"You can?t win races without working harder than the other guy." A blazing ball of contradictions and a genuine original, Ted Turner has been labeled a philanthropist and humanist, a fascist and a racist, a madman and one of the canniest entrepreneurs of all times. Hard–driving and hypercompetitive, he has amassed one of the world?s largest personal fortunes, only to give much of it away to liberal causes, including $1 billion to the United Nations. As "Terrible Ted" has proven time and again, behind his outrageous public persona lies one of the most highly disciplined and creative business minds ever. Beginning with a family billboard advertising company, Turner forged a global media empire, and in the process revolutionized television broadcasting. He pioneered the Superstation concept and founded CNN–the first 24–hour, all–news network–along with more than a half–dozen cable channels. Starting with the Atlanta Braves baseball team, Turner also assembled one of...
