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The way we live now The way we live now Anthony Trollope From a review of the Anthony Trollope canon in The Economist (2020/04/08 edition): *“The Way We Live Now” (1875) is as much a portrait of the last few decades as it is of the high Victorian age, and… OL109871W
Zero coupon Zero coupon Paul Emil Erdman "First edition: October 1993" OL1400612W
The Madoff Chronicles The Madoff Chronicles Brian Ross After the news broke of Bernie Madoff's arrest on December 11, 2008, the facts were hard to grasp. Madoff claimed to have stolen fifty billion dollars; the sum seemed impossibly large. But of course … OL14937277W
Paranoia Paranoia Joseph Finder Adam Cassidy is twenty-six and a low-level employee at a high-tech corporation who hates his job. When he manipulates the system to do something nice for a friend, he finds himself charged with a cri… OL15148678W
Madoff Madoff Erin Arvedlund Take the combined fortunes of Bill Gates, Tiger Woods and Roman Abramovich. Now imagine someone stealing that much money – and being hailed as a financial genius.That man is Bernard Madoff. Backed by… OL15176558W
Assassins of Athens Assassins of Athens Jeffrey Siger When the body of a boy from one of Greece's most prominent families turns up in a dumpster in one of Athens' worst neighbourhoods, Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis is certain there's a message in the m… OL15324201W
Financial forensics body of knowledge Financial forensics body of knowledge Darrell D. Dorrell "The definitive, must-have guide for the forensic accounting professionalA comprehensive and practical overview of civil and criminal forensic accounting methodology, Forensic Accounting Body of Know… OL16117889W
Fifteen digits Fifteen digits Nick Santora A fifteen-digit bank account number holds the key to a plot involving five behind-the-scenes employees at a law firm who use discarded documents full of sensitive legal information to get rich. OL17896040W
Diary of a very bad year : confessions of an anonymous hedge fund manager Diary of a very bad year : confessions of an anonymous hedge fund manager Keith Gessen "A profoundly candid and captivating account of the economic crisis, from an anonymous hedge fund manager"-- OL18157224W
Trust on Trial Trust on Trial Richard B. McKenzie "[A]rgues that government trust busters don't have a clue about how to effectively referee competition in today's industries that live or die at the caprice of innovation"--Jacket. OL1859766W
Financial market bubbles and crashes Financial market bubbles and crashes Harold L. Vogel "Despite the thousands of articles and the millions of times that the word 'bubble' has been used in the business press, there still does not appear to be a cohesive theory or persuasive empirical ap… OL18748821W
Empire of deception Empire of deception Dean Jobb "It was a time of unregulated madness. And nowhere was it madder than in Chicago at the dawn of the Roaring Twenties. Speakeasies thrived, gang war shootings announced Al Capone's rise to underworld … OL19999544W
Why they do it Why they do it Eugene Soltes "Rarely does a week go by without a well-known executive being indicted for engaging in a white-collar crime. Perplexed as to what drives successful, wealthy people to risk it all, Harvard Business S… OL20042720W
The case for the corporate death penalty The case for the corporate death penalty Mary Kreiner Ramirez xiv, 257 pages : 24 cm OL20045790W
On the rampage On the rampage Russell Mokhiber,Robert Weissman From Worldcom to Coke, from Enron to the White House, these columns offer trenchant revelations of corporate dirty deeds. Featuring the 10 worst corporations and 10 reasons to dismantle the World tra… OL20545073W
Encyclopedia of white-collar and corporate crime Encyclopedia of white-collar and corporate crime Lawrence M. Salinger This work incorporates information about a variety of white-collar crimes, and provides examples of persons, statutes, companies, and convictions. Each entry offers a thorough and thoughtful summary … OL20656137W
CBS Murders CBS Murders Richard Hammer 244 pages : 20 cm OL21313894W
Ice Man Cometh Ice Man Cometh Jonathan Edwards,Ian Griffiths Summary:Jon Johannesson's retail group, Baugur, has become famous in the UK for boldly snapping up familiar high street chains such as Oasis, Iceland and Hamleys toy shop. This book reveals how Baugu… OL21728850W
The phantom capitalists The phantom capitalists Michael Levi xv, 346 p. : 23 cm OL2238632W
Sir Allen & me Sir Allen & me Robert Hoffman vii, 191 p. : 22 cm OL22402437W
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