Scandal!: An Explosive Exposé of the Affairs, Corruption and Power Struggles of the Rich and Famous

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Random House, May 31, 2011 - Biography & Autobiography - 400 pages

What makes a good scandal? Money, politics and power, and a huge dose of media interest.

Scandal reigns in the world of politics, celebrity, business, religion, royalty and art, and this book covers it all - from Watergate to Michael Jackson, Diana to Oscar Wilde. Distinguished writer Colin Wilson delves into the murky intrigues of British and American life to bring the most scandalous secrets to light.

Containing brand new chapters on Michael Jackson, ENRON, the death of David Kelly, the Catholic Church sex scandals and the cash-for-honours scandal, and an updated chapter on OJ Simpson, here are the embarrassing true stories the rich and famous tried but failed to hide.

 

Contents

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A Politicians SelfDestruction
A Stars Disgrace
Mad Bad and Dangerous to Know
The SexforSale Telegraph Boys
The Scandalous Princess
The Political Scandal that Shook France
One of the Biggest Corporate Frauds in History
Composer of Genius and Murderer
The Paedophilia Accusations
The Death of a Scientist and the Phantom Iraqi
All the Presidents Women
The Louisiana Scandal
The Case of the Manacled Mormon
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Colin Wilson has been a major influence in the areas of esoteric thought and true crime. His career has spanned the publication of over 60 books, including The Occult, A Criminal History of Mankind and From Atlantis To The Sphinx.
Damon Wilson is the author of The Encyclopaedia of Unsolved Mysteries and other non-fiction titles. He is currently working in the Computer Gaming Industry and lives in London.

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