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Once Upon a Time in Russia: The Rise of the Oligarchs and the Greatest Wealth in History
Ben Mezrich
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Description for Once Upon a Time in Russia: The Rise of the Oligarchs and the Greatest Wealth in History
Paperback. Written by the New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires and Bringing Down the House, this title offers insight into the lives of Russia's most famous oligarchs. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JP; KCS; KCY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 204.
A gripping and shocking insight into the lives of Russia's most famous oligarchs from New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires and Bringing Down the House. Once Upon a Time in Russia is the untold true story of the larger-than-life billionaire oligarchs who surfed the waves of privatization to reap riches after the fall of the Soviet regime: Godfather of the Kremlin Boris Berezovsky, a former mathematician whose first entrepreneurial venture was running an automobile reselling business, and Roman Abramovich, his dashing young protege who built a multi-billion-dollar empire of oil and ... Read more
A gripping and shocking insight into the lives of Russia's most famous oligarchs from New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires and Bringing Down the House. Once Upon a Time in Russia is the untold true story of the larger-than-life billionaire oligarchs who surfed the waves of privatization to reap riches after the fall of the Soviet regime: Godfather of the Kremlin Boris Berezovsky, a former mathematician whose first entrepreneurial venture was running an automobile reselling business, and Roman Abramovich, his dashing young protege who built a multi-billion-dollar empire of oil and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornerstone
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784750008
SKU
9781784750008
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About Ben Mezrich
Ben Mezrich is the New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires and Bringing Down the House in addition to many other books, both fiction and non-fiction. The major motion picture 21, starring Kevin Spacey, was based on Bringing Down the House. The Oscar-winning film The Social Network was adapted from The Accidental Billionaires. Mezrich lives in Boston with ... Read more
Reviews for Once Upon a Time in Russia: The Rise of the Oligarchs and the Greatest Wealth in History
Assassination plots, intimidation tactics, political manoeuvring and money in unfeasibly large quantities - this is the stuff of Ben Mezrich's Once Upon a Time in Russia, a nonfiction journey into the rise (and, in some cases, fall) of the oligarchs . . . one of our favourites.
GQ
[A] fascinating and often chilling read.
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GQ
[A] fascinating and often chilling read.
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