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Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story (Paperback)
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From an award-winning New York Times reporter comes the full, mind-boggling story of the lies, crimes, and ineptitude behind the spectacular scandal that imperiled a presidency, destroyed a marketplace, and changed Washington and Wall Street forever . . .
About the Author
has written for the New York Times for more than seventeen years. A two-time winner of the George Polk Award for excellence in journalism and a finalist for the 2000 Pulitzer Prize, he has been selected repeatedly for the TJFR Business News Reporter as one of the nation’s most influential financial journalists. His last book, The Informant is currently in development as a major motion picture. He lives in Dallas with his wife and three children.
Praise for Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story…
Praise for Kurt Eichenwald’s bestseller, The Informant:
“Ranks with A Civil Action as one of the best nonfiction books of the last decade.”
—New York Times Book Review
“The thriller of the year—and it’s all true!”
—Dallas Morning News
“One of the most intriguing—and nearly unbelievable—nonfiction books in recent memory . . . a tangled tale worthy of John Le Carré.”
—Portland Oregonian
“A compelling narrative . . . a business book for Grisham readers.”
—Chicago Tribune
“Reads like a well-written whodunit.”
—Denver Post
“A spellbinding account, as much of a page-turner as a Grisham novel.”
—Washington Monthly
“I guarantee it’ll keep you reading late into the night.”
—Jonathan Harr, author of A Civil Action







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