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Nigel Dempster & the Death of Discretion: The Life and Legacy of the World's Greatest Gossip. Tim Willis
Tim Willis
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Hardcover. No one is more responsible for Britain's current obsession with celebrity culture than the late, great gossip columnist Nigel Dempster (1941-2007). For a quarter of a century, as the editor of the Daily Mail's diary, he was the man perfectly placed and qualified to record - and accelerate - the end of the age of deference.. Num Pages: 249 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 540.
No one is more responsible for Britain's current obsession with celebrity culture than the late, great gossip columnist Nigel Dempster (1941-2007). For a quarter of a century, as the editor of the Daily Mail's diary, he was the man perfectly placed and qualified to record - and accelerate - the end of the age of deference...
No one is more responsible for Britain's current obsession with celebrity culture than the late, great gossip columnist Nigel Dempster (1941-2007). For a quarter of a century, as the editor of the Daily Mail's diary, he was the man perfectly placed and qualified to record - and accelerate - the end of the age of deference...
Product Details
Publisher
Short Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
540g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906021849
SKU
V9781906021849
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About Tim Willis
A freelance writer and editor, Tim Willis has worked for most of Britain's national newspapers and some of its glossier magazines. He is also the author of Madcap (Short Books, 2002), a well-received biography of Pink Floyd's 'crazy diamond' Syd Barrett. Tim lives in Pershore, Worcestershire.
Reviews for Nigel Dempster & the Death of Discretion: The Life and Legacy of the World's Greatest Gossip. Tim Willis
I'm really jealous of this; Dempsters world is such a juicy subject and Tim Willis has caught it completely.' A gorgeous account of the sentimental sadist, seasoned with scandal and nostalgia' Witty, scandalous and horribly riveting'.
The Sunday Times
This lively, well-written biography is studded with the sort of anecdotes Dempster would have relished... (But) is is more ... Read more
The Sunday Times
This lively, well-written biography is studded with the sort of anecdotes Dempster would have relished... (But) is is more ... Read more