{"product_id":"good-times-bad-times-the-explosive-inside-story-of-rupert-murdoch-9781453258361","title":"Good Times, Bad Times: The Explosive Inside Story of Rupert Murdoch","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn Harold Evans's classic memoir, he tells the inside story of Rupert Murdoch's takeover of the \u003ci\u003eTimes \u003c\/i\u003eof London and his rise to become a global media power \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1981, Harold Evans was the editor of one of Britain's most prestigious publications, the\u003ci\u003e Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, which had thrived under his watch. When Australian publishing baron Rupert Murdoch bought the daily\u003ci\u003e Times\u003c\/i\u003e of London, he persuaded Evans to become its editor with guarantees of editorial independence. But after a year of broken promises and conflict over the paper's direction, Evans departed amid an international media firestorm. Evans's story is a gripping, behind-the-scenes look at Murdoch's ascension to global media magnate. It is Murdoch laid bare, an intimate account of a man using the power of his media empire for his own ends. Riveting, provocative, and insightful, \u003ci\u003eGood Times, Bad Times\u003c\/i\u003e is as relevant today as when it was first written. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book features a new preface by the author, in which he discusses the Rupert Murdoch phone-hacking scandal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSir Harold Evans (b. 1928) is a celebrated British journalist and author who has served as editor of the\u003ci\u003e Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the\u003ci\u003e Times \u003c\/i\u003eof London, president and publisher of Random House, and editorial director of \u003ci\u003eU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u003c\/i\u003e. He is currently editor at large of the Reuters news agency. As editor of the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003efor fourteen years, Evans emphasized a style of tough investigative journalism responsible for breaking many of the day's major news stories. His acclaimed books include \u003ci\u003eGood Times, Bad Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Paper Chase\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe American Century\u003c\/i\u003e. Evans lives in New York City with his wife, Tina Brown. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Integrated Media LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492501393682,"sku":"9781453258361","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_173f7ed7-add2-42ff-896c-705a74da769f.jpg?v=1730595565","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/good-times-bad-times-the-explosive-inside-story-of-rupert-murdoch-9781453258361","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}