An outsider's insider, ex-Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter knows how good he had it

Former Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter's memoir, 'When the Going Was Good,' chronicles the glamour, the power and the boldface names from the golden age of magazine publishing.

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