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Lying for Money
How Legendary Frauds Reveal the Workings of Our World
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Lying for Money
Understand financial crime and you understand the world. Here's how.
A hilarious tour of history's greatest financial frauds that will change how you look at crime itself
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Financial crime seems horribly complicated, but there are only so many ways you can con someone out of what's theirs. In fact, there are four. A veteran regulatory economist and market analyst, Dan Davies has years of experience picking the bones out of some of the most famous frauds of the modern age. Now he reveals the big picture that emerges from their labyrinths of deceit.
Along the way, you'll find out how to fake a gold mine with a wedding ring, a file and a shotgun. You'll see how close Charles Ponzi, the king of pyramid schemes, came to acquiring his own private navy. You'll learn how fraud has shaped the entire development of the modern world economy. And you'll discover whether you have what it takes to be a white-collar criminal mastermind, if that's what you want. (Which you don't. You really, really don't.)
Lying for Money unveils the fascinating and sometimes chilling stories of fraudsters who have shaped history, providing an insightful look into the machinations of financial deceit and the impact it has on our society.
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Lying for Money by Dan Davies is lauded for its entertaining and witty storytelling, offering a vivid exploration of historical frauds and the notorious individuals behind them. Reviewers commend the insightful analysis of market transactions that makes the book both engaging and educational. It's seen as an indispensable read for understanding fraud, combining historical intrigue with intellectual rigour.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781781259665
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 July 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Profile Books Ltd
Edition: Main
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 24.0mm
Width: 196.0mm
Height: 128.0mm
Weight: 227g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Dan Davies is a former regulatory economist at the Bank of England and analyst for a number of investment banks. His career has seen him tackle all manner of financial crookedness, including the LIBOR and FX scandals, the collapse of Anglo Irish Bank and the Swiss Nazi gold scandal. He has written for the Financial Times and the New Yorker among other publications.
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