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The Successor
- Author
- Paddy Manning
- Narrator
- David Linski
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 22 November 2022
- Run Time
- 12 hours 54 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
The first major biography of Lachlan Murdoch, one of the world’s most powerful and enigmatic people—an epic saga of ruthless power plays and family battles
As heir apparent to the first global media dynasty, Lachlan Murdoch has been waiting to run his father Rupert’s empire all his life. In this riveting first biography of a little-understood but hugely influential figure, acclaimed journalist Paddy Manning asks: Can the dutiful son hang onto the empire, or will the third generation of Murdoch moguls prove the last?
Despite a life in the spotlight, Lachlan’s personality, politics, and business acumen remain obscure. Is he the ultra-conservative ideologue media reports maintain, or a free-thinking libertarian, as some friends suggest?
Drawing on unprecedented access to Lachlan Murdoch’s inner circle, Manning explores Lachlan’s upbringing, his political beliefs, what we can expect from his time at the helm, and whether he has what it takes to chart a future for this century-old company.
This is a book about the good, the bad, and the ugly of the global media world, and about America in the age of Trump and Murdoch. It is a book about power, apprenticeship, and succession.
Critics Review
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“This is certainly a book for Succession fans…Very entertaining and instructive.”
Financial Times (London)
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“Manning pulls together the strands of the fifty-one-year-old media mogul’s life in a highly readable tome.”
The Guardian (Australia)
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“Given this is the man who likely already has operational oversight of a company that controls two-thirds of the Australian newspaper market, Australians deserve to know a lot more about him. They could learn a fair bit from The Successor.”
ABC News
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“As the first biography of the current head of a powerful media empire, The Successor is well worth reading.”
The Conversation
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“I’m grateful for this valuable addition to our understanding of someone we should all know more about.”
Andrew Dodd, Inside Story
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Details
- Author
- Paddy Manning
- Narrator
- David Linski
- Duration
- 12 hours 54 minutes
- Release Date
- 22 November 2022
- ISBN
- 9798212323031
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Biography: business and industry
Synopsis
The first major biography of Lachlan Murdoch, one of the world’s most powerful and enigmatic people—an epic saga of ruthless power plays and family battlesAs heir apparent to the first global media dynasty, Lachlan Murdoch has been waiting to run his father Rupert’s empire all his life. In this riveting first biography of a little-understood but hugely influential figure, acclaimed journalist Paddy Manning asks: Can the dutiful son hang onto the empire, or will the third generation of Murdoch moguls prove the last?Despite a life in the spotlight, Lachlan’s personality, politics, and business acumen remain obscure. Is he the ultra-conservative ideologue media reports maintain, or a free-thinking libertarian, as some friends suggest?Drawing on unprecedented access to Lachlan Murdoch’s inner circle, Manning explores Lachlan’s upbringing, his political beliefs, what we can expect from his time at the helm, and whether he has what it takes to chart a future for this century-old company.This is a book about the good, the bad, and the ugly of the global media world, and about America in the age of Trump and Murdoch. It is a book about power, apprenticeship, and succession.
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