
The Wizard of Lies
Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust
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Pam Ward
Who is Bernie Madoff, and how did he pull off the biggest Ponzi scheme in history? These questions have fascinated people ever since the news broke about the respected 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 about what might have happened or what must have happened, but no reporter has been able 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 unprecedented access and more than 100 interviews with people at all levels and on all sides of the crime, including Madoff's first interviews for publication since his arrest. Henriques also provides vivid details from the various 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 respected traders, with dramatic scenes from his accelerating slide toward self-destruction. It is also the most complete account of the heartbreaking personal disasters and landmark legal battles triggered by Madoff's downfall - the suicides, business failures, fractured families, shuttered charities - and the clear lessons this timeless scandal offers to Washington, Wall Street, and Main Street.
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Fascinating story, very well read
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Great book, if you're interested
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Having just finished listening...I feel sad.
A very understandable telling
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Epilouge is amazing!
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Good, but tedious at times
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One of best Madoff books
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The audio was horrible
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I wonder who was greedier the people who endorsed Bernie, or Bernie himself.
The answer might surprise.
We all have the capacity to be Bernie, what’s more? We are all; given the opportunity greedy.
Shocking
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Distracting Narration
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