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A watertight account of one of the most gripping crimes of our day, written with a reporter's panache. A must-read. (City AM )
Tantalising and entertaining... A gripping read. (Financial Times )
Good reporting from the journalist who was there first. The book... will get you mad all over again. (Bloomberg )
[Arvedlund] not only brings great lucidity to the subject but supplies invaluable context about the devices that Madoff used to perpetuate his confidence game. (The Wall Street Journal )
Arvedlund has bragging rights... Her account will delight those more interested in the scam than in the man. (Time )
This story has the elements of a Hollywood drama... Although the book focuses on a single financial scandal, it ends up being a warning of a failed regulatory system and the shocking ease in which a con artist can operate in finance - leaving you hoping that this time, Erin Arvedlund does not go ignored. (InTheNews )
Arvedlund... works hard to situate the Madoff mess within the larger framework of hedge-fund mania and the Wall Street recklessness that led to the fiscal cataclysms of 2008. (The New York Times )
Tantalising and entertaining... A gripping read. (Financial Times )
Good reporting from the journalist who was there first. The book... will get you mad all over again. (Bloomberg )
[Arvedlund] not only brings great lucidity to the subject but supplies invaluable context about the devices that Madoff used to perpetuate his confidence game. (The Wall Street Journal )
Arvedlund has bragging rights... Her account will delight those more interested in the scam than in the man. (Time )
This story has the elements of a Hollywood drama... Although the book focuses on a single financial scandal, it ends up being a warning of a failed regulatory system and the shocking ease in which a con artist can operate in finance - leaving you hoping that this time, Erin Arvedlund does not go ignored. (InTheNews )
Arvedlund... works hard to situate the Madoff mess within the larger framework of hedge-fund mania and the Wall Street recklessness that led to the fiscal cataclysms of 2008. (The New York Times )
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Take the combined fortunes of Bill Gates, Tiger Woods and Roman Abramovich. Now imagine someone stealing that much money - and being hailed as a financial genius.
That man is Bernard Madoff. Backed by governments and global banks, Madoff defrauded $65 billion from charities and individual investors including Stephen Spielberg. Finally turned in by his own sons, Madoff opened his door in his dressing gown to be arrested by the FBI. Eleven charges and eleven guilty verdicts later he swapped his penthouse for a prison cell. Only $1 billion was left.
Madoff is the first definitive account of the rise and fall of the biggest fraudster ever. It's a story of greed, betrayal and lies, of remorseless risk-taking, family tragedy and financial disaster.
Investigative reporter Erin Arvedlund was the first to expose Madoff back in 2001, but Wall Street and the world didn't listen. In this astonishing book she answers the crucial unsolved questions: why and when did Madoff turn his business into a massive fraud? How did he fool so many investors for so long? Who knew the truth? And who, ultimately, is Bernard Madoff?
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book feels like it has been cobbled together from a number of sources and then not read afterwards. There are several sections where a fact is mentioned (such as an associate being in prison and then working as a consultant) which piques the interest, but no more info. Five paragraphs later, there is a commentary on an associate who went to prison for certain acts and then came back as a consultant. It is as if the two sections were written individually and bolted together without thought.
Overall, the book does not live up to the promise of a the "why, when, how" that the publisher claims and is, at times, annoyingly repetitive to read.
Overall, the book does not live up to the promise of a the "why, when, how" that the publisher claims and is, at times, annoyingly repetitive to read.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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The back cover promises that the Author, Erin Arvedlund gives the answers to crucial, as yet unsolved, questions: Why and when did Madoff turn his business into a massive fraud? How did he fool so many people for so long? Who knew the truth? And who,ultimately, is Bernard Madoff?
This interesting book is well written, engages the reader's interest and certainly gives a good insight into
the web of secrecy, subterfuge and down-right fraud that Mr Madoff was able to maintain over a long period of time in cheating investors. But it does not throw too much light on why and when it began, who else around him knew nor very little not already known about Madoff the man, husband, and father.
Having had my expectations heightened by the publishers claims I was disappointed to get to the end of the book unenlightened. A shame really, it was almost clear of the field.
This interesting book is well written, engages the reader's interest and certainly gives a good insight into
the web of secrecy, subterfuge and down-right fraud that Mr Madoff was able to maintain over a long period of time in cheating investors. But it does not throw too much light on why and when it began, who else around him knew nor very little not already known about Madoff the man, husband, and father.
Having had my expectations heightened by the publishers claims I was disappointed to get to the end of the book unenlightened. A shame really, it was almost clear of the field.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
There are numerous titles covering Madoff's massive fraud, so I chose this one at random.
The book covers Madoff's early days, and how for years he duped his investors with his crooked investment plan.
Perhaps the title is a little misbelieving (he didn't steal that much), but the book is well written, without being too heavy going.
The book covers Madoff's early days, and how for years he duped his investors with his crooked investment plan.
Perhaps the title is a little misbelieving (he didn't steal that much), but the book is well written, without being too heavy going.
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