The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust

Informationen zum Autor Diana B. Henriques Klappentext "An impressive, meticulously reported postmortem. . . . The Wizard of Lies is the definitive book on what Madoff did and how he did it." -Bloomberg Businessweek Who was Bernie Madoff, and how did he pull off the biggest Ponzi scheme in history? This question has long fascinated people, about the New York financier who swindled his friends, relatives, and other investors out of $65 billion. And in The Wizard of Lies, Diana B. Henriques of the New York Times has written the definitive and bestselling account of the man and his scheme, drawing on unprecedented access and more than one hundred interviews, including Madoff's first interviews for publication following his arrest. Henriques provides vivid details from the lawsuits and government investigations that explode the myths that have come to surround the story, and in a revised and expanded epilogue, she unravels the latest legal developments. A true-life financial thriller-and now a major HBO film starring Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer- The Wizard of Lies contrasts Madoff's remarkable rise on Wall Street 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Prologue 1. An Earthquake on Wall Street 2. Becoming Bernie 3. The Hunger for Yield 4. The Big Four 5. The Cash Spigot 6. What They Wanted to Believe 7. Warning Signs 8. A Near Death Experience 9. Madoff's World 10. The Year of Living Dangerously 11. Waking Up in the Rubble 12. Reckoning the Damage 13. Net Winners and Net Losers 14. The Sins of the Father 15. The Wheels of Justice 16. Hope, Lost and Found 17. The Long Road Forward Epilogue Notes Acknowledgments Index ...

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Diana B. Henriques

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"An impressive, meticulously reported postmortem. . . . The Wizard of Lies is the definitive book on what Madoff did and how he did it." -Bloomberg Businessweek

Who was Bernie Madoff, and how did he pull off the biggest Ponzi scheme in history?

This question has long fascinated people, about the New York financier who swindled his friends, relatives, and other investors out of $65 billion. And in The Wizard of Lies, Diana B. Henriques of the New York Times has written the definitive and bestselling account of the man and his scheme, drawing on unprecedented access and more than one hundred interviews, including Madoff's first interviews for publication following his arrest. Henriques provides vivid details from the lawsuits and government investigations that explode the myths that have come to surround the story, and in a revised and expanded epilogue, she unravels the latest legal developments.

A true-life financial thriller-and now a major HBO film starring Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer-The Wizard of Lies contrasts Madoff's remarkable rise on Wall Street 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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Prologue

1. An Earthquake on Wall Street
2. Becoming Bernie
3. The Hunger for Yield
4. The Big Four
5. The Cash Spigot
6. What They Wanted to Believe
7. Warning Signs
8. A Near Death Experience
9. Madoff's World
10. The Year of Living Dangerously
11. Waking Up in the Rubble
12. Reckoning the Damage
13. Net Winners and Net Losers
14. The Sins of the Father
15. The Wheels of Justice
16. Hope, Lost and Found
17. The Long Road Forward
    Epilogue
    Notes
    Acknowledgments
    Index