Billion Dollar Whale
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Billion Dollar Whale

by Tom Wright

2018•Documentary•400 pages

Taste attributes: documentarycrimebusinesspoliticalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearglossyemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesolving the riddle/not as it seemssocial commentary

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Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, weighty non-fiction book, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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4.6 / 5

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About This Book

Two Pulitzer-finalist Wall Street Journal reporters document the true story of how a young social climber orchestrated one of history's biggest financial heists, exposing the secret nexus of elite wealth, banking, Hollywood and politics. 75,000 first printing.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryCrimeBusinessPoliticalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceSolving the riddle/not as it seemsSocial commentary

Subjects

Swindlers and swindlingFraudBiographyBusiness & economicsBanks & BankingCorporate & Business HistoryPolitical scienceCorruption & Misconduct

Details

Author
Tom Wright
Published
2018
Pages
400
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