Issue Details: First known date: 2011... 2011 The Most Dangerous Man in the World : The Explosive True Story of Julian Assange and the Lies, Cover-ups and Conspiracies He Exposed
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'The battle lines are drawn: freedom of speech against the control of the State. The Internet is the battle ground. In this war there will only be one winner. In The Most Dangerous Man in the World, award-winning journalist Andrew Fowler talks to Julian Assange, his inner circle, and those disaffected by him, deftly revealing the story of how a man with a turbulent childhood and brilliance for computers created a phenomenon that has disrupted the worlds of both journalism and international politics. From Assange’s early skirmishes with the “cult” of Scientology in Australia to the release of 570,000 intercepts of pager messages sent on the day of the September 11th attacks and on to the visual bombshell of the Collateral Murder video showing American soldiers firing on civilians and Reuters reporters, Fowler takes us from the founding of WikiLeaks right up to Cablegate and the threat of further leaks in 2011 that he warns could bring down a major American bank. New information based on interviews conducted with Assange reveal the possibility that he has Asperger’s syndrome; the reason U.S. soldier Bradley Manning turned to an ex-hacker to spill military secrets; and how Assange helped police remove a “how to make a bomb” book from the Internet. The mother of one of his children also talks for the first time about life with Julian when he was setting up WikiLeaks.

'According to the “Pentagon Papers” whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, Julian Assange is “the most dangerous man in the world.” But just who is Julian Assange, and why is his quest for transparency and freedom of the press so dangerous in the eyes of his detractors? In a fascinating account that reads like a Tom Clancy thriller, Fowler reveals all—what it means, and why it matters. Like The Looming Tower on 9/11 or The Lords of Finance on the collapse of the US economy, The Most Dangerous Man in the World is the definitive, journalistic account of a massive global news event that’s changing the face of journalism and the way governments do business.' (Publication summary)

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    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Melbourne University Press , 2020 .
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      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Alternative title: The Most Dangerous Man in the World : Julian Assange and Wikileaks' Fight for Freedom
      Extent: 376p.p.
      Edition info: Updated ed.
      Note/s:
      • Published 2nd July 2020.
      ISBN: 9780522876857

Works about this Work

y separately published work icon Live Recording : Andrew Fowler on The Most Dangerous Man In The World Bryan Dawe (interviewer), 2020 23473325 2020 single work podcast interview

'Andrew Fowler chats with writer and performer Bryan Dawe about his new nonfiction work documenting the life of Julian Assange -- 'the most dangerous man in the world'. This conversation was recorded online during the Covid-19 crisis.' (Production summary)

Review of 'The Most Dangerous Man In The World' Adam Pettet , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 21 April 2013; (p. 30)

— Review of The Most Dangerous Man in the World : The Explosive True Story of Julian Assange and the Lies, Cover-ups and Conspiracies He Exposed Andrew Fowler , 2011 single work biography
Imperfect Storm Rodney Tiffen , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Inside Story , June 2011;

— Review of The Most Dangerous Man in the World : The Explosive True Story of Julian Assange and the Lies, Cover-ups and Conspiracies He Exposed Andrew Fowler , 2011 single work biography

'We can now start to see how the world has and hasn’t been changed by WikiLeaks' 

Review of 'The Most Dangerous Man In The World' Adam Pettet , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 21 April 2013; (p. 30)

— Review of The Most Dangerous Man in the World : The Explosive True Story of Julian Assange and the Lies, Cover-ups and Conspiracies He Exposed Andrew Fowler , 2011 single work biography
Imperfect Storm Rodney Tiffen , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Inside Story , June 2011;

— Review of The Most Dangerous Man in the World : The Explosive True Story of Julian Assange and the Lies, Cover-ups and Conspiracies He Exposed Andrew Fowler , 2011 single work biography

'We can now start to see how the world has and hasn’t been changed by WikiLeaks' 

y separately published work icon Live Recording : Andrew Fowler on The Most Dangerous Man In The World Bryan Dawe (interviewer), 2020 23473325 2020 single work podcast interview

'Andrew Fowler chats with writer and performer Bryan Dawe about his new nonfiction work documenting the life of Julian Assange -- 'the most dangerous man in the world'. This conversation was recorded online during the Covid-19 crisis.' (Production summary)

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