Billion Dollar Whale : : the man who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World

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Call Number: Adult Book / Nonfiction / True Crime / Wright, Tom, 364.16 Wr
On Shelf At: Pittsfield Branch

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Part I. The invention of Jho Low -- Fake photos -- Asian great Gatsby -- Win tons of money -- We're going to need a bigger van -- A nice toy -- Doctor Leissner, I presume -- Saudi "royalty" (the first heist) -- Hitting a goldmine -- "I feel the earth move" -- Part II. Overnight billionaire -- An evening with the playmates -- Raining Cristal -- How to spend a billion -- Where's our money? -- Roll the presses -- Welcome to New York -- Shitty, junk products -- My good friend, Leo -- Two-million-euro bottle parade -- "Keep your nonsense to yourself" -- Belfort smells a scam -- Bitter severance -- Penthouse with a view -- Switzerland of the East -- Brazen sky -- Goldman and the sheikh (the second heist) -- Bilking the state -- Part III. Empire -- Making Busta his bitch -- All the wealth in the world -- Mystique of the orient -- "681 American pies" (the third heist) -- Art no one can see -- Jewelers and bankers -- Bona fide business -- 140 gigabytes -- Leo's Wall Street indictment -- The Oval Office -- Size matters -- Losing control -- Part IV. Bonfire of secrets -- "No cash. No deal." -- Generous Jho -- Sacks of money -- The exposé -- Buttocks in a g-string -- Strongman Najib -- Part V. The captain's resolve -- Prosecutor in an oil drum -- Special Agent Bill McMurry -- Partying on the run -- China connection -- Glass half full -- White-collar crime -- King Khadem falls -- Epilogue.

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Hard to read submitted by bjkoch on July 15, 2022, 6:05pm MBA students love recommending this book but it's just not worth it. who cares what rich people do to scam other rich people.