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Billion Dollar Whale Audible Logo Audible Audiobook – Unabridged ... Named a Best Book of 2018 by the Financial Times and Fortune, this "thrilling" (Bill Gates) ... Skiptomaincontent Books › Politics&SocialSciences › Politics&Government › SpecificTopics › Corruption&Misconduct Audiblesample Playing... Paused BillionDollarWhale AudibleAudiobook –Unabridged BradleyHope (Author), TomWright (Author), WillCollyer (Narrator), HachetteAudio (Publisher) & 1 more 4.5outof5stars 2,821ratings Editors'pickBestHistory SeeallformatsandeditionsSorry,therewasaproblemloadingthispage.Tryagain. PriceNewfromUsedfrom Kindle "Pleaseretry" $11.99 — — AudibleAudiobook,Unabridged "Pleaseretry" $0.00 FreewithyourAudibletrial Hardcover "Pleaseretry" $20.69 $13.99$3.05 Paperback "Pleaseretry" $19.99 $17.14$10.89 MassMarketPaperback "Pleaseretry" $14.92 $12.09$11.55 AudioCD,Audiobook,Unabridged "Pleaseretry" — — $59.16 Kindle $11.99 ReadwithOurFreeApp Audiobook $0.00 FreewithyourAudibletrial Hardcover $20.69 71Usedfrom$3.0520Newfrom$13.99Paperback $19.99 21Usedfrom$10.8910Newfrom$17.14MassMarketPaperback $14.92 5Usedfrom$11.558Newfrom$12.091Collectiblefrom$12.52AudioCD from$59.16 5Usedfrom$59.16 NamedaBestBookof2018bytheFinancialTimesandFortune,this"thrilling"(BillGates)NewYorkTimesbestsellerexposeshowa"modernGatsby"swindledover$5billionwiththeaidofGoldmanSachsin"theheistofthecentury"(Axios).Nowanumber-oneinternationalbestseller,BillionDollarWhaleis"anepictaleofwhite-collarcrimeonaglobalscale"(PublishersWeekly),revealinghowayoungsocialclimberfromMalaysiapulledoffoneofthebiggestheistsinhistory. In2009,achubby,mild-manneredgraduateoftheUniversityofPennsylvania'sWhartonSchoolofBusinessnamedJhoLowsetinmotionafraudofunprecedentedgallandmagnitude-onethatwouldcometosymbolizethenextgreatthreattotheglobalfinancialsystem.Overadecade,Low,withtheaidofGoldmanSachsandothers,siphonedbillionsofdollarsfromaninvestmentfund-rightunderthenoseofglobalfinancialindustrywatchdogs.Lowusedthemoneytofinanceelections,purchaseluxuryrealestate,throwchampagne-drenchedparties,andeventofinanceHollywoodfilmslikeTheWolfofWallStreet. Byearly2019,withhisyachtandprivatejetreportedlyseizedbyauthoritiesandfacingcriminalchargesinMalaysiaandintheUnitedStates,Lowhadbecomeaninternationalfugitive,evenastheUSDepartmentofJusticecontinueditsinvestigation.BillionDollarWhalehasjoinedtheranksofLiar'sPoker,DenofThieves,andBadBloodasaclassicharrowingparableofhubrisandgreedinthefinancialworld. PLEASENOTE:Whenyoupurchasethistitle,theaccompanyingPDFwillbeavailableinyourAudibleLibraryalongwiththeaudio. Readmore ©2018BradleyHopeandTomWright(P)2018HachetteAudio PreviouspageListeningLength12hoursand26minutesAuthorBradleyHope,seeallNarratorWillCollyerAudiblereleasedateSeptember18,2018LanguageEnglishPublisherHachetteAudioASINB07G9JJ6TBVersionUnabridgedProgramTypeAudiobookSeealldetailsNextpage Read&ListenSwitchbetweenreadingtheKindlebook&listeningtotheAudiblenarrationwithWhispersyncforVoice.GettheAudibleaudiobookforthereducedpriceof$12.99afteryoubuytheKindlebook. 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Tocalculatetheoverallstarratingandpercentagebreakdownbystar,wedon’tuseasimpleaverage.Instead,oursystemconsidersthingslikehowrecentareviewisandifthereviewerboughttheitemonAmazon.Italsoanalyzedreviewstoverifytrustworthiness. LearnmorehowcustomersreviewsworkonAmazon ViewImageGallery AmazonCustomer 3.0outof5stars Badhandling.Regularshape. ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonFebruary5,2021 Thebookarrivedinabadshape.Ipaidalmost24bucksincludinghandlingbutthebookwasn'ttreatedwell.Itlooksasititwereforcedtoonesidebecausethebookedit'sleanedtooneside.Thebooksformearenotonlyaboutthestorytheytellbutthewaytheylook.That'swhyIdon'tbuythemonkindle.Iwantthemtolookniceonmybookshelf.Alsohavetomentionitwasn'twellcuttedatthelastpages. Imagesinthisreview Reviewswithimages Seeallcustomerimages Topreviews Mostrecent Topreviews TopreviewsfromtheUnitedStates Therewasaproblemfilteringreviewsrightnow.Pleasetryagainlater.DeltaD.3.0outof5stars Goodluckinsellingthemovierights,butIwashopingforseriousinvestigation. ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonOctober14,2018VerifiedPurchase Oneofthegreatestfinancialscandalsinhistoryinvestigatedbyjournalistsfromoneoftheworld'sleadingfinancialnewspapers.Alas,theyhavechosentogothetabloidroute,whichpresumablyraisesahigherprobabilityofalucrativemovierightssale,ratherthanseriousinvestigation.Firstthepraise.Thisisveryreadableaccountofanalmostincrediblefinancialfraud.Thesumsofmoneyinvolvedaremind-blowingandfortheprincipalculprittohaveachievedthisfromastartingpointofaneverydayregularpersonisinspiringorterrifyingaccordingtoyourviewpoint.Largenumbersofcelebritiesareidentifiedashavingessentiallydemeanedthemselvesforfinancialreward.Thisisthetabloidapproach,includingmicrodetailaboutwhatchampagnetheydrank,wheretheydrankit,wheretheirjewellerycamefrometc.etc.Alas,though,theanalysisofthefinancialfraudleavesvastnumbersofquestionsunanswered.Justoneexample:TheMalaysian(asheisfrequentlyreferredtothroughoutthebook)regularlydeceivedthebankingcommunitybyopeningaccountsinthenamesredolentofhugeandsolidfinancialinstitutions.Thetabloidreadermightbeinclinedtothink"Whatacunningrogue!"butthereaderseekingqualityjournalismwantstoknowhowsuchanobvioustrickmanagedtofoolthebanks.Toputthisintomoreeverydayterms,ifIopenedbankaccountswithnamesredolentofWarrenBuffettorBillGates,thebankwhichbelievedmemightwellexpecthugecashflowstoappear,buttheywouldsurelyrealisethatthiscouldwellbethefraudulentactionofamoneylaundererandwouldundertakeduediligencetoascertaintheveracityoftheaccount.Issuessuchasthisarenotpursuedinsidethebook.Goodlucktotheauthorsinsellingthemovierights,butIwashopingforseriousinvestigation. Readmore 139peoplefoundthishelpful Helpful Reportabuse AmazonCustomer5.0outof5stars Howbadmenconspiredtorobacountry,andgoodmen(andwomen)workedtogethertoexposeit ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonSeptember21,2018VerifiedPurchase ForaMalaysianlikemyselfwho'salreadyveryexposedwiththedetailsof1MDBscandal,thisbookofferedmoredetailsIneverknew.OneofthemostmovingthingstomethatIdidn'tknowbeforewashoweventhoughtheleadersofsomegovtagencieswereworkingwithNajibtocoveruphisallegedtheft,braveandcourageouspeopleonthegroundintheseagenciesactedbyleakingouttheinformationtheyhad.Thesayinggoesthatallisneededforeviltotriumphisforgoodmentodonothing.Ialwaysthoughtthiswastrueinourgovtatthetime,butthisbookopenedmyeyestothembeingmanygoodmenandwomeneveninthegovtwhodidtheirpart.ThankyouTomandBradleyforthedetailedworkyouputintowritethiswork.Itcan'tbeeasycollectingallthisinformation.ForthatyoudeserveeverystarIhavetogiveinthisreview Readmore 131peoplefoundthishelpful Helpful Reportabuse Athan5.0outof5stars CrazyRichMalaysians ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonNovember3,2018VerifiedPurchase TheWallStreetJournalseemstobedoingsomethingright,RupertMurdochownershipnotwithstanding,becauseforthesecondtimein2018Ifindmyselfreadingatrulyamazingbookthat’sbasedoninvestigativeworkdonebyitscorrespondents.Notonlythat,butitcanbesaidwithsomecertaintythatinbothinstances(ElizabethHolmes’pseudo-sciencein“BadBlood”andJhoLow’s/NajibRazhak’sstolenbillionsin“BillionDollarWhale”)theJournalhasplayedapivotalroleinshininglightonthesecrimesandbringingthecriminalstojustice.Indeed,IfinishedthisbookprettymuchonthesamedayasGoldmanwasforcedtoletgoofAndreaVella,theheadofitsAsianbusiness,forthecrimesdescribedhere.If,likeme,youarea“glasshalf-empty”kindofguy,ofcourse,youwillalsoremarkthatit’saterriblestateofaffairswhenjournalistsareaheadofourjusticesystem(tosaynothingofthesupposedpillarsofourcapitalistsystem),butthatcannotpossiblydetractfromwhatwasatremendous,fastpaced,comprehensiveandratherconvincingbook.Thecrimeofmoneylaunderingandthetechniqueof“layering”arerathertedious,ofcourse.Andthenumberofcharactersinthebookmakesthe“castofcharacters”intheintroductionatotalmust.Butthemaincharacterinthebook,JhoLow,wassuchapartyanimalthat(providedyouhaveatoleranceforwhatfeltlikeatleastonedodgyfinancialtransactionperpage)thiswasactuallyafunbooktoread.Andittickledthevoyeurinme,whogottosee“howtheotherhalflive.”Frankly,I’venowhadmyfillofSwizzBeats,AliciaKeys,JamieFoxx,LeonardoDiCaprioandMirandaKerr,tosaynothingofthesundrySheikhs,theirboatsandtheirjets;anytipsonhowtogetthecigarsmokeoffmyclothesarewelcome! Readmore 68peoplefoundthishelpful Helpful Reportabuse Seeallreviews Topreviewsfromothercountries JLG5.0outof5stars Greatread-andwouldmakeagreatmovie ReviewedinCanadaonFebruary10,2019VerifiedPurchase I'msureDiCapriowouldnotbethebestactortoportrayJhoLow,inamovieaboutthisfraud,buthell,thiswouldmakeagreatmovienonetheless.Thisbookreveals2things..(1)TheUSbankinghouseslikeGoldmanSachslearnedabsolutelyNOTHINGfromthemortgagemeltdownin2008-09andcontinuedtheirshadydealsoutofgreedand(2)TherewillbeotherJhoLowsouttheretakingadvantageofthiscontinuouslackofoversight.Thisbookissowellwrittenandresearched.Arealpageturnerandhighlyrecommendedtothoseofyouwhoenjoyreal-lifenon-fictionbooks. 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