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NamedaBestBookof2018bytheFinancialTimesandFortune,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.Readmore 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PopularHighlightsinthisbookWhatarepopularhighlights?PreviouspageOnerecentestimateputsthemoneystashedinoffshorefinancialcenterssince1970at$32trillion—afigureequaltothecombinedeconomiesoftheUnitedStatesandChina—withhundredsofbillionslostintaxrevenues.Highlightedby757KindlereadersBetweenOctober2009andJune2010—aperiodofonlyeightmonths—Lowandhisentouragespent$85milliononalcohol,gamblinginVegas,privatejets,rentingsuperyachts,andtopayPlaymatesandHollywoodcelebritiestohangoutwiththem.Highlightedby629KindlereadersWhynotalsousethefundasapolitical-financingvehicle?Profitsfrom1MDBwouldfillawarchestthatNajibcouldusetopayoffpoliticalsupportersandvoters,restoringUMNO’spopularity,Lowpromised.Highlightedby544KindlereadersNextpage EditorialReviewsReviewAFortunemagazineBestBookof2018AFinancialTimesBestBookof2018"AsBadBloodistobiotech,BillionDollarWhaleistointernationalfinance...awonderfulread...Thrilling."―BillGates"Whatablasttoread!AtruelifethrillerthatreadslikeaHollywoodmovie,BillionDollarWhaletracestheexploitsofthemostmercurial,mysteriousbigplayerinhistory.JhoLowisGatsbywithtwicethebankaccountandtentimestheambition,andthestoriessurroundinghisexploitsleaprightoffthepage!"―BenMezrich,NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofTheAccidentalBillionairesandBringingDownTheHouse"Ifyoulikeglobalintrigue,financialcrime,wealthporn,andabsurdity,BillionDollarWhale,byTomWrightandBradleyHope,isforyou....Italmostseemsmadeup.Still,anyonewhohasfollowedthenewsoutofMalaysiawillknowthatthestoryisalltooreal."―TheNewYorker"WrightandHopedeliverascintillatingandprodigiouslyreportedtaleofaglobe-spanningmodernGatsbyandhisaudaciousfraud."―JesseEisinger,PulitzerPrize-winningreporterforProPublicaandauthorofTheChickenshitClub"ThisstoryofaWhartongraduatewhocarriedoutthe$5billionswindleknownas1MDBoffersatextbookcaseoffinancialfraudinthemodernage."―NewYorkTimes"Anincrediblestory....Ifyouneedsomebillionairestodespise--looknofurtherthanthesecharlatans."―AlexisOhanian,co-founderofReddit"JustfinishedreadingBillionDollarWhaleandwasblownaway.IthoughtIhadseenitallwithRussiankleptocracy,butthestoryofthemoneystoleninMalaysiain1MDBandalltheenthusiasticWesternenablerswasunbelievable."―BillBrowder,#1NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofRedNotice"EventhemostskilledfictionwriterwouldhavetroubleconjuringthecorruptandcolorfulprotagonistofBillionDollarWhale.BradleyHopeandTomWright'sgrippingportraitofJhoLowandhisenablersthroughouttheglobalfinancialsystemwillbothfascinateandenrageyou."―SheelahKolhatkar,staffwriteratTheNewYorkerandNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofBlackEdge"Thestoryofamassiveinternationalfinancialscandal...Astheauthorsamplyprove,thescandalreachesfarbeyondLow.Tosucceed,hereliedonthenaivete,greed,andgenerallyimmoralconductofhugebanksaswellascorruptgovernments."―Kirkus"Anamazingtaleofgreed....juicyandentertaining."―LibraryJournal(starredreview)"WrightandHopetransformtheirinvestigationofamind-bogglingfinancialfraudintoanonfictionthriller...Thisisanepictaleofwhite-collarcrimeonaglobalscale."―PublishersWeekly(starredreview)"Well-researchedandwell-documented....RevealshowLowusedabagoftricks,includingfinancialfraud,tomakehimselfseemmorepowerful,moreinfluential,andmoresuccessfulthanheactuallywas...Thisisamust-read."―Booklist"Anextraordinarytale....richlywoven...[with]doggedreporting....Likeallgoodbusinessstories,BillionDollarWhaleisbiggerthantheimmediateoneittells.Itisastoryofemergingmarketscrippledbycorruptionandcronyismandcomesfromtheeraofegregious--andmostlypunishment-free--banking....Onethingisclear.IfeverHollywoodgetsroundtotellingthestoryonscreen,hereisperfectmaterialforthescript."―FinancialTimes"Gripping....Theheistofthecentury."―Axios"Ihighlyrecommendthisrip-roaringstoryofbrazenfraud...,politicalcorruption...,andinvestment-bankercallousness."