Том Бауэр – лучшие книги

О чем эта книга Эта книга - о легендарных автогонках "Формула-1". Она о том, как состязание узкого круга энтузиастов превратилось в мощную бизнес-империю и стало одним из популярнейших зрелищ на планете. Это история Берни Экклстоуна - харизматичного, жесткого и изобретательного руководителя "Формулы-1", начинавшего с продажи подержанных авто и сумевшего построить глобальный многомиллиардный бизнес. Рецепт "Формулы-1" уникален, и Берни Экклстоун - его основной ингредиент. Почему мы решили издать эту книгу Потому что узнали из нее много нового о бизнесе на высоких скоростях. А еще потому, что книга написана очень интересно и увлекательно. Для кого эта книга Это книга для поклонников "Формулы-1" и для всех ценителей ярких бизнес-историй. Фишка книги Автору книги, Тому Бауэру, удалось подобраться к миру "Формулы-1" и секретам Берни Экклстоуна так близко, насколько это вообще возможно. У него получилось смешать в правильных пропорциях историю успеха и журналистское расследование. От автора Вдохновитель этой книги пожелал остаться неизвестным. Он занимает важный пост в "Формуле-1" и несколько лет требовал от меня разоблачить непорядочность Берни Экклстоуна. Экклстоуна часто называли жестоким, беспощадным и хитрым, утверждая, что его жизненный путь усеян скандалами, обвинениями во взятках и надувательстве. Правда ли это? В конце 2009 года Джон Блум организовал нам с Берни встречу в Найтсбридже, и тогда на предложение сотрудничать я ответил, что в книгу обязательно войдут его дурные поступки и мнения его критиков. - Том, я не ангел, - с улыбкой ответил Экклстоун. За долгие месяцы работы над книгой я имел возможность тесно общаться с самим Экклстоуном, его друзьями и почти всем руководством "Формулы-1". Многие спрашивали его: - Что говорить? А он всегда отвечал: - Правду. Обо мне не беспокойтесь. В результате мне удалось очень глубоко вникнуть в жизнь самого успешного предпринимателя Великобритании. Спасибо и самому Берни Экклстоуну. До нашей встречи он думал: "Я сам разберусь в собственной жизни и ничего не хочу о ней знать". Однако шли месяцы, и он как-то заметил: "Жду не дождусь твоей книги. Любопытно, чего же я достиг в жизни".

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.

Best-selling author Tom Bower reveals the power, passion and defiance of Prince Charles.

Few heirs to the throne have suffered as much humiliation as Prince Charles. Despite his hard work and genuine concern for the disadvantaged, he has struggled to overcome his unpopularity. After Diana’s death, his approval rating crashed to 4% and has been only rescued by his marriage to Camilla. Nevertheless, just one third of Britons now support him to be the next king.

Many still fear that his accession to the throne will cause a constitutional crisis. That mistrust climaxed in the aftermath of the trial of Paul Burrell, Diana’s butler, acquitted after the Queen’s sensational ‘recollection’. In unearthing many secrets surrounding that and many other dramas, Bower’s book, relying on the testimony from over 120 people employed or welcomed into the inner sanctum of Clarence House, reveals a royal household rife with intrigue and misconduct. The result is a book which uniquely will probe into the character and court of the Charles that no one, until now, has seen.

