| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
310 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Subtitle from cover. |
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"William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers." |
| Summary |
Furious over the outrageous greed of bank executives and the venality of Bernie Madoff and Allen Stanford? Collins has an antidote: a wickedly fun-to-read mockumentary of a Donald Trump?like New York real-estate mogul. Bully and boor Robert Maxx has his name emblazoned on gaudy property the world over, and now, getting on in years, he?s scheming to buy Rockefeller Center. What better time to hire a ghostwriter to tell the juiced-up story of his tenacity and success? Enter David Collins, once a novelist and now a scruffy hack, who finds himself inside Maxx?s inner circle just as the billionaire?s eggshell empire begins to collapse. As a bumbling witness to grotesque excess, lordly arrogance, and audacious leveraging, David tries to make sense of Maxx?s temperament, the nearly biblical feud with his brother, and the grand illusion of his power. |
| Subject |
Real estate developers -- Fiction.
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Real estate investment -- Corrupt practices -- Fiction.
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Real estate business -- Corrupt practices -- Fiction.
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| ISBN |
9780061456190 |
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0061456195 |
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