The believers
Subtitle: how America fell for Bernard Madoff's $65 billion investment scam
By: Adam LeBor
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780297859192; 9780297859215
Subjects: White collar crimes; Swindlers and swindling
Description: How could some of the most sophisticated and worldly people in America fall victim to a collective delusion year after year? 'The Believers' answers this unsettling question. It opens up the clubbish world where Madoff operated, tracing the links from Palm Beach and The Hamptons to the salons and clubs of Manhattan society.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-270) and index.