No Angel: The Secret Life of Bernie Ecclestone - Brossura

Tom Bower

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ISBN 10: 0571269362 ISBN 13: 9780571269365

Casa editrice: Faber and Faber, 2012

Riassunto

'I'm no angel.' Bernie Ecclestone Born into poverty, Bernie Ecclestone has made himself a billionaire by developing the world's second most popular sport - Formula One racing. Private, mysterious and some say sinister, the eighty-year-old criss-crosses the globe in his private jet, mixing with celebrities, statesmen and sporting heroes. His success is not just in creating a multibillion-pound global business but in resisting repeated attempts to snatch the glittering prize from his control. Ecclestone has never before revealed how he graduated from selling second-hand cars in London's notorious Warren Street to become the major player he is today. He has finally decided to reveal his secrets: the deals, the marriages, the disasters and the successes in Formula One racing, in Downing Street, in casinos, on yachts and in the air. Surprisingly, he has granted access to his inner circle to Tom Bower, described by Ecclestone as 'The Undertaker' - the man who buries reputations - and has given him access to all his friends and enemies. All have been told by Ecclestone, 'Tell him the truth, good or bad.' No Angel is a classic rags-to-riches story, the unique portrayal of a unique man and an intriguing insight into Formula One racing, business and the human spirit. Tom Bower is the author of nineteen books, including biographies of Robert Maxwell, Mohamed Fayed, Gordon Brown, Richard Branson, Conrad Black and more recently, Simon Cowell.

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Recensione:

'Bower concludes that Ecclestone thrives when he's in trouble, in marriage as well as business. His company is complex but the business plan is simple: it depends on Ecclestone living for ever.' --Daily Telegraph

'Bower ...reveals the Formula One family as a true nest of vipers in which Ecclestone is supreme.' --Sunday Times

A vastly insightful work that peels away the layers guarding this most usually protected and inscrutable of men ... For once, though, with this riveting biography, Ecclestone's levers have deserted him. Underneath his skin, away from the negotiating table, he is exposed as human after all.' --Chris Blackhurst, Evening Standard

'An unusually fair-minded and thorough portrait of a very peculiar man ... this is a marvellous book, with a great story to tell, and many wonderful smaller stories as well.' -- Marcus Berkmann, Daily Mail

'We all suspected that much of the mystery was created by Bernie himself ... No one know the whole story, but everyone wanted to know. Here, at last, was a major-league investigative biographer who would expose all. The result does not disappoint. It is a fascinating story, brilliantly told.' --Max Mosely, Spectator

A vastly insightful work that peels away the layers guarding this most usually protected and inscrutable of men ... For once, though, with this riveting biography, Ecclestone's levers have deserted him. Underneath his skin, away from the negotiating table, he is exposed as human after all. --Chris Blackhurst, Evening Standard

Descrizione del libro:

No Angel: The Secret Life of Bernie Ecclestone is Tom Bower's bestselling biography of the international Formula One tycoon.

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• Editore: Faber and Faber
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0571269362
• ISBN 13: 9780571269365
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 448