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‘THE BOOK EVERY VOTER MUST READ’ Mail on Sunday‘Meticulous and highly readable … Funny and devastating’ Daily Telegraph‘The most compelling in-depth study so far’ GuardianA gripping expose of the man, his politics and what Corbyn in Downing Street could mean for BritainAfter four unremarkable decades in politics, Jeremy Corbyn stands on the brink of power. Until his surprise election as leader of the Labour Party in 2015, this seemingly unelectable oddball had not been a major political player. Since then, Corbyn has survived coup attempts and accusations of incompetence that would have felled most politicians, including grave charges of anti-Semitism, bullying and not being the master of his brief. Despite these shortcomings, as the Conservatives rip themselves apart over Europe, he is likely soon to become Britain's prime minister. Yet this hero of the far left has done his best to conceal much of his past and personal life from public scrutiny. In this book, best-selling investigative biographer Tom Bower reveals hidden truths about Corbyn's character, the causes and organisations he espouses, and Britain's likely fate under the Marxist-Trotskyist society he has championed since the early 1970s. Based on eyewitness accounts from those who have known Corbyn throughout his life, the book asks whether a Labour government led by Corbyn would transform the country for the better. Has capitalism, as he argues, run its course, and would our lives be improved by socialism? If so, what is Corbyn's brand of socialism? The same as that experienced under successive Labour governments since 1945, or something more extreme? Will his advocacy of more debt, tax hikes and renationalisation reproduce the fate of Venezuela as championed by his own hero Hugo Chávez? Is he a reformer or a revolutionary? Will he deliver a glowing new era or catastrophe? His supporters damn every opponent and critic, calling them 'traitors' or worse. Does this aggression, and the accusations that paint Corbyn as an entrenched anti-Semite and misogynist, override his image as an authentic 'good bloke'? Many are excited by the prospect of Corbyn’s arrival in Downing Street. Others believe that Corbyn as prime minister will prove to be a dangerous hero.

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The Book the Brothers tried to stop. Now available in ebook format.Robert Maxwell was one of the most flamboyant, complex and – seemingly – the richest self-made men in post-war Britain. The tentacles of his power stretched from newspapers to football, from the boardrooms of his many companies and into the thoughts of the world at large.Maxwell: The Final Verdict is a story of greed and corruption on a truly mammoth scale. Revealing, for the first time, how Maxwell hurtled tumultuously towards disaster, it draws upon an exceptional resource of inside knowledge, such as could only have been assembled by the leading investigative journalist of his generation. Including intimate accounts of Maxwell’s lifestyle and personality from his closest associates – from world politicians to girlfriends – answering all the questions surrounding his death and the investigations which followed it, and with full details of the trial of Kevin and Ian Maxwell, this is the most explosive expose of the decade.

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Ричард Брэнсон. Один из самых известных, богатых и удачливых людей Великобритании. Предприниматель без страха и упрека. Создатель бизнес-империи под брендом Virgin Group. Этот образ растиражирован всеми СМИ мира. Но сколько в нем правды? Журналист Том Боуэр, биограф таких знаменитостей, как Берни Экклстоун, Конрад Блэк и Роберт Максвелл, предпринял собственное расследование истории блестящего успеха экстравагантного «хиппаря от бизнеса» и его детища. И выяснил, что значительная часть этого образа – фальшивка. Пионер-бунтарь превратился в циничного делягу (или всегда таким и был). Компания-инноватор, декларировавшая громкие и благородные цели, – в рыхлый конгломерат не слишком успешных предприятий. Легендарный бренд – в пустышку без наследия, без будущего (да и стояло ли за брендом Virgin хоть что-то, кроме отчаянной саморекламы). Все, что остается у Брэнсона сегодня, утверждает Том Боэур, это деньги, припрятанные в офшоре, да и тех оказалось несколько меньше, чем привыкли считать. А ведь их еще придется защищать от британских налоговиков… В любом случае история о том, как именно Брэнсон делал эти деньги, как эти деньги делали его имя и сколько на самом деле это имя стоит, гораздо интереснее самых распиаренных мифов.

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