Scandal! An Explosive Exposé of the Affairs, Corruption and Power Struggles of the Rich and Famous
Scandal reigns in the world of politics, celebrity, business, religion, royalty, and art, and this book covers it allfrom Watergate to Iraq, Princess Diana to Oscar Wilde. Distinguished writer Colin Wilson delves into the murky intrigues of American and Britishlife 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-honors scandal as well as an updated chapter on O.J. Simpson, here are the embarrassing true stories the rich and famous tried but failed to hide."
Biography & AutobiographyHistorySocial HistorySocial SciencePopular CultureMedia Studies
RELEASED2007
PUBLISHERVirgin Books
LENGTH394
LANGUAGEEN
Colin Henry Wilson was a British author who had written works on philosophy, true crime, and mysticism, as well as novels. He was born and raised in Leicester, England, the son of a factory worker. He attended school until he was 16, at which point he quit to work in a wool warehouse. He worked other odd jobs, including as a lab assistant and a civil servant, until he was called up to work as a clerk for the Royal Air Force. He worked there for six months until claiming that he was a homosexual in order to be dismissed. In 1956, his first book, *The Outsider*, was published.
Scandal! An Explosive Exposé of the Affairs, Corruption and Power Struggles of the Rich and Famous
Scandal reigns in the world of politics, celebrity, business, religion, royalty, and art, and this book covers it allfrom Watergate to Iraq, Princess Diana to Oscar Wilde. Distinguished writer Colin Wilson delves into the murky intrigues of American and Britishlife 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-honors scandal as well as an updated chapter on O.J. Simpson, here are the embarrassing true stories the rich and famous tried but failed to hide."
Biography & AutobiographyHistorySocial HistorySocial SciencePopular CultureMedia Studies
RELEASED2007
PUBLISHERVirgin Books
LENGTH394
LANGUAGEEN
Colin Henry Wilson was a British author who had written works on philosophy, true crime, and mysticism, as well as novels. He was born and raised in Leicester, England, the son of a factory worker. He attended school until he was 16, at which point he quit to work in a wool warehouse. He worked other odd jobs, including as a lab assistant and a civil servant, until he was called up to work as a clerk for the Royal Air Force. He worked there for six months until claiming that he was a homosexual in order to be dismissed. In 1956, his first book, *The Outsider*, was published.
