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Martha By Robert Slater

Martha by Robert Slater


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Martha Stewart is one of the most famous women on Earth. Her name is one of the world's biggest brands. This is the story of miscalculation that led Martha to a trial that never should have happened. This narrative reveals details about Martha's indictment and trial strategy, and offers a view of Martha's prison life and behavior.

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Martha: On Trial, in Jail, and on a Comeback by Robert Slater

Martha Stewart is the most famous and wealthy woman on earth--a person whose name is a brand and whose influence touches virtually every home in North America. This is the Martha Stewart story you have never heard It is the

behind-the-scenes story of arrogance and miscalculation that led Martha to a trial that should never have happened...her life in a federal prison cell, told by those who were there...her personal transformation...and finally, her carefully plotted comeback...all the way to The Apprentice and beyond. This gripping narrative reads like a mystery novel and draws upon dozens of exclusive interviews including candid discussions with many principals associated with Martha's trial.

In Martha: On Trial, In Jail, and On a Comeback, You'll go behind the scenes through every phase of Martha's fall and rise: the crime itself; the indictment and both sides' trial strategy; the damning testimony of star witness Douglas Faneuil and Martha's long-time friends; the tearful and

shocking testimony of her decades' long personal testimony; the verdict and more. Robert Slater spoke to insiders at Alderson Federal Prison Camp to gain insight into Martha's prison life and behavior, including her relationship with

inmates and prison authorities and how she began plotting her comeback even while still in prison.

Last but not least, he reveals the PR campaign to resurrect Martha's reputation: one that is making her the first convicted business leader of her stature to come back stronger than ever before.

About Robert Slater

Robert Slater was born in New York City on October 1, 1943, and grew up in South Orange, New Jersey. He graduated from Columbia High School in 1962 and graduated with honors from the University of Pennsylvania in 1966, where he majored in political science. He received a Master's of Science degree in international relations from the London School of Economics in 1967. He worked for UPI and Time Magazine for many years, in both the United States and the Middle East.

Slater wrote 17 books about major business personalities before his new book on Martha Stewart:

* The Titans of Takeover (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1987).

* Portraits in Silicon (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1987).

* This ... .Is CBS: A Chronicle of 60 Years (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1988).

* The New GE: How Jack Welch Revived an American Institution (Homewood, IL: Business One Irwin, 1993).

* Get Better or Get Beaten! 31 Leadership Secrets from GE's Jack Welch (Burr Ridge, IL: Irwin Professional Publishing, 1994). This book made the business best-seller list in Japan.

* SOROS: The Life, Times, and Trading Secrets of the World's Greatest Investor (Chicago: Irwin Professional Publishing, 1996). This profile of superinvestor George Soros appeared on the Business Week best-seller list.

* Invest First, Investigate Later: And 23 Other Trading Secrets of George Soros, the Legendary Investor (Chicago: Irwin Professional Publishing, 1996).

* John Bogle and the Vanguard Experiment: One Man's Quest to Transform the Mutual Fund Industry (Chicago: Irwin Professional Publishing, 1996). This is a profile of the most important business figure in the mutual fund field.

* Ovitz: The Inside Story of Hollywood's Most Controversial Power Broker (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997). This book made the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times business best-seller lists.

* Jack Welch and the GE Way: Management Insights and Leadership Secrets of the Legendary CEO (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1998). This is an updated look at the business secrets of General Electric's chairman and chief executive officer. It made the Business Week and the Wall Street Journal best-seller lists.

* Saving Big Blue: Leadership Lessons & Turnaround Tactics of IBM's Lou Gerstner (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1999), and The GE Way Fieldbook: Jack Welch's Battle Plan for Corporate Revolution (New York: McGraw Hill, 1999).

* Eye of the Storm: How John Chambers Steered Cisco Systems Through the Technology Collapse (New York: HarperBusiness, 2003).

* Magic Cancer Bullet: How a Tiny Orange Capsule May Rewrite Medical History (New York: HarperBusiness, 2003), co-authored with Novartis CEO Dan Vasella.

* The Wal-Mart Decade: How a New Generation of Leaders Turned Sam Walton's Legacy into the World's #1 Company (New York: Portfolio, 2003). A paperback version was published in June 2004.

* Microsoft Rebooted: How Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer Re-Invented Their Company (New York: Portfolio, 2004).

* No Such Thing as Over-Exposure: Inside the Life and Celebrity of Donald Trump (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2005).

Table of Contents

Cast of Characters xiii

Preface xvii

PART ONE: A MINOR MISTAKE 1

Chapter 1: That's Very Martha 3

Chapter 2: Saving $45,000 11

Part TWO: I DID NOTHING WRONG 35

Chapter 3: The Probe Begins 37

Chapter 4: I Am Innocent 57

Chapter 5: The Secret Public Relations Campaign 75

Chapter 6: Forty-One Pages to Chew Over 91

PART THREE: SHOWDOWN AT FOLEY SQUARE 109

Chapter 7: Opening Days 111

Chapter 8: Star Witness: "Baby" Testifies 133

Chapter 9: With Friends Like This... 143

Chapter 10: Sitting in Stony Silence 155

PART FOUR: WHAT A WASTE 167

Chapter 11: The Verdict Is In 169

Chapter 12: Purgatory 181

PART FIVE: THE UNLIKELY PRISONER 199

Chapter 13: Otherwise Occupied at Yale 201

Chapter 14: The Electronic Anklet Lady 217

PART SIX: THE COMEBACK 235

Chapter 15: Heroine Before the Cameras 237

Endnotes 255

Index 263

Additional information

CIN0131875140G
9780131875142
0131875140
Martha: On Trial, in Jail, and on a Comeback by Robert Slater
Used - Good
Hardback
Pearson Education (US)
2006-03-16
288
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