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Fall - Winner of the Costa Biography Award 2021 (Paperback): John Preston

Fall - Winner of the Costa Biography Award 2021 (Paperback)

John Preston

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2021 'The best biography yet of the media magnate Robert Maxwell - by turns engrossing, amusing and appalling' Robert Harris, Sunday Times 'Electrifying... the supreme chronicler of modern British scandals' Mail on Sunday A dramatic, gripping account of the rise and fall of the notorious business tycoon Robert Maxwell from the acclaimed author of A Very English Scandal - available for pre-order now Robert Maxwell was a very British success. Born an Orthodox Jew, he escaped the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, fought in the Second World War, and was decorated for his heroism with the Military Cross. He went on to become a Labour MP and an astonishingly successful businessman, owning a number of newspapers and publishing companies. But after his dead body was discovered floating in waters around his superyacht, his empire fell apart as long-hidden debts and unscrupulous dealings came to light. Within a few days, Maxwell was being reviled as the embodiment of greed and corruption. What went so wrong? How did a man who had once laid such store on the importance of ethics and good behaviour become reduced to a bloated, amoral wreck? In this gripping book, John Preston delivers the definitive account of Maxwell's extraordinary rise and scandalous fall. 'I have a shelf full of books about frauds, but this one is by far the most enjoyable' Craig Brown, author of Ma'am Darling

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Imprint: Penguin Books
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: October 2021
Authors: John Preston
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - B-format
Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 978-0-241-38868-6
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General
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LSN: 0-241-38868-6
Barcode: 9780241388686

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