It's what inquiring minds want to know. The executive editor of the supermarket tabloid for 23 years traces his life story from his humble beginnings in a Scottish coal-mining town to his rise through the journalistic ranks, in the process transforming the Enquirer from a lowly recounter of car crashes to the infamous celebrity stalker it is today.
Critic Reviews
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Favorable
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Kirkus Reviews
Writing as if be were in a sprint, albeit one with which it's fun to briskly stride along, Calder recaps practically every story the Enquirer made. [1 May 2004, p.428]
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Favorable
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Library Journal Donna Marie Smith
This tell-all makes for a fun read for loyal Enquirer readers or anyone interested in popular culture. And with its insights into creative marketing and punishing practices, it is essential reading for budding journalists as well. [15 Jun 2004, p.79]
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Favorable
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Publishers Weekly
The refreshing surprise here is that Calder's own tale of his rise and reign proves just as compelling as his superstar portrayals. [31 May 2004, p.62]
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Favorable
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The New York Times Janet Maslin
The cheerful amorality of "The Untold Story" has more to recommend it than, say, glimpses into the personal lives of staff members, even when the latter are written in fluent Enquirer-ese.
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Favorable
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The New York Times Book Review Bruce Handy
Engagingly roguish, if not quite rollicking.
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Favorable
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Booklist Ilene Cooper
As pithy as a National Enquirer article. [15 May 2004, p.1581]
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Mixed
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The New Yorker
His reminiscences tend to showcase his starstruck side.
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Unfavorable
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Washington Post Jonathan Yardley
Calder's memoir is occasionally amusing, infrequently revealing and surprisingly flat.
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Unfavorable
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San Francisco Chronicle Steve Rubenstein
The book, even at $24. 95, is every bit as disposable as anything else in Calder's domain.
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Unfavorable
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Entertainment Weekly Chris Nashawaty
Mostly it's a lot of back-patting, focusing more on the Enquirer's impact and human-interest stories than its tawdry tales of titillation.
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