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Octopus by Guy Lawson

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Octopus by Guy Lawson

Born into one of America's most illustrious trading families, Sam Israel was determined to strike out on his own. After apprenticing with one of the greatest traders of the 1980s, he founded his own fast-growing hedge fund, promising investors extraordinary returns.

But it was all an elaborate charade. After suffering devastating losses and fabricating fake returns, Israel knew it was only a matter of time before his real performance would be discovered. So when a former black-ops agent told him about a secret market run by the Fed, Israel bet his last $150 million on a chance to make billions.

Thus began his bizarre journey into the Upperworld--a society populated by clandestine bankers, shady European nobility, and spooks issuing cryptic warnings about a mysterious cabal known as the Octopus.

Guy Lawson is an award-winning investigative journalist whose work has appeared in magazines such as The New York Times, GQ, Harper's, and others.

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ISBN 13 9780307716071
ISBN 10 0307716074
Title Octopus
Author Guy Lawson
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Random House USA Inc
Year published 2012-07-10
Number of pages 352
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.