THE WORLD ACCORDING TO MARTHA

Domestic Diva. Media Mogul. Convenient Scapegoat. The life of Martha Stewart--in her own words. "Without an open-minded mind, you can never be a great success."

"I catnap now and then, but I think while I nap, so it's not a waste of time."

"I want you to know that I am innocent--and that I will fight to clear my name."

"All the things I love is what my business is 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 she is a unique success and a true American original in business. As her own words prove well, Martha Stewart can be insightful, candid, irreverent, strategic, no-nonsense, ironic, straightforward, combative, competitive-- and most of all--original.

This exclusive collection shares her thoughts on business life and ambition, work and family, being the boss, leadership, creativity, success, privacy, and more--as she confided them to friends and family, as she proclaimed in her writings, speeches, and press conferences, and even 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.