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A twotime winner of the george polk award for excellence in journalism, he was a finalist for the pulitzer prize in 2000 and 2002. The informant ebook by kurt eichenwald rakuten kobo. The informant author kurt eichenwald discusses some of the situations in his book, which was released as a movie last week, during a book signing at. The informant is a nonfiction whitecollar crime book written by journalist kurt eichenwald and. Meticulously researched and richly told by new york times senior writer kurt eichenwald, the informant recreates the drama of the story, beginning with the secret recordings, stakeouts, and interviews with suspects and witnesses to the power. From his early experiences of fear and denial to his exasperating search for treatment, kurt eichenwald provides a deeply candid account of his years facing this misunderstood and often stigmatized condition. In 2000, when the informant was published, few wouldve imagined that a story about price fixing at archer daniels midland could be as unputdownable as the best crime fiction. A true story by kurt eichenwald and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the informant.
Ranks with a civil action as one of the best nonfiction books of the last decade. The informant is mark whitacre, a senior executive with americas most powerful food giant, who put his career and his familys safety at risk to become a confidential government witness. Kurt eichenwald is a senior writer with newsweek, a contributing editor with vanity fair, and the author of three new york times bestselling books. The author, kurt eichenwald, has obviously done a considerable amount of research to present the details of the investigation of mark whitacre, an archer daniels midland adm executive whose greed overcame his ability to see the ethical nature of his crime. The author wisely chooses to tell the story through the eyes of agents assigned to. Kurt eichenwald wrote for the new york times for more than twenty years. It documents the mid1990s lysine pricefixing conspiracy case and the involvement of archer daniels midland executive mark whitacre, inspiring a film adaptation starring matt damon as whitacre. The phantasmagoric story behind the socalled supermarket to the world rocked decatur and much of the world, and it will certainly change the way you. So reads the cover of this highpowered true crime story, an accurate teaser to a bizarre financial scandal with more plot twists than a john. Dallas morning news one of the most intriguingand nearly unbelievablenonfiction books in recent memory. The informant ebook by kurt eichenwald 9781846274640. The informant is a nonfiction whitecollar crime book written by journalist kurt eichenwald and published in 2000 by random house.
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A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author, isbn or anything else. From an awardwinning new york times investigative reporter comes an outrageous story of greed, corruption, and conspiracywhich left the fbi and justice department counting on the cooperation of one man. Using whitacres secret recordings and a team of agents, the fbi uncovered the corporations scheme to steal millions of dollars from its own customers. The informant by kurt eichenwald penguin random house canada. Kurt eichenwald new york times bestselling author of conspiracy of fools and the informant recounts the first 500 days after 911 in a comprehensive, fly on the wall, compelling pauseresister. The book is about a sixyear fbi investigation of an international pricefixing conspiracy by archer. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read conspiracy of fools. A true story kurt eichenwald from an awardwinning new york times investigative reporter comes an outrageous story of greed, corruption, and conspiracywhich left the fbi and justice department counting on the cooperation of one man. Published july 3rd 2001 by broadway books first published august 28th 2000. He wrote for the new york times for more than twenty years.
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