Post by Macmoish on Oct 8, 2010 8:27:23 GMT
Assuming it gets published!
Bookseller.com
Faber signs biography of Bernie Ecclestone
07.10.10 | Charlotte Williams
Faber has signed up the biography of Formula One supremo and billionaire Bernie Ecclestone. Julian Loose, Faber’s non-fiction publishing director, acquired UK and Commonwealth rights (including Canada) to Tom Bower’s No Angel: The Secret Life of Bernie Ecclestone from Jonathan Lloyd at Curtis Brown.
Ecclestone reveals in the book his journey from selling secondhand cars in London’s Warren Street to becoming the F1 boss. The book will also detail his personal highs and lows, his marriages, his deals in Downing Street and his successes and failures on the race track.
Ecclestone is telling his story to Bower, a former “Panorama” reporter and author of unauthorised biographies of Gordon Brown and Richard Branson. Despite Ecclestone describing Bower as “The Undertaker” for his notoriety in burying reputations, the billionaire gave Bower access to all his contacts and instructed them to "Tell him the truth, good or bad".
Bower told Ecclestone: "I’ll accept your facilities but if I find evidence of wrongdoing or hear any criticism, it will be published." Ecclestone replied: "Tom, I’m no angel."
Faber plans to publish No Angel in March 2011 to coincide with the start of the F1 season.
www.thebookseller.com/news/130727-faber-signs-biography-of-bernie-ecclestone.html
Bookseller.com
Faber signs biography of Bernie Ecclestone
07.10.10 | Charlotte Williams
Faber has signed up the biography of Formula One supremo and billionaire Bernie Ecclestone. Julian Loose, Faber’s non-fiction publishing director, acquired UK and Commonwealth rights (including Canada) to Tom Bower’s No Angel: The Secret Life of Bernie Ecclestone from Jonathan Lloyd at Curtis Brown.
Ecclestone reveals in the book his journey from selling secondhand cars in London’s Warren Street to becoming the F1 boss. The book will also detail his personal highs and lows, his marriages, his deals in Downing Street and his successes and failures on the race track.
Ecclestone is telling his story to Bower, a former “Panorama” reporter and author of unauthorised biographies of Gordon Brown and Richard Branson. Despite Ecclestone describing Bower as “The Undertaker” for his notoriety in burying reputations, the billionaire gave Bower access to all his contacts and instructed them to "Tell him the truth, good or bad".
Bower told Ecclestone: "I’ll accept your facilities but if I find evidence of wrongdoing or hear any criticism, it will be published." Ecclestone replied: "Tom, I’m no angel."
Faber plans to publish No Angel in March 2011 to coincide with the start of the F1 season.
www.thebookseller.com/news/130727-faber-signs-biography-of-bernie-ecclestone.html
