| International Standard Book Number |
1982167416
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781982167417
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| Personal Name |
Sherman, Gabriel, author.
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| Title Statement |
Bonfire of the Murdochs : how the epic fight to control the last great media dynasty broke a family--and the world / Gabriel Sherman.
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| Edition Statement |
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
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| Imprint |
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
xii, 241 pages ; 24 cm.
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"When Rupert Murdoch made a fateful decision about who should inherit his media colossus, he believed that pitting his children against each other would produce the most capable heir. Twenty-five years later, that gamble would tear apart one of the world's most powerful families and trigger a multi-billion dollar reckoning in a succession battle featuring betrayals, lawsuits, and revenge plots. In Bonfire of the Murdochs, bestselling author Gabriel Sherman tells the inside story of this epic family war, one whose seeds were planted a half-century ago in Australia when the complicated patriarch left his homeland to conquer the world and please the ghost of his judgmental father. That quest culminated in a media empire that controlled Fox News, The Wall Street Journal, and tabloids on three continents, which wielded more political and cultural power than any single company in modern times. But Rupert's plan to rip up the secret trust controlling his empire and anoint his conservative firstborn son Lachlan as successor set him on a collision course with his three more liberal children What price would Rupert pay to secure his legacy? For the aging patriarch, this would be his final and most personal deal."--Amazon.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Murdoch, Rupert, 1931-
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Corporate power.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Mass media Influence.
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