Giuliani's Big Book Deal

Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has signed a book deal for a reported $3 million with two former enemies to write a memoir that will include details of his "personal experiences" and a leadership tome.

Neither Giuliani nor his publisher, Talk Miramax Books, would disclose the amount of the deal announced Wednesday. However, a source close to the negotiations who spoke on condition of anonymity said it was worth about $3 million.

Talk Miramax said Giuliani is expected to write a detailed memoir of his life, from his rise as a federal prosecutor to his eight years as mayor of the nation's largest city. It will include details of his Senate race against Hillary Rodham Clinton, cancer diagnosis and "personal experiences," the company said in a statement.

Giuliani started a run for the Senate in 2000, but withdrew after being diagnosed with prostate cancer and announcing he was separating from his wife, television personality Donna Hanover.

Judith Nathan, a pharmaceutical company executive, became increasingly visible last year, appearing often at the mayor's side while his 16-year marriage disintegrated. Giuliani has routinely refused to discuss the nature of his relationship with Nathan, aside from saying she was a "very good friend."

The second book will detail the Republican mayor's management style, according to the company. Neither book will be published until Giuliani leaves office next year.

Talk Miramax Books is the brainchild of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and magazine publisher Tina Brown, both well-known supporters of the Democratic Party.

In 1999, Giuliani scuttled plans for the launch party for Brown's Talk Magazine at the city-owned Brooklyn Navy Yards. The party was held at the Statue of Liberty instead. Hillary Rodham Clinton appeared on the cover of the magazine's first issue.

At the time, Clinton had not yet announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate, but she was widely expected to run with Giuliani as her opponent.

Brad Grey, who represented Giuliani in the negotiations, said he was aware of the bad blood between the mayor, Brown and Weinstein. Nevertheless, he thought Giuliani and Weinstein had similar personalities and would hit it off if introduced. They did.

Weinstein personally negotiated the deal, a rarity for the co-chairman of Miramax Films.