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Discover Billion Dollar Whale as it's meant to be heard, narrated by Will Collyer. Free trial available! Sample BillionDollarWhale By: BradleyHope,TomWright Narratedby: WillCollyer Length: 12hrsand26mins Unabridged Audiobook Categories: Biographies&Memoirs, TrueCrime 4.5outof5stars 4.5 (6,996ratings) AddtoCartfailed. Pleasetryagainlater AddtoWishListfailed. Pleasetryagainlater Removefromwishlistfailed. Pleasetryagainlater Addingtolibraryfailed Pleasetryagain Followpodcastfailed Pleasetryagain Unfollowpodcastfailed Pleasetryagain Tryfor$0.00 1titlepermonthfromAudible’sentirecatalogofbestsellers,andnewreleases. AccessagrowingselectionofincludedAudibleOriginals,audiobooksandpodcasts. Youwillgetanemailreminderbeforeyourtrialends. YourPremiumPlusplanis$14.95amonthafter30daytrial.Cancelanytime. BillionDollarWhale By: BradleyHope,TomWright Narratedby: WillCollyer Tryfor$0.00 $14.95/monthafter30days.Cancelanytime. Buyfor$29.65 Buyfor$29.65 Confirmpurchase Nodefaultpaymentmethodselected. 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WeWorkwouldbeworth$10trillion,morethananyothercompanyintheworld.Itwasn’tjustanofficespaceprovider.Itwasatechcompany-anAIstartup,even.ItsWeGrowschoolsandWeLiveresidenceswouldrevolutionizeeducationandhousing.Oneday,musedfounderAdamNeumann,aMiddleEastpeaceaccordwouldbesignedinaWeWork.ThecompanymighthelpcolonizeMars.AndNeumannwouldbecometheworld’sfirsttrillionaire. 5outof5stars Incredible By Reeka on 08-02-21 TheCultofWe By: EliotBrown,andothers Publisher'sSummary 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.  ©2018BradleyHopeandTomWright(P)2018HachetteAudio ConArtists,Hoaxes&Deceptions TrueCrime Business&Careers Politics&Government Showmore Showless CriticReviews "Thestoryofamassiveinternationalfinancialscandal....Astheauthorsamplyprove,thescandalreachesfarbeyondLow.Tosucceed,hereliedonthenaivete,greed,andgenerallyimmoralconductofhugebanksaswellascorruptgovernments."(Kirkus) "EventhemostskilledfictionwriterwouldhavetroubleconjuringthecorruptandcolorfulprotagonistofBillionDollarWhale.BradleyHopeandTomWright'sgrippingportraitofJhoLowandhisenablersthroughouttheglobalfinancialsystemwillbothfascinateandenrageyou."(SheelahKolhatkar,staffwriteratTheNewYorkerandNewYorkTimesbest-sellingauthorofBlackEdge) "WrightandHopetransformtheirinvestigationofamind-bogglingfinancialfraudintoanonfictionthriller....Thisisanepictaleofwhite-collarcrimeonaglobalscale."(PublishersWeekly,starredreview) FeaturedArticle:CatchOurGriftwithTheseTalesofFemaleFrauds,Scammers,andCons Whenitcomestoconsofthecriminalvariety,womenoftenflyundertheradar.Andwhenitcomestopullingoffhigh-level,multifacetedschemes,womencontinuetobeunderestimated.Butwithenoughconfidencetoremainundetected,femaleconartists,fraudsters,andgriftershavescammedtheirwaytoinfamy,rackingupdollars,favors,andfamealongtheway.Thestoriestheyleavebehindmakeforsomeofthemostintriguingcasesofalltime. 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ThestoryisaboutaMalaysianmanwhoschemedhiswaytobillionsofdollarsthroughpoliticalconspiracy,bribery,andloopholes,mostlytoimpressHollywoodcelebritiesandmakerichpeoplethinkhewascool. Ifyou'relikemeandenjoyinfuriatingstoriesofgreedandcorruptionyouwilllovethisone! (YouwillalsoloveSwindledpodcast,gocheckitout.) 52peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 3outof5stars Performance 4outof5stars Story 4outof5stars AmazonCustomer 04-26-19 BillionDollarWhalereview Veryinterestingstory,butverylongandsometimestedious.GoodbookforreadersinterestedinfinanceorMalasia,butnotsomuchforbroaderaudiences. 7peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 5outof5stars Performance 3outof5stars Story 5outof5stars laislandhopper 11-14-18 Greatstory,poornarrationanddragson ItisafascinatingstorybutitseemedtogoonandonandIwasrelievedwhenitwasover.Also,thenarratorwasn'tverygoodandmispronouncedseveralwords. 55peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 2outof5stars Performance 3outof5stars Story 2outof5stars Dennis 05-01-19 Dryrecountoftoomanytransactions WhileIappreciatetheresearchthatwentintothisbook,Ifoundthereportingofdozensoffraudulenttransactionsandextravagantspendingtooclinicalandnotterriblyentertaining.Itwasdifficulttokeepallthecharactersstraightwithoutreferringtothewrittenguidesothisisnotoneto“read”inyourcar. 6peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 5outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 5outof5stars NLane 10-05-18 Couldn’tstoplistening! IjustfinishedlisteningtoBadbloodanddidn’tthinkthisbookwouldcomeclose.Itdidandmaybebetter.Itisjustanincrediblestory.Possiblythegreatestheistofalltime. 65peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 3outof5stars Performance 4outof5stars Story 3outof5stars EinAtlanta 12-19-18 Thisexplainedsomuchtome Ilookforwardtotheinevitablemovie.I'dliketoseeadocumentarylikeTheSmartestGuysintheRoommadefromthis. Thewritingheredidn'tgrabmesomuchthatI'drecommendthistoeveryone,butIdidlearnalotaboutanunder-reportedtopic. 38peoplefoundthishelpful Overall 5outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 5outof5stars Sally 01-25-19 SooooooGood! FirstofallthistopicisalwaysoneofmyfavoritesIlovelearningaboutthingsthatreallyhappenedespeciallywhenitcomestotherealmofFinance.Oftenwithbooksofthissubjectitcanbealittleoverwhelmingandalittletoomuchinformationandnotenoughstory,butnotinthecaseofbilliondollarwhale.Thisstoryisexceptionallywellwrittenandkeepsyouenthralledfrombeginningtoend,lotsoffactstiedupinawell-writtenstorylinetheonlythingthatmakesitcomplicatedisjholowhimselfwithallhisfinancialantics.ProbablyoneofthebestbooksI'vereadofitskind. 18peoplefoundthishelpful ShowMore Sortby: MostHelpful MostRecent Filterby: Allstars 5staronly 4staronly 3staronly 2staronly 1staronly Overall 5outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 5outof5stars AmazonCustomer 01-18-22 Lovedit! Thoroughlyenjoyedthisbook,thewritersandnarratorshavedoneasuperbjobofillustratingthestory!Welldone! Overall 5outof5stars Performance 5outof5stars Story 5outof5stars navreetReid 08-17-21 Financialcrimeisn’tjustfictionalwolfofWallStreet!!!!!! 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