The Henderson Equation [Paperback]

Warren Adler (Author)

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Publication Date: July 19, 2004

The people who run the influential newspaper the Washington Chronicle have just exposed and brought down a President with their investigative reporting. Flushed with power, they now attempt to create their own choice for Chief Executive. Clashing relationships within the media and in the political arena reveal the motives, insecurities, and thirst for ascendancy between rival factions fighting for power.

With rich emotional characterizations, this story tears away the curtain from the spin-doctors and sinister figures that populate the corridors of power in the nation's capital. Here is the ultimate Washington insider novel that reveals the machinations of a media that will stop at nothing to achieve power and influence over the political agenda.

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"The most courageous and truthful novel to come out of Washington in years." -- Viola Drath, foreign correspondent

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The people who run the influential newspaper the Washington Chronicle have just exposed and brought down a President through their investigative reports. Flushed with power, they are now attempting to create their own choice for Chief Executive. Clashing relationships within the media and in the political arena reveal the motives, insecurities, and thirst for ascendancy between rival factions fighting for power. With rich emotional characterizations, this story tears the curtain from the spin-doctors and sinister figures that populate the corridors of power in the nation's capital. Anyone who wants deeper insights into the true nature of Washington politics and intrigue will revel in this tense and suspenseful tale set in the cradle of democracy.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 412 pages
• Publisher: Stonehouse Press (July 19, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931304505
• ISBN-13: 978-1931304504
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,629,297 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Warren Adler is a world-renowned novelist, short story writer and playwright. His 32 novels and story collections have been translated into more than 25 languages and two of his novels, The War of the Roses and Random Hearts, have been made into enormously popular movies, shown continually throughout the world.

Three short stories from his acclaimed collection, The Sunset Gang, have been adapted as a trilogy and shown repeatedly on the Public Television network.

Mr. Adler's blogs appear regularly in the Huffington Post and other sites throughout the world and his short stories appear in numerous anthologies.

Mr. Adler is a pioneer in electronic publishing. He was one of the first authors to acquire his complete backlist and to convert his entire library to digital publishing formats.

A product of the New York public school system, Mr. Adler graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School and New York University, where he majored in English literature. In 2009, he was honored by being chosen "Alumni of the Year" at NYU's School of Arts and Science. He has taught novel writing at honors seminars at NYU.

After graduating from New York University with a degree in English literature, Mr. Adler worked for the New York Daily News before becoming Editor of the Queens Post, a prize winning weekly newspaper on Long Island. His column, "Pepper on the Side," became a staple of a number of newspapers in the country.

During the Korean War, after basic training, he was recruited by Armed Forces Press Service to serve in the Pentagon as the only Washington Correspondent for the service. His Washington by-line went all over the world and was published in every publication put out by the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Still relevant after all these years, September 17, 2011

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This review is from: The Henderson Equation (Paperback)

The fall of a British tabloid in the summer of 2011 and the subsequent earthquake in Rupert Murdoch's media empire proved that not much has changed since the 1970s, that paranoid decade of Watergate. There's still much investigative journalism going on. Perhaps the methods have become slightly more brutal, but the power that newspapers hold over politicians is as strong as ever. A British prime minister cherished his friendship with a media mogul, so we've learned. The media watches over the public and the government, but who's watching the media? Eh... the media themselves! All this made reading The Henderson Equation by Warren Adler a curious experience: some thirty odd years after it was first published it is still relevant as hell. What can the average reader like you and me expect? (To know your reviewer: in general I'm a reader of both serious works by authors such as J.M. Coetzee and J.G. Ballard, and purely entertaining works by authors such as Warren Adler, Simenon.) I immediately enjoyed Adler's sketch of the editor in chief, Nick Gold, who is slowly sucked into a political situation surrounding a runner up for the presidency of the United States. Obviously the author is well acquainted with the Washington arena and the offices of a large and influential Washington newspaper. That guarantees a believable setting as well. Warren Adler creates a good balance between the main character's personal life, his beliefs and doubts, his career, his love life (Nick Gold has created quite a challenge for himself I'd say, but I'm not going to spoil it here) on the one hand, and his demanding job as chief editor of the country's most important newspaper on the other. Nick Gold has no one to answer to. So what must he do with his awesome power, the power to make or break politicians? What must he do when push comes to shove? That's tough for any man to deal with. Warren Adler brings his story to a grand ending. I'm happy I read it. See if you like it.

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3.0 out of 5 stars The power of the word., May 13, 2004

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This review is from: The Henderson Equation (Paperback)

"The Henderson Equation" is a novel about the power of the media. It dares to ask if the media goes too far in its quest to find the truth. Should the media try to bring down a President? Written a few years after Watergate, this is a daring novel, but one that ends up falling flat. Nick Gold is an intriging character, with his ideas about being a Keeper of the Word. Its portrayal of a newsroom is interesting, and the Katherine Graham-like owner is also interesting.