{"product_id":"ponzi-the-incredible-true-story-of-the-king-of-financial-cons-paperback","title":"Ponzi: The Incredible True Story of the King of Financial Cons - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonald Dunn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust who was the man whose name has become synonymous with the classic \"rob-Peter-to-pay-Paul\" scam in which money from new investors is used to reward earlier ones? In December 1919, he was an unknown thirty-eight-year-old, self-educated Italian immigrant with a borrowed two-hundred dollars in his pocket. Six months later, he was Boston's famed \"wizard of finance,\" lionized by the public and politicians alike. Based on exclusive interviews with people who knew Charles Ponzi, lent him their money, and exposed him, Donald Dunn's \u003ci\u003ePonzi\u003c\/i\u003e recreates both one of America's most notorious and colorful financial con artists and the mad money-hungry era in which he thrived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust who was the man whose name has become synonymous with the classic \"rob-Peter-to-pay-Paul\" scam in which money from new investors is used to reward earlier ones? In December 1919, he was an unknown thirty-eight-year-old, self-educated Italian immigrant with a borrowed two-hundred dollars in his pocket. Six months later, he was Boston's famed \"wizard of finance,\" lionized by the public and politicians alike. Based on exclusive interviews with people who knew Charles Ponzi, lent him their money, and exposed him, Donald Dunn's \"Ponzi recreates both one of America's most notorious and colorful financial con artists and the mad money-hungry era in which he thrived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDONALD DUNN\u003c\/b\u003e, a former longtime \u003ci\u003eBusiness Week\u003c\/i\u003e editor, lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 8.59 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 23, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47451982954674,"sku":"9780767914994","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/2298764588747e0cb259d9735f560c89.webp?v=1778805105","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/ponzi-the-incredible-true-story-of-the-king-of-financial-cons-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}