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Faster, Higher, Farther - How One of the World's Largest Automakers Committed a Massive and Stunning Fraud (Paperback):... Faster, Higher, Farther - How One of the World's Largest Automakers Committed a Massive and Stunning Fraud (Paperback)
Jack Ewing
R450 R379 Discovery Miles 3 790 Save R71 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Faster, Higher, Farther chronicles a corporate scandal that rivals those at Enron and Lehman Brothers-one that will cost Volkswagen more than $22 billion in fines and settlements. Through meticulous reporting, New York Times correspondent Jack Ewing documents why VW felt compelled to install "defeat devices" in diesel vehicles that unlawfully lowered CO2 levels during emissions testing, and how the fraud was committed, covered up, and finally detected. Faster, Higher, Farther is a briskly written account of unrivaled corporate greed. Updated with the latest information and a new afterword by the author.

Monkeys Are Made of Chocolate - Exotic and Unseen Costa Rica (Paperback): Jack Ewing Monkeys Are Made of Chocolate - Exotic and Unseen Costa Rica (Paperback)
Jack Ewing; Foreword by Daniel Quinn
R598 R531 Discovery Miles 5 310 Save R67 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Discover the mysterious and fascinating ways in which animals, plants and people interact with one another in the rainforests of Costa Rica. Author and naturalist Jack Ewing shares a wealth of observations and experiences,gathered from more than three decades of living in southwestern Costa Rica, home to some of the most prolific and diverse ecosystems on Earth.

Faster, Higher, Farther - The Volkswagen Scandal (Hardcover): Jack Ewing Faster, Higher, Farther - The Volkswagen Scandal (Hardcover)
Jack Ewing
R756 R651 Discovery Miles 6 510 Save R105 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In mid-2015, Volkswagen proudly reached its goal of surpassing Toyota as the world's largest automaker. A few months later, the EPA disclosed that Volkswagen had installed software in 11 million cars that deceived emissions-testing mechanisms. By early 2017, VW had settled with American regulators and car owners for $20 billion, with additional lawsuits still looming. In Faster, Higher, Farther, Jack Ewing rips the lid off the conspiracy. He describes VW's rise from "the people's car" during the Nazi era to one of Germany's most prestigious and important global brands, touted for being "green." He paints vivid portraits of Volkswagen chairman Ferdinand Piech and chief executive Martin Winterkorn, arguing that the corporate culture they fostered drove employees, working feverishly in pursuit of impossible sales targets, to illegal methods. Unable to build cars that could meet emissions standards in the United States honestly, engineers were left with no choice but to cheat. Volkswagen then compounded the fraud by spending millions marketing "clean diesel," only to have the lie exposed by a handful of researchers on a shoestring budget, resulting in a guilty plea to criminal charges in a landmark Department of Justice case. Faster, Higher, Farther reveals how the succeed-at-all-costs mentality prevalent in modern boardrooms led to one of corporate history's farthest-reaching cases of fraud-with potentially devastating consequences.

Where Tapirs and Jaguars Once Roamed - Ever-Evolving Costa Rica (Paperback): Jack Ewing Where Tapirs and Jaguars Once Roamed - Ever-Evolving Costa Rica (Paperback)
Jack Ewing
R582 R519 Discovery Miles 5 190 Save R63 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Kissing Asphalt - A Drifter Adventure (Paperback): Jack Ewing Kissing Asphalt - A Drifter Adventure (Paperback)
Jack Ewing
R420 R366 Discovery Miles 3 660 Save R54 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Faster, Higher, Farther - The Inside Story of the Volkswagen Scandal (Paperback): Jack Ewing Faster, Higher, Farther - The Inside Story of the Volkswagen Scandal (Paperback)
Jack Ewing 1
R503 R409 Discovery Miles 4 090 Save R94 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A shocking expose of Volkswagen's fraud by the New York Times reporter who covered the scandal. Updated with a New Afterword by the Author. When news of Volkswagen's clean diesel fraud first broke in September 2015, it sent shockwaves around the world. Overnight, the company long associated with quality, reliability and trust became a universal symbol of greed and deception. Consumers were outraged, investors panicked, the company embarrassed and facing bankruptcy. As lawsuits and criminal investigations piled up, by August 2016 VW had settled with American regulators and car-owners for $15 billion, with additional fines and claims still looming. In Faster, Higher, Farther, Jack Ewing rips the lid off the scandal. He describes VW's rise from "the people's car" during the Nazi era to one of Germany's most prestigious and important global brands, touted for being "green." He paints vivid portraits of Volkswagen chairman Ferdinand Piech and chief executive Martin Winterkorn, arguing that their unremitting ambition drove employees, working feverishly in pursuit of impossible sales targets, to illegal methods. With unprecedented access to key players and a ringside seat during the course of the legal proceedings, Faster, Higher, Farther reveals how the succeed-at-all-costs culture prevalent in modern boardrooms led to one of corporate history's farthest-reaching cases of fraud-with potentially devastating consequences. As the future of one of the world's biggest companies remains uncertain, this is the extraordinary story of Volkswagen's downfall.

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