{"product_id":"2940169151411","title":"Personal History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs seen in the new movie \u003ci\u003eThe Post, \u003c\/i\u003ehere is the captivating, inside story of the woman who helmed the\u003ci\u003e Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e during one of the most turbulent periods in the history of American media.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this bestselling and widely acclaimed memoir, Katharine Graham, the woman who piloted the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e through the scandals of the Pentagon Papers and Watergate, tells her storyamp;mdash;one that is extraordinary both for the events it encompasses and for the courage, candor, and dignity of its telling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is the awkward child who grew up amid material wealth and emotional isolation; the young bride who watched her brilliant, charismatic husbandamp;mdash;a confidant to John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnsonamp;mdash;plunge into the mental illness that would culminate in his suicide. And here is the widow who shook off her grief and insecurity to take on a president and a pressman's union as she entered the profane boys' club of the newspaper business.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs timely now as ever, \u003ci\u003ePersonal History\u003c\/i\u003e is an exemplary record of our history and of the woman who played such a shaping role within them, discovering her own strength and sense of self as she confrontedamp;mdash;and masteredamp;mdash;the personal and professional crises of her fascinating life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47097778536688,"sku":"2940169151411","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169151411_p0.jpg?v=1769894481","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169151411","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}