How America fell for financier Bernie Madoff's $65 billion
investment scam. It was luxurious Palm Beach, by the manicured
lawns and Olympic-sized swimming pool, that financier Bernard
Madoff ravaged the world of philanthropy and high society he had
strived so hard to join, vaporising the assets of charities,
foundations and individuals that had trusted him with their funds.
It seems nothing was sacrosanct to Madoff, possibly the greatest
con-man in history. Even Elie Wiesel's foundation has lost tens of
millions. How could Madoff, a pillar of the Jewish community, do
this to a Nobel Laureate and Auschwitz survivor? But Wiesel was
hardly alone in trusting the rogue financier. How could some of the
most sophisticated and worldly people in America fall victim to a
collective delusion for year after year? THE BELIEVERS answers
these unsettling questions. It opens up the clubbish world where
Madoff operated, tracing the links from Palm Beach and The Hamptons
to the salons and clubs of Manhattan society. It details the
network of relationships across which flows hundreds of millions of
dollars. 'The Believers' shows how despite material success and
acclaim, some human impulses remain eternal. It reveals how an
underlying sense of insecurity still shapes some of the richest and
most successful individuals in America, making them crave ever more
status and peer acclaim. By focusing on Madoff's connection to, and
catastrophic impact on, the American Jewish community, THE
BELIEVERS dramatically humanises a story that is part financial
scandal and part Greek tragedy.
General
| Imprint: |
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
August 2010 |
| First published: |
August 2010 |
| Authors: |
Adam LeBor
|
| Dimensions: |
137 x 213 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - B-format
|
| Pages: |
320 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7538-2743-7 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
True stories >
Crime
|
| LSN: |
0-7538-2743-3 |
| Barcode: |
9780753827437 |
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