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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Orion Pub Co
Publication date
January 15, 2010
Pages
280
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780297859192
ISBN-10
0297859196
Dimensions
1 by 5.50 by 9.50 in.
Weight
1 lbs.
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$28.95
Summaries and Reviews
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It was in 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 strove so hard to join; vaporizing 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 historyâeven Elie Wiesel's foundation lost tens of millions. How could Madoff, a pillar of the Jewish community, do this to a Nobel Laureate and Auschwitz survivor? How could some of the most sophisticated and worldly people in America fall victim to a collective delusion for years? To answer these unsettling questions, this book opens up the clubbish world where Madoff operated, tracing the links from Palm Beach and the Hamptons to the clubs of Manhattan society. It details the network of relationships across which flows hundreds of millions of dollars, and 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.
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Hardcover
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from Orion Pub Co (January 15, 2010)
9780297859192 | details & prices | 280 pages | 5.50 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $28.95
About: It was in 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 strove so hard to join; vaporizing the assets of charities, foundations, and individuals that had trusted him with their funds.
About: It was in 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 strove so hard to join; vaporizing the assets of charities, foundations, and individuals that had trusted him with their funds.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Phoenix (August 12, 2010)
9780753827437 | details & prices | 288 pages | 5.00 × 7.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $16.95
About: 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.
About: 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.
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