{"product_id":"fall-winner-of-the-costa-biography-award-2021","title":"John Preston: Fall [2021] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The best biography yet of the media magnate Robert Maxwell - by turns engrossing, amusing and appalling' Robert Harris, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Electrifying... the supreme chronicler of modern British scandals' \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Very English Scandal, \u003c\/i\u003ethe jaw-dropping life story of the notorious business tycoon Robert Maxwell.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn February 1991, the media mogul and former MP Robert Maxwell made a triumphant entrance into Manhattan harbour aboard his yacht, the \u003ci\u003eLady Ghislaine\u003c\/i\u003e, to complete his purchase of the ailing \u003ci\u003eNew York Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e. Crowds lined the quayside to watch his arrival, taxi drivers stopped their cabs to shake his hand and children asked for his autograph. But just ten months later, Maxwell disappeared from the same yacht off the Canary Islands, only to be found dead in the water soon afterward.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaxwell was the embodiment of Britain's post-war boom. Born an Orthodox Jew, he had escaped the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, fought in World War 2, 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 on his death, 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. No one had ever fallen so far and so quickly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat went so wrong? How did a war hero and model of society 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Preston is a natural storyteller' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Preston, John","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":47276002869587,"sku":"XV80241388679","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"New","offer_id":49141386576211,"sku":"9780241388679","price":27.13,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":47804632564051,"sku":"XG80241388679","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/preston-john-john-preston-fall-2021-hardback-57989681709395.jpg?v=1727137574","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/fall-winner-of-the-costa-biography-award-2021","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}