As divisive as he is beguiling, as misunderstood as he is scrutinised, Boris Johnson is a singular figure.
Many of us think we know his story well. His ruthless ambition was evident from his insistence, as a three-year-old, that he would one day be 'world king'. Eton and Oxford prepared him well for a frantic career straddling the dog-eat-dog worlds of journalism and politics. His transformation from bumbling stooge on Have I Got New for You to a triumphant Mayor of London was overshadowed only by his colourful personal life, brimming with affairs, scandals and transgressions. His ascent to Number 10 in the wake of the acrimonious, era-defining Brexit referendum would prove to be only the first act in an epic drama that saw him play both hero and villain - from proroguing parliament to his controversial leadership of the Covid-19 Crisis, all against the backdrop of divorce, marriage, the birth of his sixth child, revolts among Tory MPs and the countdown to Brexit.
Yet despite his celebrity, decades of media scrutiny, the endless vitriol of his critics and the enduring adoration of his supporters, there is so much we've never understood about Boris - until now. Previous biographies have either dismissed him as a lazy, deceitful opportunist or been transfixed by his charm, wit and drive. Both approaches fall short, and so many questions about Boris remain unanswered.
What seismic events of his childhood have evaded scrutiny? How has he so consistently defied the odds, proved his critics wrong, and got away with increasingly reckless gambles? What were his real achievements and failures as Mayor of London, what was really going on during his time as Foreign Secretary, and why did he write two articles for the Telegraph, one in favour of Leave and the other for Remain? How have the women in his life exerted more influence than any of us realise, and why is his story ultimately one overshadowed by family secrets?
Based on a wealth of new interviews and research, this is the deepest, most rounded and most comprehensive portrait to date of the man, the mind, the politics, the affairs, the family - of a loner, a lover, a leader.
Revelatory, unsettling and compulsively readable, it is the most timely and indispensable book yet from Britain's leading investigative biographer.

On 27 June 2007 Gordon Brown finally fulfils his ambition by becoming Britain's Prime Minister. But what do we really know about Brown the man? What is his agenda and how successful has he really been so far? And how did he make sure that he would attain his ultimate prize without opposition?
"Gordon Brown, Prime Minister", the fully updated edition of Tom Bower's brilliant biography, explains the complexity of a driven politician, delving deep into a career shaped by intrigue and ruthlessness. For the last ten years, Brown has been defined by comparison to Tony Blair: whilst Blair was media obsessed and intellectually lightweight, Brown, the dominant post-war Chancellor, has been seen as a serious man doing a serious job. In this gripping, ground-breaking narrative based on eyewitness accounts from insiders, Tom Bower exposes the real man behind the mask. By revealing Brown's tactical manoeuvres as Chancellor and his bitter struggle to become Prime Minister, Tom Bower presents an astonishing portrait of Britain's new leader.

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The sensational human story of the hunt for oil, and the politics, power and personalities involved.Over the last 20 years, oil prices have soared from $7 a barrel to $147 and down to $37. Amid economic boom and bust, speculators, traders, politicians and monarchs have plotted to earn fortunes from oil, and prayed for salvation from unpredictable natural and man-made disasters. Behind the headlines are the crushing rivalries between men and women exploring for oil five miles beneath the sea, battling for control of the world's biggest corporations and gambling billions of dollars twenty-four hours every day on oil prices. Success or failure for all those extraordinary personalities depends on squeezing their rivals and squeezing the crude out of the rocks. Overweening vanity and greed absorb those titans whose ambitions are forging the world's quest for oil.Exploiting unprecedented close access to the lives of irrepressible traders in New York, oil-oligarchs in Moscow, corporate chieftains in Dallas and London, and wily politicians floating in jets across the globe, Tom Bower presents the untold story of the most important quandary of our times: why, if there is plentiful oil in the earth, does mankind face a dire shortage threatening our lives? Self-interest is propelling the squeeze and there seems to be no salvation.

‘The pampered, petulant, self-pitying Prince. A devastating book by Britain’s top investigative author’ Daily Mail‘Explosive new book delves inside the bizarre, ultra luxury world of Prince Charles’ The SunBest-selling author Tom Bower reveals the power, passion and defiance of Prince Charles.Few heirs to the throne have suffered as much humiliation as Prince Charles. Despite his hard work and genuine concern for the disadvantaged, he has struggled to overcome his unpopularity. After Diana’s death, his approval rating crashed to 4% and has been only rescued by his marriage to Camilla. Nevertheless, just one third of Britons now support him to be the next king.Many still fear that his accession to the throne will cause a constitutional crisis. That mistrust climaxed in the aftermath of the trial of Paul Burrell, Diana’s butler, acquitted after the Queen’s sensational ‘recollection’. In unearthing many secrets surrounding that and many other dramas, Bower’s book, relying on the testimony from over 120 people employed or welcomed into the inner sanctum of Clarence House, reveals a royal household rife with intrigue and misconduct. The result is a book which uniquely will probe into the character and court of the Charles that no one, until now, has seen.

