The Wizard Of Lies: Bernie Madoff And The Death Of Trust

Who is Bernie Madoff, and how did he pull off the biggest Ponzi scheme in history?

This_x000D_ question has long fascinated people, about the New York financier who _x000D_ swindled his friends, relatives, and other investors out of $65 billion._x000D_ And in The Wizard of Lies, Diana B. Henriques of The New York Times_x000D_ has written the definitive and bestselling account of the man and his _x000D_ scheme, drawing on unprecedented access and more than one hundred _x000D_ interviews, including Madoff’s first interviews for publication _x000D_ following his arrest. Henriques provides vivid details from the lawsuits_x000D_ and government investigations that explode the myths that have come to _x000D_ surround the story, and in a revised and expanded epilogue, she unravels_x000D_ the latest legal developments.

A true-life financial thriller?and now a major HBO film starring Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer?The Wizard of Lies contrasts_x000D_ Madoff’s remarkable rise on Wall Street with dramatic scenes from his _x000D_ accelerating slide toward self-destruction. It is also the most complete_x000D_ account of the heartbreaking personal disasters and landmark legal _x000D_ battles triggered by Madoff’s downfall?the suicides, business failures, _x000D_ fractured families, shuttered charities?and the clear lessons this _x000D_ timeless scandal offers to Washington, Wall Street, and Main Street.