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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

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

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George Tombs, PhD, is an award-winning journalist and a professor at Athabasca University in Alberta, Canada, and at the State University of New York. He is the author of Lord Black.

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