New Releases by Michael Wolff

The 8th novel in this new series. For thousands of years the Earth has been under observation by a race of extraterrestrials. Ten years ago contention among the aliens caused a meteor-like probe to make contact with Tom Swift and Tom Swift Jr. The probe''s covert function was to help the aliens determine on how best to deal with what they felt was the problematical expanding intelligence among humans. A few years later, in Ecuador, Sandra Swift encounters a second alien probe. It destroys itself, but not before subtly reprogramming part of Sandy''s brain, making her an unwitting spy for the "Space Friends." Now the Sun itself is undergoing a change. Self-replicating machines are forming a shell which, if unchecked, will eventually enclose the star that gives life to our world. And Sandy realizes that the events which began in Ecuador are reaching a terrible conclusion. The Space Friends... up to now aloof and mysterious... are making their presence increasingly known. It''s the first note in a vast closing act, and Sandy soon comes to understand that the future of seven billion people depend on how willing she is to put her life on the line.

From the author of Fire and Fury, this irresistible account offers an exclusive glimpse into a man who wields extraordinary power and influence in the media on a worldwide scale—and whose family is being groomed to carry his legacy into the future. If Rupert Murdoch isn’t making headlines, he’s busy buying the media outlets that generate them. His News Corp. holdings—from the New York Post, Fox News, and The Wall Street Journal, to name just a few—are vast, and his power is unrivaled. So what makes a man like this tick? Michael Wolff gives us the definitive answer in The Man Who Owns the News. With unprecedented access to Rupert Murdoch himself, and his associates and family, Wolff chronicles the astonishing growth of Murdoch''s $70 billion media kingdom. In intimate detail, he probes the Murdoch family dynasty, from the battles that have threatened to destroy it to the reconciliations that seem to only make it stronger. Drawing upon hundreds of hours of interviews, he offers accounts of the Dow Jones takeover as well as plays for Yahoo! and Newsday as they’ve never been revealed before.

If Rupert Murdoch isn''t making headlines, he''s busy buying the media outlets that generate them. Murdoch''s News Corp holdings - from The New York Post, Fox News, The Australian, and most recently The Wall Street Journal, to name just a few - are vast , and his power is unrivalled. So what makes a man like this tick? Michael Wolff gives us the definitive answer in The Man Who Owns The News. With unprecedented access to Murdoch himself, his associates, and family, Wolff chronicles the astonishing growth of the $70 billion media kingdom. In intimate detail he probes the Murdoch family dynasty, from the battles that have threatened to destroy it to the reconciliations that seem to only make it stronger. Drawing upon hundreds of hours of interviews, he offers accounts of the Dow Jones takeover as well as plays for Yahoo! and Newsday as they''ve never been revealed before. But Murdoch is more than a predatory and merciless deal-maker. His company does not only generate dizzying profits and growth rates. His company generates the information that forms our understanding of the world. He presides over what we read, what we watch, what we come to believe about ourselves, to an extent that is without serious parallel anywhere on earth. In the words of Michael Wolff, Murdoch ''held more power over more time than any other contemporary figure''. This is an opportunity to see and hear one of the most vivid, powerful, unusual, menacing and captivating men of the age. One of the central figures of our times. Written in the irresistible style that only an award-winning columnist for ''Vanity Fair'' can deliver, The Man Who Owns The News offers an exclusive glimpse into a man who wields extraordinary power and influence in the media on a worldwide scale - and whose family is being groomed to carry his legacy into the future.

Astute, brutally honest, and always provocative chronicler of assorted media-world implosions Michael Wolff has sorted through the wreckage of fallen media empires and fearlessly deconstructed the peculiar psychology behind the mess. A former media entrepreneur himself, Wolff has had a ringside seat as the conglomeratized worlds of newspapers, magazines, television, radio, and the Internet have taken often bewildering turns. In Autumn of the Moguls, Wolff explains it all, taking on the great (and not-so-great) characters of the age, including: AOL Time Warner''s Gerald Levin, Steve Case, Bob Pittman, and Walter Isaacson; New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr.; Viacom''s Sumner Redstone and Mel Karmazin; Disgraced domestic goddess Martha Stewart; Would-be media empress Tina Brown; Legendary kahuna Barry Diller; Media mogul turned New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg; Disney czar Michael Eisner; And an outrageous cast of self-proclaimed creative geniuses, short-sighted (and often short) financiers, and shameless politicians who attempt and frequently succeed in manipulating the media.

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A new Website is created every 30 seconds. Over 90% of Net users are new to the medium. Fully revised and updated, "NetGuide" is the essential resource for new and experienced Net users alike. Over 10,000 Web site listings are included with editorial reviews of each one and instructions on how to access them.

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ÅRETS MEST OMTALADE BOK! ÖVER 1 MILJON TRYCKTA EXEMPLAR FÖRSTA VECKAN »Något av det mest underhållande som skrivits om politik. Du skrattar och skakar på huvudet under 336 sidor - tills du minns att det inte är fiktion.« Niklas Ekdahl, DN »En bok som bekräftar vad de flesta redan har förstått: Att Trump inte bara är helt olämplig som president, utan att alla runt honom också vet om det.« Michelle Goldberg, New York Times Donald Trumps första tid i Vita huset var häpnadsväckande och fylld till brädden av skandaler. Med draghjälp av presidentens »allierade« i Vita husets västra flygel skildrar den grävande journalisten Michael Wolff hur Donald Trump skapade ett presidentskap lika labilt, glödande och vansinnigt som han själv. Bland avslöjandena: Vad som fick Trump att tro att han var avlyssnad av Barack Obama. Vem av Trumps närmaste medarbetare som kallar honom »en idiot omgiven av clowner«. Vad Trumpadministrationen har gemensamt med filmen Det våras för Hitler. Varför Melania Trump grät när hennes make vann valet. Varför FBI-chefen James Comey egentligen fick sparken. Varför chefsstrategen Steve Bannon kallar Trumps son »landsförrädare«. Hur (dåligt) det gick när Trump skulle lära sig den amerikanska konstitutionen. MICHAEL WOLFF är en prisbelönt amerikansk författare och journalist. Han har bland annat arbetat för USA Today, Vanity Fair och New York Times, samt tilldelats två National Magazine Awards. Michael Wolff bor i New York. »Michael Wolff lyckas fånga dynamiken mellan Donald Trump och tidigare chefsstrategen Steve Bannon, och de etniska och religiösa dispyterna mellan Vita husets medarbetare. Oumbärlig läsning. Drar undan de få gardiner som fortfarande finns för Trump och Vita huset.« The Guardian »Michael Wolff har tecknat en bild av en administration präglad av en inkompetens och okunnighet som saknar motstycke i amerikansk historia.« Martin Gelin, DN