{"product_id":"billion-dollar-whale-the-man-who-fooled-wall-street-hollywood-and-the-world-paperback","title":"Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBradley Hope\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTom Wright\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of 2018 by the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFortune\u003c\/i\u003e, this \"thrilling\" (Bill Gates) \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller exposes how a \"modern Gatsby\" swindled over $5 billion with the aid of Goldman Sachs in \"the heist of the century\" (Axios).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now a #1 international bestseller, \u003ci\u003eBillion Dollar Whale\u003c\/i\u003e is \"an epic tale of white-collar crime on a global scale\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e), revealing how a young social climber from Malaysia pulled off one of the biggest heists in history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 2009, a chubby, mild-mannered graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business named Jho Low set in motion a fraud of unprecedented gall and magnitude--one that would come to symbolize the next great threat to the global financial system. Over a decade, Low, with the aid of Goldman Sachs and others, siphoned billions of dollars from an investment fund--right under the nose of global financial industry watchdogs. Low used the money to finance elections, purchase luxury real estate, throw champagne-drenched parties, and even to finance Hollywood films like \u003ci\u003eThe Wolf of Wall Street\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By early 2019, with his yacht and private jet reportedly seized by authorities and facing criminal charges in Malaysia and in the United States, Low had become an international fugitive, even as the U.S. Department of Justice continued its investigation.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBillion Dollar Whale\u003c\/i\u003e has joined the ranks of \u003ci\u003eLiar's Poker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDen of Thieves\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBad Blood\u003c\/i\u003e as a classic harrowing parable of hubris and greed in the financial world. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Wright \u003c\/b\u003eis cofounder of Project Brazen, a journalism-focused content studio, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and Pulitzer finalist. In 2018, he coauthored\u003ci\u003e Billion Dollar Whale\u003c\/i\u003e, the definitive account of one of the world's most audacious frauds. He's the creator and host of \u003ci\u003eFat Leonard\u003c\/i\u003e, a nine-part podcast about a man who corrupted the U.S. Navy. Both \u003ci\u003eBillion Dollar Whale\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Fat Leonard\u003c\/i\u003e are being adapted for the screen. In 2020, Stanford University honored Tom with its Shorenstein award for services to journalism in Asia over a twenty year career. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBradley Hope\u003c\/b\u003e, based in London, is the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling coauthor of \u003ci\u003eBillion Dollar Whale \u003c\/i\u003e(2018) and \u003ci\u003eBlood and Oil\u003c\/i\u003e (2020) and author of the upcoming \u003ci\u003eThe Rebel and The Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e (Nov 1, 2022). He is the co-founder of journalism studio Project Brazen along with Tom Wright. Hope is a Pulitzer Prize finalist and Gerald Loeb Award winner.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51964699377965,"sku":"9780316436472","price":22.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/billion-dollar-whale-the-man-who-fooled-wall-street-hollywood-and-the-world-paperback-5355301.webp?v=1775475667","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/billion-dollar-whale-the-man-who-fooled-wall-street-hollywood-and-the-world-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}