{"product_id":"2940170178155","title":"Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive inside account of the \"extraordinary\" (\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e) 1MDB scandal, \"a true life thriller\" (Ben Mezrich) about a \"modern Gatsby\" who managed to swindle over $5 billion with the aid of Goldman Sachs and othersamp;mdash;a \"must read\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e) \"epic tale\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) that exposes the secret nexus of elite wealth, banking, Hollywood, and politics from two award-winning \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e reporters.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2009, with the dust yet to settle on the financial crisis, a baby-faced, seemingly mild-mannered Wharton grad began setting in motion a fraud of unprecedented gall and magnitudeamp;mdash;one that would come to symbolize the next great threat to the global financial system. His name is Jho Low, a  man whose behavior was so preposterous he might seem made up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn epic true-tale of hubris and greed, \u003ci\u003eBillion Dollar Whale\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how this young social climber pulled off one of the biggest heists in historyamp;mdash;right under the nose of the global financial industry. Federal agents who helped unravel Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme say the 1MDB affair will become the textbook case of financial fraud in the modern ageamp;mdash;and its fallout is already being credited for taking down the prime minister of Malaysia. With his yacht and private jet reportedly seized  by authorities and facing money-laundering charges in Malaysia, an  Interpol red notice, and an ongoing U.S. Department of Justice  Investigation, Low has become an international fugitive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor listeners of \u003ci\u003eLiar's Poker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDen of Thieves\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBad Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBillion Dollar Whale \u003c\/i\u003ewill become a classic, harrowing parable about finance run amok.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47100639674608,"sku":"2940170178155","price":25.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170178155_p0.jpg?v=1763703888","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170178155","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}