{"product_id":"fall-the-mysterious-life-and-death-of-robert-maxwell-britains-most-notorious-media-baron","title":"Fall: The Mysterious Life and Death of Robert Maxwell, Britain's Most Notorious Media Baron","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCosta Prize Winner: The \"best biography yet\" of notorious media mogul Robert Maxwell, \"by turns engrossing, amusing, and appalling\" (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn February 1991, Robert Maxwell triumphantly sailed into New York Harbor on his yacht, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLady Ghislaine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, to buy the ailing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDaily News\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Taxi drivers stopped their cabs to shake his hand, children asked for his autograph, and patrons of the hottest restaurant in Manhattan gave him a standing ovation while he dined. Ten months later, Maxwell disappeared off that same yacht in the middle of the night and was later found dead in the water. As John Preston, author of A Very English Scandal, reveals in this biography, Maxwell's death was as mysterious as his remarkable life.\u003cbr\u003eA tightly paced, addictive saga of ambition, hubris, narcissism, greed, power, and intrigue, this book recounts Maxwell's rise and fall and rise and fall again. Preston moves backward and forward in time to examine the forces that shaped Maxwell, from his Jewish childhood in occupied Eastern Europe to his failed political ambitions in the 1960s that ended in accusations of financial double-dealing to his resurrection as a media mogul—and the family legacy he left behind, including his daughter Ghislaine Maxwell. \u003cbr\u003ePreston chronicles Maxwell's all-encompassing rivalry with Rupert Murdoch—a battle that ruined Maxwell financially, threatened his sanity, and led, indirectly, to his death. Did Maxwell have a heart attack and fall overboard? Was his death suicide? Or was he murdered—possibly by Mossad or the KGB? Few in the twentieth century journeyed as far from his roots as Robert Maxwell. Yet, as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e reveals, no one, however rich and powerful, can entirely escape their past. \u003cbr\u003e\"Preston tells [the story] with great verve and the benefit of extensive interviews.\" —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The mystery of this larger-than-life figure is perplexing—true crime aficionados will be absorbed.\" —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the most enigmatic figures in the annals of white-collar crime . . . well-researched, compelling.\" —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Preston (Author)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52040784806209,"sku":null,"price":1199.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/3087\/9041\/files\/35_bd8219d2-1834-45ca-bef4-10f457df6555.webp?v=1785505601","url":"https:\/\/www.bookemporium.pk\/products\/fall-the-mysterious-life-and-death-of-robert-maxwell-britains-most-notorious-media-baron","provider":"The Book Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}