William Hill Sports Book of the Year
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Edition 15 (2003) Winner
Tom Bower
トム・バワー
Tomu Bawā
Aliases:
Thomas Michael Bower
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1946-09-28 （England, London）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- London
Career
- Occupations
- writer, journalist, television producer, barrister
- Active Years
- 1970-2024
- Affiliations
- BBC, National Council of Civil Liberties
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Ellis School | — | }, | — | — | England |
| London School of Economics | — | Faculty of Law | — | — | United Kingdom |
William Ellis School
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Country:
England
School in Highgate
London School of Economics
Faculty of Law
Country:
United Kingdom
Studied law
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | William Hill Sports Book of the Year | Broken Dreams: Vanity, Greed and the Souring of British Football | — | William Hill | winner |
William Hill Sports Book of the Year
2003
Work:
Broken Dreams: Vanity, Greed and the Souring of British Football
Organization:
William Hill
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Broken Dreams: Vanity, Greed and the Souring of British Football
2003 Non-fictionInvestigation into corruption, vanity, and greed in British football.
corruptiongreedfootball industry
Maxwell the Outsider
1991 BiographyUnauthorised biography of Robert Maxwell.
powermedia mogulscandal
No Angel: The Secret Life of Bernie Ecclestone
2011 BiographyBiography of Formula One executive Bernie Ecclestone.
businessmotorsportsecrets
Dangerous Hero: Corbyn's Ruthless Plot for Power
2019 BiographyBiography of Jeremy Corbyn.
politicsleft-wingcontroversy
Boris Johnson: The Gambler
2020 BiographyBiography of Boris Johnson.
politicsleadershipgambler
Bibliography
- Blind Eye to Murder: The Pledge Betrayed
- Klaus Barbie: Butcher of Lyon
- The Paperclip Conspiracy
- Red Web
- Maxwell: The Outsider
- Tiny Rowland: A Rebel Tycoon
- The Perfect English Spy: Sir Dick White and the Secret War, 1935–90
- Heroes of World War II
- Maxwell: The Final Verdict
- Nazi Gold
- Blood Money: The Swiss, the Nazis and the Looted Billions
- Fayed: The Unauthorized Biography
- Branson
- The Paymaster: Geoffrey Robinson, Maxwell and New Labour
- Broken Dreams: Vanity, Greed and the Souring of British Football
- Gordon Brown
- Conrad and Lady Black: Dancing on the Edge
- The Squeeze: Oil, Money and Greed in the 21st Century
- No Angel: The Secret Life of Bernie Ecclestone
- Sweet Revenge: The Intimate Life of Simon Cowell
- Branson: Behind the Mask
- Broken Vows: Tony Blair and the Tragedy of Power
- Rebel Prince: The Power, Passion and Defiance of Prince Charles
- Dangerous Hero: Corbyn's Ruthless Plot for Power
- Boris Johnson: The Gambler
- Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War Between the Windsors
- The House of Beckham: Money, Sex and Power
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- investigative journalismfact-based detailed writingunauthorised biography style
- Recurring Motifs
- scandals of business tycoonsexposés of powerful figurescorruption and greed
Legacy
Tom Bower is a prominent British investigative journalist and author of unauthorised biographies. After a career at the BBC, he has written numerous exposés on business tycoons, politicians, and royals, often prevailing in libel cases. His books frequently become bestsellers and influence public discourse.
Trivia
- His parents were Jewish refugees who fled Prague after the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1939.
- His father changed the family surname from Bauer to Bower in 1948.
- As a young man, he was a Marxist nicknamed 'Tommy the Red'.
- Married to Veronica Wadley, Baroness Fleet (former Evening Standard editor), with four children.
- He wrote an unpublished unauthorised biography of Richard Desmond titled Rough Trader.