The Most Dangerous Man in the World (book review)

Title : The Most Dangerous Man in the World.
Author ; Andrew Fowler
Published ; Melbourne University Press.2011.
Size; Paperback, 238+ pages.

Comment.
An Australian author looks at Julian Assange’s growing up in world where his hippy life style mother who is constantly fleeing a early husband cult complex father. He is a wiz with computers and is a key figure in an very early hackers world where he postpones a space launch etc. The Melbourne police catch him, but he is still a juvenile. Eventually he sets up Wicky Leaks and has success with leaks from the UN report into crimes against humanity in Africa, but there is little world press interest. He then gets leaks from US military sources and this time manages to divulge to the press more astutely, and the material is more gripping to world press. However Julian’s unique upbringing and poor social skills begins to break up the core of the Wiki Leaks team.
The book brings us to the present about end of 2010, so is pleasantly up to date. It is an easy read and does not go too far from his life story, though briefly looks at the international implications to his work in the latter part of the book. Overall sympathetic to his story and foretells of his future limitations if he can not improve his person skills.