Tom Bower
Tom Bower (born 28 September 1946) is a British writer, noted for his investigative journalism and for his unauthorized biographies.
A former Panorama reporter, his books include unauthorised biographies of Tiny Rowland, Robert Maxwell, Mohamed Al-Fayed, Geoffrey Robinson, Gordon Brown and Richard Branson. He won the 2003 William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award for Broken Dreams, an investigation into corruption in English football. His joint biography of Conrad Black and Barbara Amiel Conrad and Lady Black: Dancing on the Edge was published in November 2006, and an unsuccessful libel case over a passing mention of Daily Express proprietor Richard Desmond in the book was heard in July 2009.[1] An unauthorised biography by Bower of Richard Desmond, provisionally entitled Rough Trader, awaits publication. Bowers's biography of Simon Cowell, written with Cowell's co-operation, was published on 20 April, 2012.
Bower is married to Veronica Wadley, former editor of the London Evening Standard, and has four children.
[edit] Bibliography
- Blind Eye to Murder: The Pledge Betrayed, 1981
- Klaus Barbie: Butcher of Lyon, 1984
- The Paperclip Conspiracy, 1987
- Red Web, 1989
- Maxwell: The Outsider, 1991
- Tiny Rowland: A Rebel Tycoon, 1993
- The Perfect English Spy: Sir Dick White and the Secret War, 1935-90, 1995
- Heroes of World War II, 1995
- Maxwell: The Final Verdict, 1996
- Nazi Gold, 1997
- Blood Money: The Swiss, the Nazis and the Looted Billions, 1997
- Fayed: The Unauthorized Biography, 1998
- Branson, 2000 ISBN 1-84115-400-8
- The Paymaster: Geoffrey Robinson, Maxwell and New Labour, 2001
- Broken Dreams: Vanity, Greed and the Souring of British Football, 2003
- Gordon Brown, 2004
- Conrad and Lady Black: Dancing on the Edge, 2006, ISBN 978-0-00-723234-5
- The Squeeze, 2009
- Oil: Money, Politics, and Power in the 21st Century 2010 ISBN 0-446-54798-0
- No Angel: The Secret Life of Bernie Ecclestone, 2011 ISBN 978-0-571-26929-7
- Sweet Revenge: The Intimate Life of Simon Cowell, 2012, ISBN 978-0-571-27835-0
[edit] References
- ^ Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee (2010). Press Standards, Privacy and Libel. The Stationery Office. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-215-54408-7.
| Preceded by Donald McRae |
William Hill Sports Book of the Year winner 2003 |
Succeeded by Peter Oborne |
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