The Secret Man: The Story of Watergate's Deep Throat

The Secret Man is a gripping and revealing tale of one of the most significant events in American history - the Watergate scandal.

Bob Woodward's account of his long, complex relationship with W.

Mark Felt, the enigmatic former No.

2 man in the Federal Bureau of Investigation, sheds light on the struggles of a patriotic career FBI man and the ongoing clash between temporary political power and the permanent bureaucracy of government.

With unparalleled detail and insight, Woodward explores Felt's conflicts and motives as he became Deep Throat, secretly confirming Woodward and Bernstein's findings from dozens of other sources and providing a sense of the staggering sweep of Nixon's criminal abuses.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in American politics, history, or the power of investigative journalism.