John Pearson was a British author whose work often delved into the lives and careers of remarkable individuals, both real and fictional. He was known for his detailed and engaging biographies, which explored the psychology and motivations of his subjects. Pearson's writing style was characterized by thorough research and an ability to immerse readers in the worlds of his protagonists, frequently examining themes of power, crime, and the search for identity. His work provides a compelling look into human ambition and its consequences.
When the Englishman learned that someone was asking about him, he introduced himself to Pearson, who persuaded him to write his story - a story even more extraordinary than that of the Krays. Because the Englishman is the only man of non-Italian blood to be admitted to the heart of the Mafia.
John Pearson, author of The Profession of Violence, the definitive bestseller on the Krays, re-examines the bizarre and frightening story of the Kray twins including new revelations about their criminal past, the trial and their extraordinary activities in jail.
"Reggie and Ronnie Kray ruled London's 1960s gangland with a ruthlessness and viciousness that shocks, even today. Building an empire of organised crime on a scale never done before or since, the brothers swindled, extorted, terrorised and brutally murdered. In this classic account john Pearson explores the strange relationship that bound the twins together, and charts their gruesome career to their eventual downfall and imprisonment for life."--Back cover.
Inspired by the fortunes and misfortunes of the Getty family, whose most extraordinary and troubled episode - the kidnap and ransom of grandson Paul Getty - is now a major motion picture, directed by Ridley Scott, from a screenplay written by David Scarpa and starring Michelle Williams, Kevin Spacey and Mark Wahlberg.
Analyzes the royal family's management of its scandals and errant members and its orchestration of information--flattering and unflattering--disseminated through mass communications
Edith, Osbert and Sacheverell Sitwell were the children of possibly the most selfish and mismatched couple in the annals of the British aristocracy. John Pearson describes the public and private live of this strangest and most flamboyant of literary families.
The Spencers, like the Windsors, are a dynasty-one of the most successful families that England has produced. But how did a family of Tudor sheep farmers reach the ranks of the upper aristocracy by the time of the Restoration? The Spencers have quietly adapted from one generation to the next, sweeping up heiresses and magnificent estates, buying great libraries and art-then building London's most beautiful Palladian mansion to house them. The Spencers were also virtuosi of a particular art of prime importance to any aristocracy-the art of dynastic marriage. This is the story of how the Spencers attained their power, how they wielded it, and the bitter twist of fate by which they finally achieved their greatest dynastic marriage of all in 1981-the union of Diana Spencer with Charles Mountbatten Windsor.
Die Entführung des 16-jährigen Millionen-Erben Paul Getty schockiert Menschen auf der ganzen Welt. Als die Entführer 17 Millionen Dollar Lösegeld fordern, wendet sich Pauls Mutter Gail Harris an ihren Schwiegervater. Doch der milliardenschwere Unternehmer Jean Paul Getty weigert sich, für die Freilassung seines Enkels zu zahlen. Während Paul in der Gefangenschaft seiner Kidnapper immer grausameren Folterungen ausgesetzt wird, wartet die ganze Welt auf eine Reaktion der Familie Getty. Und Gail Harris ist nicht bereit, den Kampf um das Leben ihres Sohnes aufzugeben. John Pearson begibt sich in dieser Biografie auf die Spuren einer Familie, deren Reichtum Fluch und Segen für viele Generationen bedeutete. Bittere Fehden, unerwartete Wendungen und facettenreiche Figuren - dieses Buch nimmt Sie mit in die fesselnde Welt der Superreichen.
AMERIKANISCHE ALBTRÄUME John Constantine ist eine wandelnde Leiche. Sein Herz schlägt nicht mehr, sein Körper verfault allmählich – und zu allem Überfluss musste er in die USA fliehen, da er wegen Mordes von der Polizei in Großbritannien gesucht wird. Dort beauftragt Dream, der Herr der Träume, Constantine damit, seinen gestohlenen Traumsand wiederzubeschaffen, um eine schreckliche Bedrohung abzuwenden. Dabei bekommt Constantine die Schattenseiten des Landes der vermeintlich unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten zu spüren … Finsterer Horror, feinste Dark Fantasy: Der für den Eisner Award nominierte britische Autor Simon Spurrier (The Dreaming) und Künstler Aaron Campbell (Infidel) präsentieren Constantines neueste Abenteuer in Amerika und dem Sandman-Universum. ENTHÄLT: JOHN CONSTANTINE - HELLBLAZER: DEAD IN AMERICA 1-6
