{"product_id":"boris-johnson-the-gambler-9780753554906","title":"Boris Johnson: The Gambler","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Sunday Times Book of the Year A Times Book of the Year A Guardian Book of the Year A Telegraph Book of the Year  EXPLOSIVE... Contains a string of startling revelations about Mr Johnsons public and personal life  and goes farther than any previous biography towards solving the enigma of his true personality... The political book of 2020. Daily Mail  Staggering... Tom Bower is the master of the unauthorised biography Tatler Another brilliant book by the master biographer Piers Morgan   Hero or villain? Genius or fool? Maverick or chancer? Before you decide  read this years most sensational biography. As divisive as he is beguiling  as misunderstood as he is scrutinised  Boris Johnson is a singular figure.  Many of us think we know his story well. His ruthless ambition was evident from his insistence  as a three-year-old  that he would one day be world king. Eton and Oxford prepared him well for a frantic career straddling the dog-eat-dog worlds of journalism and politics. His transformation from bumbling stooge on Have I Got New for You to a triumphant Mayor of London was overshadowed only by his colourful personal life  brimming with affairs  scandals and transgressions. His ascent to Number 10 in the wake of the acrimonious  era-defining Brexit referendum would prove to be only the first act in an epic drama that saw him play both hero and villain - from proroguing parliament to his controversial leadership of the Covid-19 Crisis  all against the backdrop of divorce  marriage  the birth of his sixth child  revolts among Tory MPs and the countdown to Brexit.  Yet despite his celebrity  decades of media scrutiny  the endless vitriol of his critics and the enduring adoration of his supporters  there is so much weve never understood about Boris - until now. Previous biographies have either dismissed him as a lazy  deceitful opportunist or been transfixed by his charm  wit and drive. Both approaches fall short  and so many questions about Boris remain unanswered.  What seismic events of his childhood have evaded scrutiny? How has he so consistently defied the odds  proved his critics wrong  and got away with increasingly reckless gambles? What were his real achievements and failures as Mayor of London  what was really going on during his time as Foreign Secretary  and why did he write two articles for the Telegraph  one in favour of Leave and the other for Remain? How have the women in his life exerted more influence than any of us realise  and why is his story ultimately one overshadowed by family secrets?  Based on a wealth of new interviews and research  this is the deepest  most rounded and most comprehensive portrait to date of the man  the mind  the politics  the affairs  the family - of a loner  a lover  a leader.  Revelatory  unsettling and compulsively readable  it is the most timely and indispensable book yet from Britains leading investigative biographer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648243032117,"sku":"ByrdShop_0753554909","price":99.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780753554906.jpg?v=1781713454","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/boris-johnson-the-gambler-9780753554906","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}