Maxwell BY Joe Haines

Robert Maxwell is one of the most remarkable men of our time. Much admired, sometimes feared, and always respected, he remains an unknown figure behind a well-known face. In writing his biography, Joe Haines has had access to MAxwell's archives, family, and friends, without conditions as to the use he would make ofhis sources or the judgments he would come to. The result is the only authentic portrait of the man who started twice with nothing and fought his way to the pinnacle of global recognition and success against all the odds. Global media entrepreneur, newspaper, book and magazine publisher, television and film producer, TV cable operator, printer, compact disc manufacturer, politician, football club Chairman, Chairman of the XIIIth Commonwealth Games, Chairman of British International Helicopters, Chairman of the National Aids Trust fundraising group, Robert MAxwell is today one of the most influential and talked-about men in the world. Among this book's many exclusive revelations are the Maxwell Foundation's plans for the management and use of the great wealth he has helped to create since gaining the Executive Chairmanship of Pergamon in 1974. A career such as this cannot fail to generate controversy, and this book faithfully records the battles which make milestones in Maxwell's life story, and brings the continuing story up to date. Here indeed is the definitive biography of one of the most extraordinary men of the century.