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The Successor: The High-Stakes Life of Lachlan Murdoch Paperback – November 15, 2022

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A book about power, apprenticeship, and succession in the first family of media

An heir apparent to the first global media dynasty, Lachlan Murdoch has been waiting to run his father Rupert’s empire all his life. In this riveting first biography of a little-understood but hugely influential figure, acclaimed journalist Paddy Manning asks: can the dutiful son hang onto the empire, or will the third generation of Murdoch moguls prove the last?

Despite a life in the spotlight, Lachlan’s personality, politics, and business acumen remain enigmatic. Is he the ultra-conservative ideologue media reports maintain, or a free-thinking libertarian, as some friends suggest?

After emerging victorious from the Murdoch family’s turbulent succession wars, Lachlan is stepping up at a time of unprecedented instability. What can we expect from his time at the helm, and does he have what it takes to chart a future for this century-old company? This is a book about the good, the bad, and the ugly of the global media world, and about America in the age of Trump and Murdoch. It is a book about power, apprenticeship, and succession.

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    344 pages
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    Sutherland House Books
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    November 15, 2022
  5. Dimensions
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  6. ISBN-10
    1989555993
  7. ISBN-13
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"This is certainly a book for Succession fans! I am sure Financial Times readers will remember Paddy Manning’s book on the hapless Nathan Tinkler, one of Australia’s briefest mining billionaires. Very entertaining and instructive." –Financial Times Readers' Best Books of 2022

"The Successor covers the older Murdoch son's life from childhood through youthful business ventures including investment in Australian rugby league, to his departure from his father’s businesses in 2005 and return nearly a decade later." —The Guardian

"As the first biography of the current head of a powerful media empire, The Successor is well worth reading." —Matthew Ricketson, The Conversation

"Given this is the man who likely already has operational oversight of a company that controls two-thirds of the Australian newspaper market, Australians deserve to know a lot more about him. They could learn a fair bit from The Successor." —Michael Rowland, ABC News

"I'm grateful for this valuable addition to our understanding of someone we should all know more about." —Andrew Dodd, Inside Story

"Paddy Manning pulls together the strands of the 51-year-old media mogul's life in a highly readable tome." —Amanda Meade, Guardian Australia

About the Author

Paddy Manning is the author of several award-winning books, including biographies of Malcolm Turnbull and Nathan Tinkler. During almost twenty years in journalism he has worked for Crikey, The Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Financial Review and The Australian, and has won several awards for journalistic excellence. His book, Body Count, won the 2021 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for non-fiction.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sutherland House Books (November 15, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 344 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1989555993
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1989555996
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.22 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1 x 8.75 inches
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Paddy Manning is an Australian investigative journalist and writer, currently working on “Sly Fox: The Unauthorised Biography of Lachlan Murdoch”, to be published by Black Inc in 2022 (check it out here: https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/news/black-inc-publish-lachlan-murdoch-biography). Paddy has written five books including, most recently, "Body Count: How Climate Change is Killing Us" (Simon & Schuster, 2020), winner of the non-fiction prize in the 2021 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards. He is a contributing editor for The Monthly magazine, and over a 20-year career in journalism has worked for ABC Radio National’s Background Briefing program, independent newssite Crikey.com.au, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian Financial Review and The Australian, and was founding publishing editor of "Ethical Investor" magazine. He lectures in investigative journalism at the University of Technology, Sydney, and is undertaking a doctorate in the history of News Corporation in Australia, 1923-2023. He lives in Sydney.

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T. A. Hayward
5.0 out of 5 stars The Successor
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2023
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I loved this book. It is a quick read and paced well. A perfect blend of economic realities and the political themes that shape them plus business insight into News Ltd from the Australian perspective.
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rafi ghazi
5.0 out of 5 stars Top holiday read !
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 25, 2023
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Read this in 4 days. Very well written, fair and balanced. Insightful content and well researched. Great job !
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Adie Williams
3.0 out of 5 stars Content was okay but disappointing to have no interview with Lachlan
Reviewed in Australia on February 3, 2023
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I didn’t realize this was written by a journalist so I felt it was a little biased. I am an avid reader, the content was okay but wasn’t written in a compelling way - had to force myself to finish it
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william stuart
2.0 out of 5 stars Murdoch hit job
Reviewed in Australia on September 24, 2023
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Disappointing from the point of view that the author can’t resist continual comment and criticism about Murdochs political leaning.
So if you’re interested in yet another Murdoch hit job this book is for you
I prefer more balanced and rounded biographies.I regret having wasted my money on this book
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