Description: Love it or hate it, create it or repeat it, America is obsessed with gossip. Here is a fascinating insiders look at five decades of dish: a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the personalities who control what we read and see; the unholy and unchanging trinity of celebrity, publicist and reporter that has stoked the American appetite for gossip from the salad days of silver-screen magazines to the instantaneous communication of the scoop-filled Internet. From the birth of the National Enquirer to the death of Princess Diana, Jeannette Walls gives us a cook's tour of the dangerously shimmering world of gossip. Filled with fascinating tidbits about everything from the origins of People to the truth behind Elizabeth Taylor's special friendship with Michael Jackson, this is both a sociological study and a titillating look at the famous -- and who keeps them that way!

Please Wait