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The year is 2006 - Russia and its billionaires promise riches and an auspicious future, for many the country has become the land of the rising sun, not least for German media czars and politicians.From Basel to the Mediterranean, from Berlin to Istanbul - and beyond. You live and learn, Jack Boulder realizes, but to which purpose?"One never really knows where a story has its beginning or when it's over and done with. This one was simple. It started on a Saturday."It tries to answer questions such as: Why is a Russian oligarch interested in reinventing the Berlin-Baghdad railroad of the late…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
The year is 2006 - Russia and its billionaires promise riches and an auspicious future, for many the country has become the land of the rising sun, not least for German media czars and politicians.From Basel to the Mediterranean, from Berlin to Istanbul - and beyond. You live and learn, Jack Boulder realizes, but to which purpose?"One never really knows where a story has its beginning or when it's over and done with. This one was simple. It started on a Saturday."It tries to answer questions such as: Why is a Russian oligarch interested in reinventing the Berlin-Baghdad railroad of the late 19th century? Why is a leading German media entrepreneur and former East-German journalist deeply interested in the same topic? Is it dangerous to go long-distance biking in Turkey? Question after question.It begins with an accident in Greece, follows manhunts along dusty railroad tracks in the Middle East, and ends with a furniture truck in Switzerland.
Autorenporträt
Peter de Chamier has a doctorate in history and works for an international scientific and humanitarian foundation.The author has written and edited a number of non-fiction books that were translated into seven languages. He has contributed numerous newspaper articles to the culture and arts sections of several leading newspapers, and has a regular column in a scientific news magazine.de Chamier's novels are written in the form of the political thriller, morally neutral - still moral, vigilant, full of suspense, tongue in cheek, and based on solid factual and historical foundations.