| Main Title: |
Too good to be true : inside the corrupt world of Christopher Skase / Lawrence van der Plaat. |
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| Author: |
Van der Plaat, Lawrence.
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| Year: |
1996. |
| Collation: |
xii, 388 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., hbk, ; 24 cm. |
| Summary: |
Pt 1 The empire builder 1. A fateful encounter -- 2. The first $100 million -- 3. Realising the media dream -- 4. Building a mirage -- 5. Hollywood mogul -- 6. Calm before the storm -- 7. Murdoch's revenge -- 8. Reversal of fortune -- Pt 2 Halcyon days 9. The phoenix arises -- 10. Escape and evasion -- 11. Russian roulette -- 12. The lost opportunity -- 13. The silver fox -- 14. Rough justice -- 15. The chase for Skase -- 16. In sickness and in health. |
| Subject: |
Skase, Christopher, 1945-
Skase, Pixie, 1935-
Business people
Business failures
Biography
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| ISBN: |
0732908531 : |
| Notes: |
Includes index.
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