No Ordinary Man by Dominic Carman
The successful defence of former Liberal leader, Jeremy Thorpe, on charges of conspiracy to murder, made Geroge Carman QC famous. His mastery of cross-examination and speech-making succeeded in winning a string of high-profile cases that earned him the titles of Great Defender and King of Libel. 'Gorgeous George' attracted a string of celebrity clients and his public triumphs made front page news. Yet, this very private man remained a mystery. In a full and frank account of his life, Dominic Carman explains how his father, the ambitious boy from Blackpool, fought to become the star of the Bar. This compelling account, reveals the story of a man whose private life was as extraordinary as his public life was successful.
George Carman was the most talked about and respected barrister of his generationHis many celebrity cases included George Best, Richard Branson, the Marquess of Bristol, Tom Cruise and Mohammed Al Fayed. After his successful defence of former Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe on charges of conspiracy to murder, Carman became the only barrister (apart from John Mortimer) who was a household name. His string of celebrity clients and his public triumphs made him front-page news, but when he died of cancer few knew much about the man himself. In this candid and unsparing account of his life, Dominic Carman explains how his father, an ambitious boy from Blackpool, fought to become the star of the Bar. This compelling account reveals the story of a man whose private life turns out to be as extraordinary as his public life was successful.
Educated at Manchester Grammar School and Durham University, Dominic Carman worked in banking for 6 years, before beginning a publishing career at News International and then Euromoney Publications, based in London and in Hong Kong. He was later recruited as European Head of Operations for IIR, the world's largest conference company. He set up his own business in 2000, publishing a quarterly magazine, London Business Review. He and his wife live in London with their three children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340820988 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340820985 |
| Title | No Ordinary Man |
| Author | Dominic Carman |
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| Binding Type | Multiple-component retail product |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2002-01-24 |
| Number of pages | 342 |
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