{"product_id":"katie-9780307353511","title":"Katie","description":"\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA no-holds-barred account of the rise—and dramatic stumble—of a media icon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this probing portrait of a struggling news queen, bestselling author Edward Klein rips away the mask that has hidden the many faces of Katie Couric: the strong, independent woman and the needy wife and lover; the grieving widow famed for her kindness to others and the fiercely competitive diva; the consummate television interviewer and the stumbling network anchor.\u003cbr\u003eDrawing from scores of interviews with people who have never spoken openly about Couric before, \u003ci\u003eKatie: The Real Story\u003c\/i\u003e absorbingly chronicles Katie’s rise to the top—from her early days at CNN to her nightly spot on CBS. You’ll read about: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKatie and her husband, Jay Monahan: “Jay had come to believe that the only thing that stood between Katie and divorce was her fear of negative publicity.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKatie’s diva behavior at CBS: “A technical problem left Katie standing without a script. . . . As soon as the red light on the top of the camera went off, she screamed. One of the executives said, ‘Just a minute, Katie; the reason you make $15 million a year is to carry off these little glitches like a pro.’”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKatie and her parents: “She constantly sought [their] approval, but . . . [they] were better at telling her what she had done wrong than what she had done right.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKatie and Matt Lauer: “Matt had privately told several executives at NBC that he would quit his job if they signed up Katie for another four years.”","brand":"Crown","offers":[{"title":"STANDARD","offer_id":62273494188419,"sku":"9780307353511","price":16.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/8456\/3587\/files\/9780307353511.jpg?v=1785527154","url":"https:\/\/shopcomics.eu\/products\/katie-9780307353511","provider":"Shop Comics EU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}