Publisher's Synopsis
The world we live in today, where everything is tracked by corporations and governments, originates with one manic, elusive, utterly unique man - as prone to bullying as he was to fits of surpassing generosity and surprising genius. His name was Hank Asher, and his life was a strange and spectacular show that changed the course of the future. In 'The Hank Show', critically acclaimed author and journalist McKenzie Funk relates Asher's stranger-than-fiction story - he careened from drug-running pilot to alleged CIA asset, only to be reborn as the pioneering computer programmer known as the father of data fusion. He was the billionaire whose creations now power a new reality where your every move is tracked by police departments, intelligence agencies, political parties, and financial firms alike. But his success was not without setbacks.
