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008			960426s1996 nyu 000 1 eng
010			_a 96018978 //r96
020			_a0060175184
035			_a(OCoLC)34704972
035			_a(OCoLC)ocm34704972
035			_a(NNC)1828240
040			_aDLC _cDLC _dDLC _dOCoLC _dOrLoB-B
050	0	0	_aPR6051.R285 _bF68 1996
082	0	0	_a823.914 _220
100	1		_aArcher, Jeffrey, _d1940- _93206
245	1	4	_aThe fourth estate / _cJeffrey Archer.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York : _bHarperCollinsPublishers, _c1996.
300			_a549 p. ; _c24 cm.
520			_aLubji Hoch breaks the bonds of his humble beginnings as the son of an illiterate Jewish peasant, escapes the Nazis, changes his name to Richard Armstrong, becomes a decorated officer in the British army, and ultimately finds himself in Berlin, where his sharp mind and killer instincts win him the opportunity to head up a floundering newspaper. As rival papers in the city fail in the wake of his ruthlessness, he is poised to move on to even greater things.
520	8		_aOn the other side of the world, in Australia, Keith Townsend, son of a millionaire newspaper owner, is being groomed to follow in his father's footsteps. Private schools, an Oxford degree, and a position at a London newspaper lead him up to the time of his father's death, when he takes over the family business. His energy and brilliant strategic thinking quickly make him the leading newspaper publisher in Australia. Yet he too longs to move on to the world stage.
520	8		_aThe Fourth Estate is the timely and compelling story of two men who, though they come from totally different backgrounds, stand face-to-face on the highest precipice, prepared to risk everything to beat each other and control the biggest media empire in the world.
650		0	_aNewspaper publishing _vFiction. _93207
655		7	_aDomestic fiction. _2lcsh _93208
655		7	_aAdventure stories. _2gsafd _93209
900			_bTOC
942			_2ddc _cBK
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