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Secrets

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The story behind some of the most newsworthy stories ever, written by the man with more #1 bestsellers than any journalist of our time. Bob Woodward has reported on every American president from Richard Nixon to Donald Trump. His books have penetrated government institutions, informed the... Read More
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The story behind some of the most newsworthy stories ever, written by the man with more #1 bestsellers than any journalist of our time.

Bob Woodward has reported on every American president from Richard Nixon to Donald Trump. His books have penetrated government institutions, informed the national conversation, and shaped our culture.

In Secrets, Woodward tells his story – from his Illinois youth to his Navy service during the Vietnam War to his tenure at The Washington Post, where his reporting with Carl Bernstein on Watergate captivated the world and became the book All the President's Men. Like never before, Woodward takes readers inside his reporting on the White House, Supreme Court, CIA operations, and the Pentagon.

Woodward’s one-of-a-kind reporter’s memoir lifts the lid on his historic reporting relationships and secret sources, some spanning decades.

The New York Times said of Woodward, β€˜The scope and depth of his work have earned him a unique place in politics and journalism as perhaps the most enduring chronicler of American presidents.’

Robert Gates, former Defence Secretary and CIA Director, said, 'He has an extraordinary ability to get otherwise responsible adults to spill [their] guts.'

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781398567795

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 24 November 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Simon & Schuster Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 384

About the Author

Bob Woodward is the author of three consecutive #1 New York Times bestsellers on President Trump – Fear (2018), Rage (2020) and Peril (2021) with Robert Costa – and an audio book of twenty interviews with Trump. He has authored twenty-two bestselling books, fifteen of which have been #1 New York Times bestsellers, covering every president from Nixon to Biden.

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