Fourth Estate - Softcover

Archer, Jeffrey

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ISBN 10: 0330523198 ISBN 13: 9780330523196

Publisher: Pan Books, 2010

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The world's most powerful newspaper barons - which of them will triumph? At first glance, Richard Armstrong and Keith Townsend seemed to have little in common. One was the son of an illiterate peasant, who emerged from the most backward corner of a Europe ravaged by a bitter war. The other was raised in a mansion on the far side of the world while the war was just another piece of news. One was a hustler, a thief, ready to change even his identity, if it would gain him a momentary advantage. The other was the scion of a well-known family, groomed for a public role, a rebel who didn't care if anyone approved of what he got up to. One craved wealth, recognition, status. The other quickly discovered that real power comes from anonymity. But they did have one thing in common. Both of them were gamblers. Both were prepared to risk everything in their battle to control the biggest newspaper empire in the world.

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They had come from very different cultures, Keith Townsend and Dick Armstrong. One had been born into poverty and persecution, the other to a world of riches. What they had in common was that neither was to be trusted and that what they wanted they were determined to get. One would lie – but one would stop at nothing. And they were bitter rivals. The world looked on avidly as they fought for supremacy – but could either be the victor? Would the war they fought annihilate one or both?

Jeffrey Archer's latest blockbuster sweeps the listener into the dog-eat-dog world of modern journalism where truth is all too often the price paid for papers sold.

Other titles by Jeffrey Archer available from HarperCollinsAudioBooks include: 'Kane and Abel, Shall We Tell the President?' and 'A Matter of Honour'

About the Author:

Jeffrey Archer, whose novels and short stories include Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less, Kane and Abel and A Twist in the Tale, has topped the bestseller lists around the world, with sales of over 210 million copies. Paths of Glory, his most recent novel, was a global number one bestseller and remained on the Sunday Times bestseller list for ten weeks. The author is married with two children, and lives in London and Cambridge.

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