Woodward and Bernstein Life in the Shadow of Watergate by Alicia C. Shepard ISBN-10: 0471737615 ISBN-13: 9780471737612 $24.95 Hardcover John Wiley & Sons Watergate was the most important event for journalism, politics, and the presidency in the last 100 years. Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein became household names throughout the world after they helped topple Nixon and left an indelible high-water mark that confronts every future American journalist. But how do you live the rest of your life knowing you've reached your peak before your 30th birthday? Award-winning journalist Alicia C. Shepard separates myth from reality in this new and thoughtful look at the duo collectively known as "Woodstein." She sorts through their influential early lives and their widely divergent careers since Watergate. Shepard's riveting tale is the sum of key interviews with virtually everyone around them, numerous new archival materials, including the newly opened Watergate archives, and the revelation of "Deep Throat's" identity. As gripping as Woodward and Bernstein's landmark book All the President's Men, Woodward and Bernstein takes readers on an insightful journey through the contentious intersection of journalism, politics, and celebrity. Alicia C. Shepard is a regular contributor to People and the Washingtonian. She teaches journalism at American University in Washington, D.C., and has won three National Press Club awards for her media criticism in the American Journalism Review.