Robber Baron: Lord Black of Crossharbour

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The unauthorised biography of Conrad Black, a man who built the third-largest media empire and who is facing criminal charges in Chicago for alleged fraud, money laundering and racketeering. Based on rigourous research, hard-hitting interviews, original documents and exclusive access to Black and his close family and friends, key associates, critics and staunch enemies, this is a fascinating insider's look at a complex, driven man.

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"At no point does the biographer demonstrate anything but impartiality toward his subject, a fact which serves Tombs well during his coverage of Black's highly-publicized fraud trial in Chicago." --"Scene Magazine"
"Benefits immensely from the author's ability to score interviews with Black himself." --"Quill & Quire"
"Tombs plumbs Black's psychology objectively, but with a sharp insight." --"Editor & Publisher"
"This intimate portrait reveals a man who's spent his life courting the rich and powerful. . . . All of this enthralling material is placed in clever juxtaposition with taped interviews with the baron himself." --"Independent on Sunday"
"In my view, Lord Black is the best biography . . . Lord Black is a full-fledged biography that gives us much to chew on as we speculate on why Black does what he does." --Don Cayo, "Vancouver Sun"
"Tombs has the advantage of being the only Black biographer who had access to his subject." --Alan Hustak, "The Montreal Gazette"
"A fascinating study . . . a terrific book that engages you from the get-go." --"The Gary Doyle Show", CKGL Kitchener radio station

Author Bio

George Tombs is an award-winning journalist, and has worked for TV, radio, newsmagazines, and newspapers, in both English and French. He has reported first-hand on disappearances, refugees, hostage-takings, terrorists, aboriginal societies, desert nomads, Nobel-winning scientists, inventors, and heads of state and government. He served as editorial-writer at The Montreal Gazette, has produced several documentary series for CBC and Radio-Canada, and has a PhD in history from McGill University. He teaches journalism and history at the State University of New York and Athabasca University. Tombs is a contributor to The Guardian about Conrad Black, and has spoken about Black on CNN, BBC, CBC, CTV, and Global News.