{"product_id":"9781538762547","title":"The Richest Man in the World: The Story of Adnan Khashoggi","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Tim\u003c\/i\u003ees bestselling author and award-winning reporter Ronald Kessler goes inside the infamously lavish life of billionaire Adnan Khashoggi, once the richest man in the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe made more money - and more quickly - than anyone in history. And he spent it at a dizzying clip of $330,000 a day, every day of the year. He was Adnan Mohamed Khashoggi, a Saudi Arabian middleman who started out with nothing and in twenty-five years parlayed his connections to the Saudi royal family and genius at dealing with people into a fortune of colossal proportions. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKhashoggi's American Express bill often exceeded $1 million. When he felt like having spaghetti, he flew to Venice for dinner on one of his three commercial-size airplanes. One of his luxury yachts, the 282-foot \u003ci\u003eNabila\u003c\/i\u003e, was considered the most opulent modern yacht afloat and was borrowed for a James Bond movie. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis remarkable book is a rare glimpse into a life of opulence beyond most people's wildest imaginings - a compelling closeup of a complex and driven man who has explored the outer reaches of success, power, and all that money can buy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47133059252464,"sku":"9781538762547","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781538762547_p0.jpg?v=1769898851","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781538762547","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}