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I was extremely pleased with this book. The amount of investigation done by Hope and Scheck is surreal. To be able to have such a detailed story on one of the most powerful and secretive man in the world is truly astonishing.
*** 4 Stars ***After recently living in the Middle East for a year I was very excited to read this and it did not disappoint. This provided an understanding Mohammed bin Salman and his rise to power along with interesting insight to the US relationship with Saudi Arabia. A lot of discussions regarding the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the infamous sheikhdown at the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh. Excellent story telling with attention to detail, I highly recommend. Special Thanks to Ne...
Purchasing this book, I was hesitant. Maybe both due to my patriotism towards the kingdom and my admiration for MBS. But because of those exact reasons I chose to read it and see what Mr.Hope had to say. Having been born and raised in Saudi, an absolute monarchy, with citizens devoted to their religion and their rulers, some of the stories dont come off as shocking. Our norms here don’t really see cutting off a prince as a shock, in fact, we support any executive actions taken towards improving
Not a bad book. I didn’t know anything about MBS prior to this and he’s a shady guy. This is a rare non-bias (from what i gathered) account on the guys’ life written in 2020. Give it a shot.
Certainly an entertaining read, but more sensational than educational, imo. I understand that not everyone is a fan of the dry, academic style read when learning history or about governments and power in foreign nations. However, I feel there are some investigative journalists (for example, Joby Warrick, Bob Woodard...and Patrick O’Keefe really knocked it out of the park with last year’s “Empire of Pain”) that manage to execute a perfect blend of both, which is really what makes the difference b...
Inside information on MBS life and his lust for power. Its a toxic real life game of thrones involving with some of the worlds most powerful and influential people. Definite worth reading. Bradley Hope delivered again 💯.
An informative account of the rise of Mohammed bin Salman (MBS). My notes follow.When his elderly father became king in January 2015, MBS at 29 with no military experience became head of the Saudi Defense Ministry. MBS was aggressive and determined. Not first in the line of succession, he set out to demonstrate he was a force to be dealt with. After just eight weeks in the job, he ordered Saudi F15 jets to begin bombing the Houthi rebels in Yemen to the surprise of his generals and the U.S., a S...
Solid 5 stars. Because of this book I'm reading1. Black Wave by Kim Ghattas2. MBS by Ben Hubbard3. The Killing in the Consulate by Jonathan Rugman, and4. Vision or Mirage by David TindellI'm ecstatic.
A pacy read that unpacks the unlikely story of one of the world’s most enigmatic and ruthless leaders, who remains close to Kushner and others in the US administration. It’s also a lively primer on the history of Saudi Arabia and the wider Gulf region. Highly recommended.
I won this book in a goodreads drawing.Mohammed bin Salman was little known until a few years ago, when he began his rise to power in Saudi Arabia. He really came to fame during the Khashoggi scandal, when a reporter was lured into the Saudi's Turkey Embassy, murdered, dissected, and smuggled out of the country in diplomatic bags. Suddenly, everybody knew his name.The authors go through his life of accumulating power in Saudi Arabia, until he is the de facto leader of the whole country. Some fas...
Bin Salman (referred to MBS in the intellignence and diplomatic community) is one of the many grandsons of Ibn Saud, founder of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. MBS's pops, Salman, is currently king. MBS, through a series of convoluted maneuverings that could at the very flightiest be called "Machiavellian", is currently crown prince, stepping over many other second and third tier members of the royal family to become heir to the throne.MBS is one of those guys who is a bit of a conundrum, to put it...
From the authors of Billion Dollar Whale comes another riveting account of the meteoritic rise of one of the world’s youngest and most powerful leaders. There are two points I admire the most about this book. First is the details. Much of what was described here were tiny, subtle, yet undeniably important details that fill in missing pieces of public news stories that everyone thought they knew already. But once exposed here, it invokes an AHA! moment that fills in the gaps on the how, and even
Not often, there is a book, that has NO positive figures. This is one of those books.Spoiled, corrupt, entitled... and above all of them, the star of the show, Mr. BoneSaw, ruthless "visionary," with cohorts of greedy financial institutions and investors, tailing him to get a bite of Saudi wealth. Actually, pretty sad. What a ride this book was. Interesting, nicely written.I was listening to it on Audible and it was a treat as well.