My way : Berlusconi in his own words /

My way : Berlusconi in his own words /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Friedman, Alan, 1956- author.
Imprint:	London : Biteback Publishing, 2015. ©2015
Description:	xvi, 300 pages, [8] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits (some color) ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Berlusconi, Silvio, -- 1936- Berlusconi, Silvio, -- 1936- Prime ministers -- Italy -- Biography. Politics and government. Prime ministers. Italy -- Politics and government -- 1994- Italy. Biography.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10389835

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Other authors / contributors:	Berlusconi, Silvio, 1936- interviewee.
ISBN:	9781849549868 1849549869
Notes:	Includes index.
Summary:	"From cruise-ship crooner to real-estate tycoon, billionaire media mogul to the longest-serving and most controversial Prime Minister Italy has ever known, Silvio Berlusconi's life has been nothing less than a whirlwind of epic transformations. A self-made hero of the people to some, while a sex-crazed, interest-driven opportunist to others, this polarising figure evokes strong reactions from both sides of the political spectrum - adored and despised in equal measure by the Italian electorate, and seen as something of an enigma by the rest of the world."--Publisher's web site.

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Summary:	Inspired by the Frost/Nixon interviews and Walter Isaacson's author-subjectrelationship with Steve Jobs, Alan Friedman tells the story of SilvioBerlusconi, the billionaire media mogul turned Prime Minister, who hasdominated Italian life for the past twenty years. Berlusconi has cooperatedwith the bestselling author and award-winning journalist in the telling of hislife story - warts and all. From the bunga-bunga parties to his most secretmoments with world leaders, the book is rich in anecdotes and revelationsinvolving Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Geroge W. Bush, Vladimir Putin,Mikhail Gorbachev, Tony Blair, Nicolas Sarkozy, Angela Merkel and many others. Starting from the bottom in his incredible rise to power, Berlusconi wasa cruise-ship crooner as a young man, became a real estate tycoon in the '70s,started the first commercial television network in history, and turned AC Milaninto a world-class soccer club. And that was all before he entered and survivedthe squalid swampland of Italian politics, becoming the longest-serving ItalianPrime Minister in history, and generating, arguably, the most controversy ofany world leader today.
Item Description:	Includes index.
Physical Description:	xvi, 300 pages, [8] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits (some color) ; 24 cm
ISBN:	9781849549868 1849549869