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Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World audiobook written by Bradley Hope, Tom Wright. Narrated by Will Collyer. BillionDollarWhale:TheManWhoFooledWallStreet,Hollywood,andtheWorldBradleyHope·TomWrightSep2018·HachetteAudio·NarratedbyWillCollyer4.6star30reviewsheadphonesAudiobook12hr26minUnabridgedfamily_homeEligibleinfo$25.98$14.95AudiobookPlaySampleAddtowishlistBuyasGiftWantafree9minsample?Listenanytime,evenoffline. AddSwitchtotheebookNamedaBestBookof2018bytheFinancialTimesandFortune,this"thrilling"(BillGates)NewYorkTimesbestsellerexposeshowa"modernGatsby"swindledover$5billionwiththeaidofGoldmanSachsin"theheistofthecentury"(Axios).Nowa#1internationalbestseller,BillionDollarWhaleis"anepictaleofwhite-collarcrimeonaglobalscale"(PublishersWeekly),revealinghowayoungsocialclimberfromMalaysiapulledoffoneofthebiggestheistsinhistory.In2009,achubby,mild-manneredgraduateoftheUniversityofPennsylvania'sWhartonSchoolofBusinessnamedJhoLowsetinmotionafraudofunprecedentedgallandmagnitude--onethatwouldcometosymbolizethenextgreatthreattotheglobalfinancialsystem.Overadecade,Low,withtheaidofGoldmanSachsandothers,siphonedbillionsofdollarsfromaninvestmentfund--rightunderthenoseofglobalfinancialindustrywatchdogs.Lowusedthemoneytofinanceelections,purchaseluxuryrealestate,throwchampagne-drenchedparties,andeventofinanceHollywoodfilmslikeTheWolfofWallStreet.Byearly2019,withhisyachtandprivatejetreportedlyseizedbyauthoritiesandfacingcriminalchargesinMalaysiaandintheUnitedStates,Lowhadbecomeaninternationalfugitive,evenastheU.S.DepartmentofJusticecontinueditsinvestigation.BillionDollarWhalehasjoinedtheranksofLiar'sPoker,DenofThieves,andBadBloodasaclassicharrowingparableofhubrisandgreedinthefinancialworld.Business&investing4.630reviews54321Shocking.Aprimeministerwhousedupcoffersmoneyjusttomaintainhisopulentlifestylewithhiswifeandtomaintainpoliticalpower,ainsecureconmanwhowantedtoliveaglitzylifestyleandfeelimportantandtheworld'sfinancialinstitutionsthatsawalltheredflagsbutdecidedtokeepdoingbusinessanywaybecauseoflucrativekickbacksitreceived.AllthecrowsgoingafterMalaysia'smoney.Thiswasdisasterthatcould'vebeenstoppedatmanyjunctures.Thisbookshouldbeacasestudyforeverycriminalinvestigatorsandantimoneylaunderingexperts.I'mreallysadmycountryhadtobethefootballtobekickedaroundlikeagame.Eventhoughwehaveanewgovt,ourgreatgrandchildrenwillstillbepayingfortheworld'sgreatestcon.32peoplefoundthisreviewhelpfulexcellentbook.writtensowell.verydescriptiveonallthedetails.nowonderittooksolongtoresearchbeforewritingit.unbelievablewhattheseguysdid.Icantbeleivethegreed,notjustbythemainpeoplebutalsothePMwife.Worstbookever.Writtenwithevilintention.Don'tgetcheatedbyalltheseliesinit.22peoplefoundthisreviewhelpfulSeeallreviewsTomWrightwasoneofthefirstjournaliststoarriveatthesceneoftheraidinwhichNavySEALskilledOsamabinLaden.In2013,hespearheadedcoverageofthecollapseoftheRanaPlazafactoryinBangladesh,whichkilledover1,000people,earningtheWallStreetJournalaSigmaDeltaChiawardfromTheSocietyofProfessionalJournalists.HeisaPulitzerfinalist,aLoebwinner,andhasgarnerednumerousawardsfromtheSocietyofPublishersinAsia,whichin2016namedhim"JournalistoftheYear."HespeaksEnglish,Malay,FrenchandItalian.BradleyHopehasworkedfortheWallStreetJournalforthelastfouryears,coveringfinanceandmalfeasancefromNewYorkCityandLondon.Beforethat,hespentsixyearsasacorrespondentintheMiddleEast,wherehecoveredtheArabSpringuprisingsfromCairo,Tripoli,Tunis,andBeirut.HewasdetainedbyauthoritiesinBahrain,reportedfromthefrontlinesoftheLibyancivilwar,andhasbeenteargassedinraucousEgyptianprotests.BradleyisaPulitzerfinalistandaLoebwinner,andalsoauthorofLastDaysofthePharaoh,achronicleofthefinaldaysandhoursofthepresidencyofHosniMubarak.WritereviewSmartphonesandtabletsInstalltheGooglePlayBooksappforAndroidandiPad/iPhone.Itsyncsautomaticallywithyouraccountandallowsyoutoreadonlineorofflinewhereveryouare.LaptopsandcomputersYoucanreadbookspurchasedonGooglePlayusingyourcomputer'swebbrowser.DarkTowers:DeutscheBank,DonaldTrump,andanEpicTrailofDestructionDavidEnrichBusiness&investing3.7star$29.99$19.95DenofThievesJamesB.StewartBusiness&investing5.0star$29.95$16.95WhenGeniusFailed:TheRiseandFallofLong-TermCapitalManagementRogerLowensteinBusiness&investing4.8star$14.96$13.95TheSpiderNetwork:TheWildStoryofaMathGenius,aGangofBackstabbingBankers,andOneoftheGreatestScamsinFinancialHistoryDavidEnrichBusiness&investing4.0star$28.99$17.39BlackEdge:InsideInformation,DirtyMoney,andtheQuesttoBringDowntheMostWantedManonWallStreetSheelahKolhatkarBusiness&investing4.8star$22.50$14.95TheEverythingStore:JeffBezosandtheAgeofAmazonBradStoneBusiness&investing4.9star$26.98$14.95TheRebelandtheKingdom:TheTrueStoryoftheSecretMissiontoOverthrowtheNorthKoreanRegimeBradleyHopeBiographies&memoirs$22.50$14.95BloodandOil:MohammedbinSalman'sRuthlessQuestforGlobalPowerBradleyHopeBiographies&memoirs4.5star$25.98$14.95TheRebelandtheKingdom:TheTrueStoryoftheSecretMissiontoOverthrowtheNorthKoreanRegimeBradleyHopeBiographies&memoirs$22.50$14.95TheSmartestGuysintheRoom:TheAmazingRiseandScandalousFallofEnronBethanyMcLeanBusiness&investing4.6star$30.00$25.95BadBlood:SecretsandLiesinaS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