Cuckooland: Where the Rich Own the Truth by Tom Burgis (English) Paperback Book

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Cuckooland by Tom Burgis From the bestselling author of Kleptopia comes a true story about Cuckooland – a world where the rich can buy everything – including the truth. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Everywhere, the powerful are making a renewed claim to the greatest prize of all: to own the truth. The power to choose what you want reality to be and impose that reality on the world.For three years, Tom Burgis followed a lead that took him deeper and deeper into Cuckooland – the place where the rich own the truth. The trail snaked from the Kremlin to Kathmandu, Stockholm to the Steppe, from a blood-soaked town square in Uzbekistan to a royal retreat in Scotland. Burgis hunted down oligarchs, developed secret sources and traced vast sums of money flowing between multinational corporations, ex-Soviet dictators and the wests ruling elites. And he found one man who wanted the power to bend reality to his will.This book tells an astonishing story: a tale of secrets and lies that reveals how fragile that truth can be. Whether its in Kazakh torture chambers or the UKs High Court, the lords of Cuckooland are seizing control of the truth. They decree what stories may be told about war and money and power, what we are permitted to know – and more importantly, what we are not.From the bestselling author of Kleptopia, Cuckooland is a deeply reported work of non-fiction that reads like a thriller. It is a story of how globalisation and technological revolution have combined to imperil the foundation of free societies: that the truth belongs to the many, not the few. Author Biography Tom Burgis won a fellowship at the Financial Times in 2006, and has worked on the paper ever since. He has reported from London, Brussels, South America and Africa, writing on the privation and conflict that accompanies the resource trade.His work has appeared in the Telegraph, the Independent, the Observer, the New Statesman, the Big Issue and Open Democracy, and in 2010 he was shortlisted for Young Journalist of the Year at the British Press Awards. Review Written as a true-life thriller, Cuckooland reveals a secret world of access and influence, where inconvenient facts can be white-washed if you have the right connections and resources. Tom Burgis takes readers from Nepal to Putins Russia, but the real subject is the Western and especially the British political and financial systems, which have enabled the spread of modern kleptocracy. A vital book for this election yearANNE APPLEBAUMBreath-taking and jaw-dropping all at the same time. I read it in one sitting – and couldnt put it down. AstonishingPETER FRANKOPANWe often hear stories about kleptocrats, oligarchs, money launderers, libel lawyers and other dubious characters roaming around London like they own the place, but Tom Burgis brings these characters to life in a highly entertaining, readable story that you wont soon forget. The uncomfortable conclusion you come to from reading this story is that everything seems to be for sale in the UK and most unfortunately, at the top of that list is our integrityBILL BROWDERThis is the truth about how Britain has been corrupted. Tom Burgis has written perhaps the most urgent and important book of the yearOLIVER BULLOUGHTom Burgis is a once in a generation journalistic talent. Do you want to know how the world really works? Pick up this once in a decade book now and take it straight to the till. It will open your eyes into the way we live nowBEN JUDAH Burgis is a witty Holmes taking us into the secret world of global corruption and geopolitics – a trail that leads right back home to us. As entertaining as it is disturbing and importantPETER POMERANTSEV Details ISBN0008564752 Author Tom Burgis Pages 304 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Year 2024 ISBN-13 9780008564759 Format Paperback Publication Date 2024-03-06 Imprint William Collins Subtitle Where the Rich Own the Truth Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Alternative 9780008564742 Audience General UK Release Date 2024-03-06 NZ Release Date 2024-03-06 AU Release Date 2024-03-06 DEWEY 353.46 Language English ISBN-10 0008564752 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:160472230;

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