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Thomas Anthony John Rubython (born 22 August 1955) is a British author and publisher with an interest in business and motor racing. Biography Tom Rubython is a well known publisher and was the founder and publisher of Marketeer (weekly), Amusement Business (monthly), LeisureWeek (weekly), BusinessAge (monthly), Sunday Business (weekly), EuroBusiness (monthly), Formula 1 Magazine (monthly), BusinessF1 magazine (monthly), and SportsPro (monthly). He has written nine books, biographies of Ayrton Senna (racing driver), Tony O'Reilly (businessman), James Hunt (racing driver), Richard Burton (actor), Jesse Livermore (financier), and Barry White (singer) and two non-fiction motor racing books called In The Name Of Glory and Fatal Weekend. His book Shunt was the basis for Ron Howard's film Rush. He has also published many yearbooks and annuals including the Leisure Industry Yearbook, the Offshore Finance Annual, the Formula One Annual, and the Formula One Black Book. In 2020 Rubython relaunched BusinessF1 magazine. Libel suits Rubython has interviewed many famous figures over the years from Donald Trump to Tony Blair. He has enjoyed a controversial journalistic career and has reputedly been sued for libel more times than any other British journalist including lawsuits from figures such as Sir Alan Sugar, Tony Ryan, George Walker, Max Mosley, Bernie Ecclestone, Ken Bates, and Kelvin Mackenzie. Most of the lawsuits were later settled, though he lost one to Tony Purnell, he won against Richard Woods. Politics In 2012 he briefly dabbled in politics and stood for the UK Independence Party in Northampton North at the 2015 General Election, receiving 6,354 votes (16%). Personal Tom Rubython was a bachelor, until in 2013, at the age of 58, he married his girlfriend of two years, Beverley. He was one of the first people in the UK to clone a dog after his beloved cocker spaniel, Daisy died in 2016. Famously he hid the fact from his wife until the two new spaniels, cloned from Daisy, arrived at Heathrow from Seoul in 2017. References . Discover the Tom Rubython popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Tom Rubython books.

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  • Jesse Livermore Boy Plunger synopsis, comments

    Jesse Livermore Boy Plunger

    Tom Rubython

    Between 24th and 29th October 1929 American stock markets lost $30 billion. Jesse Livermore sold $450 million of shares short and made $100 million. It remains, adjusted for inflat...

  • Crash Landing synopsis, comments

    Crash Landing

    Christoper Brown

    What goes on inside a billion dollar corporation when it goes bust? What happens to the people? The finances? The assets? How the crash unfolds into a final scene of desolation?&#x...

  • The Life of Senna synopsis, comments

    The Life of Senna

    Tom Rubython

    This book is about the life of Ayrton Senna, the three times Formula One world champion. It is the first proper story of a man the world revered and whose like will never be seen a...

  • And God Created Burton synopsis, comments

    And God Created Burton

    Tom Rubython

    A sweeping saga spanning 1898 to 1984 stretching from the mining fields of South Wales to the film sets of Hollywood and from the playhouses of Cardiff to the grand theatres of Bro...

  • Shunt synopsis, comments

    Shunt

    Tom Rubython

    Shunt tells the story of James Hunt’s life, his victories on the track, the girls he loved and lost and the huge amounts of money he earned and spent. No stone has been left unturn...

  • In the Name of Glory synopsis, comments

    In the Name of Glory

    Tom Rubython

    As the sun set on the 1975 season, James Hunt was down and out of Formula One. He had no drive for 1976 and was all washed up. In contrast, Niki Lauda, the new world champion of 19...

  • Fatal Weekend synopsis, comments

    Fatal Weekend

    Tom Rubython

    Fatal Weekend is the complete story of the events of the weekend of 30th April to 1st May 1994 and the few days before and after. It is the story of the last days of Ayrton Senna a...

  • White Music synopsis, comments

    White Music

    Tom Rubython

    White Music is Tom Rubython s first biography of a musician, but he felt uniquely qualified to undertake the task as he has been a Barry White fan from the age of 17 when White fir...

  • Dog Story synopsis, comments

    Dog Story

    Tom Rubython

    Dog Story is an anthology of eight stories of wellknown people's dogs. They recount the lives, deaths, and extraordinary adventures of these wonderful creatures, and the happiness ...