He who seeks revenge should remember to dig two graves. - Chinese proverb.
Hardback: Simon Cowell has made an international name for himself as the no-holds-barred judge on the television phenomenon The X Factor.
He's been called mean, arrogant, brash and unapologetic, but his stinging barbs and abrasive personality have also earned him cheers from fans, a huge personal fortune, a string of exotic girlfriends and industry clout to develop his projects.
But Cowell's story is also one of revenge, from his failures as a frustrated young music executive in London to his explosive rivalry with Simon Fuller over the genesis of the American Idol franchise, as others have tried to plot his downfall.
With unique access to Cowell - from private jets criss-crossing the Atlantic to chartered yachts, from his new home in Los Angeles to the studio lot - bestselling author Tom Bower reveals a man who is insecure, ambitious, easily bored, vain and needy, but one who is also a loyal friend, a loving son and a relentlessly driven businessman.
Based on unprecedented access, Bower's latest book, Sweet Revenge (2012), is the ultimate insider's account of Simon Cowell's ambitions to "become a TV mogul with an empire stretching across the globe. At the moment, his quest seems realisable. How he achieved that status is the essence of this book."
About the author: Tom Bower is an investigative historian, broadcaster and journalist. A former producer and reporter for BBC Television, he is the author of nineteen books usually about men with power and money, including biographies of Robert Maxwell, Mohamed Fayed, Gordon Brown, Richard Branson and Conrad Black. Broken Dreams, his investigation into corruption in English football, won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award in 2003 and his most recent work, No Angel: The Secret Life of Bernie Ecclestone (2011), was a Sunday Times bestseller. He lives in London.
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