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Money and Power

How Goldman Sachs Came to Rule the World
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Money and Power offers an unprecedented inside look at Goldman Sachs, one of the most iconic and successful investment banks worldwide. William D. Cohan exposes the firm's complex world of clashing egos, backstabbing, sex scandals, private investigators, court battles, and government intrigues, revealing the reality behind Goldman’s polished reputation.
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Ideal for readers interested in finance, business power dynamics, and Wall Street insiders, as well as those fascinated by corporate scandals and the inner workings of leading investment banks.

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Goldman Sachs are the investment bank all other banks - and most businesses - want to emulate; the firm with the best talent, the best strategy. But is their success just down to the gilded magic of the 'Goldman way'? This book is a story of clashing egos, backstabbing, sex scandals, private investigators, court cases and government cabals.

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William Cohan, chronicler of Wall Street, turns his sights on Goldman Sachs, one of the most iconic and successful banks in the world.

'If they could screw you over, they totally would ...'

Goldman Sachs are the investment bank all other banks—and most businesses—want to emulate; the firm with the best talent, the best clients, the best strategy. But is their success just down to the gilded magic of the 'Goldman way'?

William D. Cohan has gained unprecedented access to Goldman's inner circle—both on and off the record. In an astonishing story of clashing egos, backstabbing, sex scandals, private investigators, court cases, and government cabals, he reveals what really lies beneath their gold-plated image.

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Financial Times calls it "Revelatory, engrossing, penetrating," while The Economist hails it as "the best analysis yet" of Goldman's complex conflicts. The Mail on Sunday describes it as "startling," and Businessweek highlights Cohan’s portrayal of a firm driven by short-term ruthlessness. The Guardian notes its focus on power struggles and business failures, with the New York Times Book Review calling it "a definitive account" of a modern banking giant.

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ISBN: 9780241954065

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 April 2012

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 29.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 199.0mm

Weight: 454g

Pages: 672

About the Author

William Cohan is an award-winning journalist and Wall Street veteran. His first book, The Last Tycoons, about Lazard, won the 2007 Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award and was a New York Times bestseller. His second book, House of Cards, also a bestseller, is an account of the last days of Bear Stearns & Co, described as \"gripping...high drama\" by Michiko Kakutani of The New York Times. He is a regular on the pages of the Financial Times, is a contributing editor at both Vanity Fair and Fortune, and is an online columnist for The New York Times.

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