Overview
Domestic Diva. Media Mogul. Convenient Scapegoat.The life of Martha Stewart—in her own words.
“Without an open-mindedmind, you can never bea great success.”
“I catnap now andthen, but I think whileI nap, so it’s not awaste of time.”
“I want you to knowthat I am innocent—andthat I will fight to clearmy name.”
“All the things I loveis what my businessis all about.”
With her release from prison, Martha Stewart has a new lease on life and her career—and shows no sign of stopping.Love her or hate her, even her critics acknowledge sheis a unique success and a true American original inbusiness. As her own words prove well, Martha Stewartcan be insightful, candid, irreverent, strategic, no-nonsense,ironic, straightforward, combative, competitive—and most of all—original.
This exclusive collection shares her thoughts on businesslife and ambition, work and family, being the boss,leadership, creativity, success, privacy, and more—as sheconfided them to friends and family, as she proclaimedin her writings, speeches, and press conferences, andeven when she thought no one was listening.
Bill Adler is the editor of four New York Times bestselling books, including The Kennedy Wit and The Uncommon Wisdom of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. He is also the president of Bill Adler Books, Inc., a New York literary agency whose clients have included Mike Wallace, Dan Rather, President George W. Bush, Bob Dole, Larry King, and Nancy Reagan.
Synopsis
Domestic Diva. Media Mogul. Convenient Scapegoat.The life of Martha Stewart—in her own words.
“Without an open-mindedmind, you can never bea great success.”
“I catnap now andthen, but I think whileI nap, so it’s not awaste of time.”
“I want you to knowthat I am innocent—andthat I will fight to clearmy name.”
“All the things I loveis what my businessis all about.”
With her release from prison, Martha Stewart has a new lease on life and her career—and shows no sign of stopping.Love her or hate her, even her critics acknowledge sheis a unique success and a true American original inbusiness. As her own words prove well, Martha Stewartcan be insightful, candid, irreverent, strategic, no-nonsense,ironic, straightforward, combative, competitive—and most of all—original.
This exclusive collection shares her thoughts on businesslife and ambition, work and family, being the boss,leadership, creativity, success, privacy, and more—as sheconfided them to friends and family, as she proclaimedin her writings, speeches, and press conferences, andeven when she thought no one was listening.
Bill Adler is the editor of four New York Times bestselling books, including The Kennedy Wit and The Uncommon Wisdom of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. He is also the president of Bill Adler Books, Inc., a New York literary agency whose clients have included Mike Wallace, Dan Rather, President George W. Bush, Bob Dole, Larry King, and Nancy Reagan.