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Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue

byRyan Holiday

Ryan Holiday reconstructs the secret campaign in which technology investor Peter Thiel financed Hulk Hogan's lawsuit against Gawker Media, ultimately helping destroy the publication that had outed him years earlier. Drawing on interviews with key participants, Holiday traces the planning, intermediaries, legal strategy, and patience behind the operation. The book treats the episode as a case study in conspiracy: how powerful people coordinate privately, exploit institutional vulnerabilities, and pursue long-term revenge. It raises difficult questions about privacy, press freedom, litigation finance, personal grievance, and whether a successful secret plan can ever remain under its creator's control.

Publisher

Profile Books Limited

Publication date

2018

Format

Print edition

Pages

336

ISBN

9780735217652