Synopses & Reviews
A #1 bestseller from coast to coast, andlt;Iandgt;Den of Thievesandlt;/Iandgt; tells the full story of the insider-trading scandal that nearly destroyed Wall Street, the men who pulled it off, and the chase that finally brought them to justice.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Pulitzer Prizeand#8211;winner James B. Stewart shows for the first time how four of the eightiesand#8217; biggest names on Wall Streetand#8212;Michael Milken, Ivan Boesky, Martin Siegel, and Dennis Levine and#8212;created the greatest insider-trading ring in financial history and almost walked away with billions, until a team of downtrodden detectives triumphed over some of Americaand#8217;s most expensive lawyers to bring this powerful quartet to justice.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Based on secret grand jury transcripts, interviews, and actual trading records, and containing explosive new revelations about Michael Milken and Ivan Boesky written especially for this paperback edition, andlt;Iandgt;Den of Thievesandlt;/Iandgt; weaves all the facts into an unforgettable narrativeand#8212;a portrait of human nature, big business, and crime of unparalleled proportions.
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A fast-paced adventure populated with people who could teach the characters in 'Dallas' and 'Dynasty' a thing or two....It is a must read for anyone trying to make sense of the greed decade.
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USA TodayA fast-paced adventure populated with people who could teach the characters in 'Dallas' and 'Dynasty' a thing or two....It is a must read for anyone trying to make sense of the greed decade.
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andlt;Iandgt;The Washington Postandlt;/Iandgt; Bursting with details...but told with magical clarity.
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Michael Thomas andlt;Iandgt;The New York Timesandlt;/Iandgt; Absolutely Splendid...Tremendously Important...Indecently Readable.
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A revealing, disturbing tale of what can happen when greed runs rampant.
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Stewart takes the reader through the maze of arcane Wall Street dealings as if he were writing a detective story.
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Absolutely Splendid...Tremendously Important...Indecently Readable.
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Bursting with details...but told with magical clarity.
About the Author
andlt;Bandgt;James B. Stewartandlt;/Bandgt; is the author of andlt;Iandgt;Heart of a Soldier,andlt;/Iandgt; the bestselling andlt;Iandgt;Blind Eyeandlt;/Iandgt; and andlt;Iandgt;Blood Sport,andlt;/Iandgt; and the blockbuster andlt;Iandgt;Den of Thieves.andlt;/Iandgt; A former Page-One editor at andlt;Iandgt;The Wall Street Journal,andlt;/Iandgt; Stewart won a Pulitzer Prize in 1988 for his reporting on the stock market crash and insider trading. He is a regular contributor to andlt;Iandgt;SmartMoneyandlt;/Iandgt; and andlt;Iandgt;The New Yorker.andlt;/Iandgt; He lives in New York.
Table of Contents
andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Contentsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Cast of Charactersandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Prologueandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Book One. Above the Lawandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Book Two. The Chaseandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Epilogueandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chronologyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Notes and Sourcesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Acknowledgmentsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Photo Creditsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Index