{"product_id":"ludo-and-the-power-of-the-book-9781472109088","title":"Ludo and the Power of the Book","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Stirring'' Roger Lewis, \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail,\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK OF THE WEEK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A warm and worthy tribute'' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Elegantly written, thought-provoking'' \u003ci\u003eThe Lady\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A lucid and affectionate portrait of one of the great journalists of his day'' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSir Ludovic Kennedy was a British journalist, television personality, humanist and author. Following a brief naval career, Ludo devoted his life to what he referred to as his ''lifelong obsession with miscarriages of justice'' and he fought this cause tirelessly, until he died in 2009. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe is best known for re-examining cases such as the kidnapping of American toddler Charles Lindbergh, about which he wrote his most ambitious book on injustice, \u003ci\u003eThe Airman and the Carpenter\u003c\/i\u003e. Ludo''s writings and work on other cases such as the murder convictions of Timothy Evans and Derek Bentley were unique in that they often dispelled the breeding ground for conspiracy th\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStirring -- Roger Lewis * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eA warm and worthy tribute * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eElegantly written, thought-provoking -- Rebecca Wallersteiner * The Lady *\u003cbr\u003eA lucid and affectionate portrait of one of the great journalists of his day * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eIt has a dogged sense of justice, and is an astounding tale of judicial bigotry, arrogant stupidity and complacence -- Richard Davenport-Hines * The Oldie *\u003cbr\u003eA worthy memorial to a man whose campaigning against injustices was, probably more than any other single influence, responsible for the abolition of the death penalty in Britain -- Stephen Bates * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003eAn important book -- Bob Woffinden * Catholic Herald *\u003cbr\u003eIngrams' book is an indictment of the legal establishment as it was and a powerful justification for investigative writing -- Stephen Halliday * Times Higher Education Supplement *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408726204759,"sku":"9781472109088","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472109088.jpg?v=1730503978","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ludo-and-the-power-of-the-book-9781472109088","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}