And, oh boy, do the top dogs come out badly. Amazing the importance they all attach to their own self-aggrandizement. The back-stabbing, the petty jealousies, the fighting for little advantages, the sheer nastiness of Alastair Campbell and Cherie Blair. The duplicity, the lies. Oh my god. Awful. But, like Ms Jordan's autobiography, quite enlightening.
In fact, if you read this before May 5, you'll never vote Labour again. You have been warned.

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Kindle Customer Enid Fryer..

Best read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 24, 2021

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Great book. Thoroughly enjoyable. He is certainly a one off. Thanks Piers. Hope there's more to come.. Worth every penny. !!!

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