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The Maximalist: The Rise and Fall of Tony O'Reilly
Matt Cooper
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Description for The Maximalist: The Rise and Fall of Tony O'Reilly
Hardcover. The Maximalist considers Tony O'Reilly's life and influence, exploring the events and personalities behind his decline from a position of enormous wealth and influence to one, today, of relative penury. Num Pages: 564 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJP; 3JM; BGB; KJH; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1020. Tony O’Reilly strode into the twenty-first century an Irishman apart. Strikingly good-looking, athletically gifted, irresistibly charismatic and phenomenally wealthy, he had everything any man could want. For many, he was a hero, the living embodiment of Irish potential; for others, he was an arrogant and overbearing presence at the heart of power. Without doubt, he was the most powerful unelected Irishman of the past 50 years. His philosophy was simple: ‘I am a maximalist … I want more of everything.’But it was never enough. And today, O’Reilly’s empire and the formidable reputation it established lie in tatters. In this landmark biography, Matt Cooper draws on an abundance of new material, including interviews with many of O’Reilly’s closest family, friends, associates and rivals, to uncover the man behind the myth. An Irish epic, it documents in unflinching detail and with great subtlety the meteoric rise and slow unravelling of an Irish icon.
An Irish epic, The Maximalist documents in unflinching detail and with great subtlety the meteoric rise and slow unravelling of an Irish icon.
‘Biography of the Year.’ The Sunday Times
‘Biography of the Year.’ Sunday Business Post
‘Well-written and well-timed. Mr O’Reilly — all of him — is all here.’ The Financial Times
‘Exhilarating.’ The Irish Examiner
‘A thorough and dramatic account of a life that encompasses sport, business, media, speculation and family drama.’ The Sunday Independent
‘Brilliantly researched and scrupulously balanced … A compellingly psychological portrait that ... Read more
‘A discerning and intriguing analysis of both O’Reilly’s ascent to billionaire and his crash to bankruptcy.’ The Irish Mail on Sunday
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
564
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9780717167210
SKU
9780717167210
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99-1
About Matt Cooper
Matt Cooper is the presenter of ‘The Last Word’ on Today FM, one of the nation’s most popular radio shows. In over twenty years as a reporter (Business & Finance, Sunday Business Post, Irish Independent) and editor (Sunday Tribune), and now as a broadcaster and columnist (Irish Daily Mail), Matt Cooper has enjoyed access to the most significant people in ... Read more
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