Tom Bower Knihy

Tom Bower, Britain's leading investigative biographer, unpicks the tangled web surrounding the Sussexes and their relationship with the royal family. From courtroom dramas to courtier politics, using extensive research, expert sourcing and interviews from insiders who have never spoken before, this book uncovers an astonishing story of love, betrayal, secrets and revenge.

Pro fanoušky dokumentárního filmu Beckhamovi na Netflixu, kteří chtějí znát zbytek příběhu, přináší tato kniha výbušné vyprávění o skutečném životě Davida a Victorie Beckhamových. Jako jeden z nejslavnějších párů na světě získali kultovní status a společně vybudovali značku v hodnotě několika miliard dolarů. Po desetiletí byli obdivovatelé uchváceni jejich okouzlujícím světem, který spojoval showbyznys, módu, fotbal a celebrity s obrazem pevného manželství. Po vydání dokumentu na Netflixu v roce 2023 mohli diváci nahlédnout do jejich soukromí ještě důvěrněji. Seriál, produkovaný samotnými Beckhamovými, vyvolal otázky o jejich úspěchu a vztazích, stejně jako o řízení jejich mediálního obrazu. Jejich život je opravdu tak dokonalý, jak by chtěli, aby svět věřil? Tom Bower, britský investigativní životopisec, přináší řadu odhalení, která poskytují překvapivý vhled do reality „značky Beckham“. Kniha zkoumá vztah manželského páru, pravdu o jejich kariérách, financích a novém životě v Miami, odhaluje neobyčejnou realitu těchto kulturních ikon a vypráví poutavý, často překvapivý příběh o penězích, slávě a sexu.

This dispassionate but shocking indictment of the implementation of Allied policy toward war criminals, dispels once & for all the myth that important Nazi crimininals were removed from power.

An account of the life and career of the entrepreneur, Tiny Rowland, the head of Lonrho and the owner of "The Observer". It is a story of empire-building, unresolved mystery, commercial skulduggery, financial acumen, and confrontations with a succession of governments in Europe, America and Africa.

This work reveals the role played by the Swiss banks and the Swiss government in exploiting World War II and the Holocaust to their financial advantage; a role which included helping the Nazis to hide and sell their loot siezed from occupied Europe, and stealing the deposits made in those banks by Jewish individuals and organizations.

Publisher, politician, financier, industrialist, printer and sportsman, Robert Maxwell is a man who has provoked loyalty and loathing as well fascination from those who have witnessed his courage, energy, ambition and business acumen. In writing his biography the author has interviewed over 350 people across the world who have known Maxwell - as a young boy brought up as an orthodox Jew; in the Czech and British armies during the Second World War; in post-war Berlin and in the City of London; in Westminster where he hoped to become a senior minister in Harold Wilson's government; and in New York where his Czech relations live.

The riveting tale of how the wanabee aristo Conrad Black and his social-mountaineering wife Barbara gulled their way into the City, the Tory party, Wall Street and High Society. This new paperback edition will be fully updated to include details of Black's high-profile trial for corporate fraud, sure to claim international attention.

Celebrating individual men and women who epitomize the courage, fortitude and spirit that enabled Britain and the Allies to triumph in World War II, this book recounts the exploits of more than 100 people - in the fury of battle or alone, and behind the lines.

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This book tells the sensational human story of the hunt for oil, and the politics, power and personalities involved.