The Wizard Of Lies Bernie Madoff And The
The inside story of Bernie Madoff and his $65 billion Ponzi scheme, with surprising and shocking new details from Madoff himself.
Who is Bernie Madoff, and how did he pull off the greatest Ponzi scheme in history?
These questions have mesmerized humans ever since the news broke when it comes to the valued New York financier who swindled his friends, relatives, and other investors out of $65 billion through a fraud that lasted for decades. Many have speculated with regards to what might have happened or what must have happened, but no reporter has been capable to get the full story — until now.
In The Wizard of Lies, Diana B. Henriques of The New York Times — who has led the paper’s coverage of the Madoff scandal since the day the story broke — has written the definitive book on the man and his scheme, drawing on unexampled access and more than one hundred consultations with people at all levels and on all sides of the crime, including Madoff’s primary consultations for publication since his arrest. Henriques also provides bright details from the respective lawsuits, government investigations, and court filings that will explode the myths that have come to surround the story.
A true-life financial thriller, The Wizard of Lies contrasts Madoff’s remarkable rise on Wall Street, where he became one of the country’s most trusted and valued traders, with dramatic scenes from his accelerating slide toward self-destruction. It is also the most finish account of the heartbreaking personal disasters and landmark legal battles triggered by Madoff’s ruination — the suicides, business failures, fractured families, shuttered charities — and the clear lessons this timeless scandal offers to Washington, Wall Street, and Main Street.
- Amazon Sales Rank: #16571 in eBooks
- Published on: 2011-04-26
- Released on: 2011-04-26
- Format: Kindle eBook
- Number of items: 1
43 of 44 people found the following review helpful.
I love a great story
By NYBookClubber
I haven’t read many books about finance or financial crimes, so I was a bit concerned that parts of this book might be over my head. This was not the case with The Wizard of Lies. Instead, what I got was a suspenseful, thrilling story that I couldn’t put down. I got it all from this book: a comprehensive overview of when and how this crime started, the smallest details about how it ended, and everything in between AND after. We also learn how it’s affected–and continues to affect–individuals and organizations.
