In this memoir, the iconic media star discusses her professional and personal life, including losing her husband at a young age, her historic turn as anchor of the CBS Evening News, and experiences dealing with gender inequality. For more than 40 years Couric has been an iconic presence in the media world. In her brutally honest memoir, she reveals how she has balanced her personality, intellectual curiosity and desire to be taken seriously while facing a host of challenges: an eating disorder, sexism, the perils of celebrity-- and rebuilding her life with two young daughters after her husband, Jay Monahan, died of colon cancer. Couric writes about the culture at CBS-- rife with gender inequality and predatory behavior-- and the downfall of Matt Lauer. -- Adapted from jacket

Includes index.

Moxie -- ABC News, may I help you? -- Let 'em know you're there -- Chicken noodle news -- Binge, purge, repeat -- Who is that girl? -- The state of the onion -- Breast size -- Rainy days and Mondays -- Good night, David! Good night, Chet! -- Hot, hot, hot -- Nice writing, Ms. Couric -- Finding Ted -- I can do this -- The E-ring -- Velveeta -- A two-bagger -- Horny toads -- I am woman -- Katherine or Katie -- A defiant mop -- It's a girl! -- Brains after babies -- Paging Mary Poppins -- Perky -- Florence and Normandie -- The coast of Casablanca -- Movin' out -- Martha, dear Martha -- Jay -- Mr. Katie Couric -- "Shit." -- The worry cup -- "Katie's private pain" -- Diana -- A pony for Ellie -- Saturday morning -- Ashokan farewell -- From hope to hope -- Safe, sane, and secure -- The aloneness -- "There's been a shooting" -- The nicest pal a guy could have -- The way it was -- Affable Eva Braun -- The booking wars -- Tom-tom -- The Couric effect -- Emily -- Churro'd -- "Today, Tuesday, September 11, 2001" -- WWED? -- Persona non grata -- Dear Katie -- Probing Colins -- One big-ass rabbit -- Goodbye from Kansas! -- The dairy depot -- Tick tick tick tick -- KC and the sunshine band -- ...And I'm Katie Couric -- She's toast -- So hawt -- Lasagna was served -- The wisdom of Samantha -- The fall of Rome -- Business trip -- The twitter -- Damned if you do -- If Jay were here -- Hockey mom -- You betcha -- Over un-easy -- Take this job and shove it -- A chap named Parkinson -- Family feud -- Nancy knows -- That Molner guy -- Are you ready for this day? -- Flop sweat -- The Brady bunch -- Déjà vu -- "An you get a vacuum!" -- I will -- Labor day -- #Ladydouchebag -- Palooza on the plaza -- Fire! Fire! -- The last supper -- No bueno -- Morning has broken -- Hero to zero -- Addie -- The Leon Trotsky of 30 rock -- I'm gonna miss this -- The system -- Bleeding purple -- Gone with the wind -- It's C-o-u-r-i-c -- Epilogue.