―AdamLashinsky,FORTUNE"TakeonechubbyMalaysianbusinessschoolgraduate.MixwithMiddleEasternsheikhsandgreedySoutheastAsianpoliticians.AddWallStreetinvestmentbanks,lawfirmsandSwisswealthmanagers.Thenmixinsuperyachts,five-starhotels,luxuryapartments,nightclubs,models,A-listmoviestars--andbathtubsofchampagne...[This]richlyreportedpage-turnerismeticulouslypiecedtogetherfrominterviews,documentsandemailsbyWallStreetJournalreportersTomWrightandBradleyHope."―PeterThalLarsen,Reuters"Compelling."―MinneapolisStarTribune"Awonderfulbook...Arip-roaring,absolutelydelightfulaccountofoneofthebiggestfinancialconsinthehistoryoftheworld....IfyoulikedBadBlood,youmightwellenjoyBillionDollarWhale...Anincrediblestoryofaconartistattheheightofhisgame."―DavidPlotz,Slate"PoliticalGabfest""Acrackingread."―UnreservedMedia"Anincrediblestory."―Knowledge@Wharton"Oneofthebestbusinessbooksinalongtime."―BrianSullivan,CNBC"Oneofthemostimportantbooksof2018."―MoneyLaundering.com"[The]extraordinairesagaofMalaysianentrepreneurJhoLow[is]chronicledinjuicydetail....Amind-bogglingpictureofLow'sthievery,grandiosespendinganddisappearance."―FinancialAdvisor"Impeccablyresearched."―TheEconomist"1MDBbookisawhaleofatale....Readerswhohavefollowedthe1MDBscandalwillbeexpectingheavydosesofbothopulenceandcorruption.WhatBillionDollarWhaledoesbestisshowjusthowdizzyinglyfar-reachingtheschemewas....shocking-andanessentialread."―FinancialNewsofLondon"Amust-readforfugitivefinanciers...abelterofafinancialscandaltakedown...greatfun....Abreathlesscollationofexcellentinvestigativereporting,itshowsreallifereallycanbestrangerthanfiction."―Bloomberg.comAbouttheAuthorTomWrightwasoneofthefirstjournaliststoarriveatthesceneoftheraidinwhichNavySEALskilledOsamabinLaden.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. 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Don'thaveaKindle?GetyourKindlehere,ordownloadaFREEKindleReadingApp. Productdetails Publisher ‏ : ‎ HachetteBooks;Illustratededition(September18,2018)Language ‏ : ‎ EnglishHardcover ‏ : ‎ 400pagesISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 031643650XISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0316436502ItemWeight ‏ : ‎ 1.35poundsDimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.4x1.55x9.3inches BestSellersRank:#26,489inBooks(SeeTop100inBooks)#17inWhiteCollarCrimeTrueAccounts#31inAsianPolitics#69inPoliticalCorruption&MisconductCustomerReviews: 4.5outof5stars 2,821ratings AbouttheauthorsFollowauthorstogetnewreleaseupdates,plusimprovedrecommendations.PreviouspageBradleyHopeBriefcontentvisible,doubletaptoreadfullcontent.Fullcontentvisible,doubletaptoreadbriefcontent.BradleyHope,basedinLondon,istheNewYorkTimesbestsellingcoauthorofBillionDollarWhaleandcoversfinanceandmalfeasancefortheWallStreetJournal.BeforethathespentsixyearsasaMiddleEastcorrespondent.HopeisaPulitzerPrizefinalistandGeraldLoebAwardwinner.Seemoreontheauthor'spageTomWrightBriefcontentvisible,doubletaptoreadfullcontent.Fullcontentvisible,doubletaptoreadbriefcontent.TomWrightiscofounderofProjectBrazen,ajournalism-focusedcontentstudio,aNYTbestsellingauthorandPulitzerfinalist.In2018,hecoauthoredBillionDollarWhale,thedefinitiveaccountofoneoftheworld’smostaudaciousfrauds.He’sthecreatorandhostofFatLeonard,anine-partpodcastaboutamanwhocorruptedtheU.S.Navy.BothBillionDollarWhaleandFatLeonardarebeingadaptedforthescreen.In2020,StanfordUniversityhonoredTomwithitsShorensteinawardforservicestojournalisminAsiaoveratwentyyearcareer.Seemoreontheauthor'spageNextpage Customerreviews4.5outof5stars4.5outof5 2,821globalratings 5star 66% 4star 23% 3star 8% 2star 2% 1star 1% Howcustomerreviewsandratingswork CustomerReviews,includingProductStarRatingshelpcustomerstolearnmoreabouttheproductanddecidewhetheritistherightproductforthem. 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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! 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