Rupert Murdoch: News Corporation Magnate

by Sue Vander Hook

Overview

This title examines an important historic event - the Chernobyl disaster. Easy-to-read, compelling text explores the background of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, events leading up to the disaster, responses to the accident, key people involved, and the short-term and long-term effects of the incident on society and the environment. Features include a table of contents, a timeline, facts, additional resources, Web sites, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index. Essential Events is a series in Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781617589409
Publisher:	ABDO Publishing
Publication date:	01/01/2011
Series:	Lucas Frank
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	6 MB
Age Range:	12 - 15 Years

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Becoming a US Citizen 6

Chapter 2 Young Rupert 14

Chapter 3 Beginnings of an Empire 24

Chapter 4 Expanding the Empire 34

Chapter 5 Business in the United States 46

Chapter 6 Political Connections 56

Chapter 7 US Film and Television 66

Chapter 8 The Birth of Fox 74

Chapter 9 The Twenty-First Century 84

Timeline 96

Essential Facts 100

Glossary 102

Additional Resources 104

Source Notes l06

Index 110

About the Author 112

Editorial Reviews

Gr 7–11—There is a lot to entice readers in the story of a privileged boy growing up in an intellectual, eccentric family who becomes one of the most iconic revolutionaries of the 20th century. Bodden's biography, however, feels incomplete. Full chapters are devoted to Guevara's childhood and his summer trips around South America as a college student, providing context for his eventual transformation into a Communist rebel, but the coverage of his later experiences in Africa and Bolivia is somewhat sketchy. Also, readers never gain a sense of the tense relationship between the U.S. and Cuba. Rockefeller is presented as a shrewd businessman and person of faith who never questioned his ruthless tactics in gaining control of oil production and distribution in America. Readers will also get a short history of American oil development in this story of one of the 19th century's best-known "robber barons." Plenty of sidebars and well-chosen photographs break up the text. Vander Hook's biography is basically a history of Murdoch's financial dealings, acquisitions, and scandals. Murdoch is shown as a heartless but unstoppable figure who is grudgingly admired even by some of his enemies. The author focuses on controversies, such as Murdock's interview with David Frost, the kidnapping of a business partner's wife, and his use of sensationalism to sell newspapers. Readers will certainly gain a sense of what it takes to dominate a global business, but they may feel that they have learned far more about News Corporation than about the man behind it.—Rebecca Donnelly, Loma Colorado Public Library, Rio Rancho, NM

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