In a ground-breaking new study of the global oil industry, investigative journalist Tom Bower takes us behind the headlines to present the human drama of the increasingly desperate quest for 'black gold'. He reveals the crushing rivalries between men and women driven by ambition, vanity and greed to explore for oil five miles beneath the sea bed, battle for control of the world's mega-oil corporations - BP, Shell, ExxonMobil and Chevron - and gamble billions of dollars every day on oil prices. Success or failure for these extraordinary individuals depends on squeezing their rivals and squeezing the crude out of the rocks.

Exploiting unprecedented access to the lives of irrepressible traders in New York, oil-oligarchs in Moscow, corporate chieftains in Dallas and London, and wily politicians floating in jets across the globe, Bower tells the untold story of one of the most important quandaries of our times: why, if there is plentiful oil in the earth, do we face a dire shortage threatening all our lives? Self-interest is propelling the squeeze and there seems to be no salvation.

Jeremy Corbyn is on the brink of becoming Prime Minister. Tom Bower has written the book you need to read to understand Jeremy Corbyn’s past, his politics and the nature of the Government he seeks to lead. An unmissable account of Corbyn’s life so far… After 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 Ch?vez? 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.

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.

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.The rise and fall of the media tycoon Conrad Black is rivalled in its spectacular extravagance only by the machinations of his social-mountaineering wife, Barbara Amiel. Together their story of overweening ambition and greed is a modern-day classic of hubris.There is no bolder or better-informed chronicler of the follies of the rich and powerful than Tom Bower. Fearless in the approach which has brought him accolades for his gripping expos?s of Robert Maxwell, Tiny Rowland, Mohammed Fayed and Richard Branson, Bower reveals how the Blacks financed a billionaire’s lifestyle and won friends and influence in London and New York.Born into considerable wealth in Canada, Conrad Black bought and sold (but never effectively managed) several businesses, from mining and tractors to broadcasting companies and newspapers. In 1985 he bought the Telegraph group in London, where very little was known of the controversy over his past financial dealings.In 1992 he married Barbara Amiel, who later famously said, ‘I have an extravagance that knows no bounds’. Besotted with his wife, he began living way beyond his means. Fabulous parties, jewellery, clothes, private jets and homes followed. In 2003 an independent report in America accused him of ‘outright fraud’, ‘ethical corruption’ and ‘corporate kleptocracy’ – allegations that he will vigorously deny at his trial in Chicago in 2007. This edition will be updated to include the full story of the trial in all its sensational detail.Tom Bower’s book, based on over 150 interviews with bankers, politicians, celebrities, power-brokers and close friends, is packed with intimate revelations. It is a hugely entertaining account of gullibility in high places.

The sensational critical biography of this phenomenal entrepreneur and his business practices – fully updated to cover Branson’s recent ventures.No British tycoon is more popular, few claim to be richer and none has masterminded a more recognisable brand than Richard Branson. What is behind the success of the buccaneering balloonist, the tabloids’ favourite celebrity nude, the ‘grinning jumper’ and the scourge of corporate goliaths?Helped by eyewitness accounts of more than 250 people with direct experience of Branson, Tom Bower has a uncovered a different tale to the one so eagerly promoted by Virgin’s publicists. Here is the full story of Branson: his businesses, his friendships, his ambition, his law-breaking, his drug-taking, his bullying. From the cockpit of a balloon in the clouds to the centre of Branson’s operations in his Holland Park home this book is an intimate scrutiny of exactly how Richard Branson created himself and sold himself. Tom Bower’s biography reveals Branson to be a single-minded profiteer who, while occasionally generous to others, has a fixed purpose to enhance his family’s wealth in secret off-shore trust funds. Instead of a glittering saint, Branson emerges as a devious actor, proud of plucking for his own profit the good ideas of others.From his quest to acquire the license for the National Lottery to his plans to launch space tourism with Virgin Galactic, this fully updated edition follows Branson’s enterprises and investments up to the recent, failed bid for Northern Rock.