{"product_id":"bonfire-of-the-murdochs-how-the-epic-fight-to-control-the-last-great-media-dynasty-broke-a-family-and-the-world-by-gabriel-sherman","title":"Bonfire of the Murdochs: How the Epic Fight to Control the Last Great Media Dynasty Broke a Family -- And the World by Gabriel Sherman","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"doPublisherSearch\" href=\"https:\/\/ipage.ingramcontent.com\/ipage\/productdetail?queryString=H4sIAAAAAAAA_x3KsQqDQBCE4Vc5praJkGZLMVXQyiIgEoK3h-KRlduTEEPe3U267x_mA_Wg8IjKBVQElNNmXDMIlcgCs-6g8myINl5uXY3f11w37d8rqO9PBcxXfr8k-Xs358jWlTzDnNhJcHli12zJyzgphuF7ABtfO5Z8AAAA\u0026amp;R=88609165\u0026amp;dNo=0#\"\u003eSimon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe real succession story of the Murdoch empire is more shocking than the fictional TV series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBonfire of the Murdochs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 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, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and tabloids on three continents, which wielded more political and cultural power than any single company in modern times.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBased on interviews with more than 150 sources, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBonfire of the Murdochs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a richly textured narrative where each child plays their predestined role in a blood feud that explodes in a courtroom showdown. There, Murdoch's children weaponize his own secrets against him. It is a tragedy Shakespeare would have appreciated, where getting everything you want costs everything you love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dotters Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51996775874853,"sku":"9781982167417","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2167\/5269\/files\/9781982167417.gif?v=1770935218","url":"https:\/\/dottersbooks.com\/products\/bonfire-of-the-murdochs-how-the-epic-fight-to-control-the-last-great-media-dynasty-broke-a-family-and-the-world-by-gabriel-sherman","provider":"Dotters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}