1962-2006

On November 1, 2006, journalist and Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned in London. He died twenty-two days later. The cause of death? Polonium?a rare, lethal, and highly radioactive substance. Here Luke Harding unspools a real-life political assassination story?complete with KGB, CIA, MI6, and Russian mobsters. He shows how Litvinenko?s murder foreshadowed the killings of other Kremlin critics, from Washington, DC, to Moscow, and how these are tied to Russia?s current misadventures in Ukraine and Syria. In doing so, he becomes a target himself and unearths a chain of corruption and death leading straight to Vladimir Putin. From his investigations of the downing of flight MH17 to the Panama Papers, Harding sheds a terrifying light on Russia?s fracturing relationship with the West.

Describes the life and career of Steve Irwin, famously known as the Crocodile Hunter, from his childhood and early love of animals to his rise in popularity as a film and television star and naturalist.

Recounts the events surrounding the assassination of former Russian intelligence officer Alexander Litvinenko in 2006, and the investigation into the person or group responsible for his death.

This book tells about the lives and passions of both Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter, and Bindi Irwin, the Jungle Girl.