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Book

The spider network : the wild story of a math genius, a gang of backstabbing bankers, and one of the greatest scams in financial history

Call Number

  • 364.168 E595 (CEN)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York, NY : Custom House, an imprint of William Morrow, [2017]

Physical Description

xiii, 509 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Summary

A Wall Street Journal business reporter unveils the story of how math genius Tom Hayes, his associates, and a deeply corrupt banking system ignited one of the greatest financial scandals in history.

Contents

  • Part I. The scam
  • Watching the coronation
  • The hall of mirrors
  • Classy people
  • Peak performance
  • The lucky turnstile
  • The sycophants
  • Your name in print
  • A yacht in Monaco
  • Part II. Ascending
  • What's a cabal?
  • Entre nous
  • Gods of the sea
  • In the flag room
  • A slap on the wrist
  • Part III. The second scam
  • He's the one
  • Spiders
  • A crook of the first order
  • The unit cost of steak
  • Charades
  • Part IV. Victory
  • Within the ark.

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