Kleptopia: How Dirty Money is Conquering the World by Tom Burgis (English) Paper

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Kleptopia by Tom Burgis If you think the UK isnt corrupt, you havent looked hard enough ... This new and terrifying book follows a global current of dirty money, and the murders and kidnappings required to sustain it GEORGE MONBIOT, GUARDIAN AN ECONOMIST AND WASHINGTON POST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERIf you think the UK isnt corrupt, you havent looked hard enough … This terrifying book follows a global current of dirty money, and the murders and kidnappings required to sustain it GEORGE MONBIOT, GUARDIANAN ECONOMIST AND WASHINGTON POST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 When you pick this book up, you wont be able to put it down MISHA GLENNY, author of MCMAFIAGripping, disturbing and deeply reported BEN RHODES, bestselling author of THE WORLD AS IT ISIn this real-life thriller packed with jaw-dropping revelations, award-winning investigative journalist Tom Burgis reveals a terrifying global web of kleptocracy and corruption.Kleptopia follows the dirty money that is flooding the global economy, emboldening dictators, enriching oligarchs and poisoning democracies. From the Kremlin to Beijing, Harare to Riyadh, London to the Trump White House, it shows how the thieves are uniting – and the terrible human cost.A body in a burned-out Audi. Workers riddled with bullets in the Kazakh desert. A rigged election in Zimbabwe. A British banker silenced and humiliated for trying to expose the truth about the City of London – the worlds piggy bank for blood money.Riveting, horrifying and written like fiction, this book shows that while we are looking the other way, all that we hold most dear is being stolen. Author Biography Tom Burgis won a fellowship at the Financial Times in 2006, and has worked on the paper ever since. He has reported from London, Brussels, South America and Africa, writing on the privation and conflict that accompanies the resource trade.His work has appeared in the Telegraph, the Independent, the Observer, the New Statesman, the Big Issue and Open Democracy, and in 2010 he was shortlisted for Young Journalist of the Year at the British Press Awards. Review A ghastly and very important storyGuardianA meticulously reported piece of investigative journalism written in the style of a fast-paced thriller … Gripping … Kleptopia is not a far away republic in central Asia; it is all around usThe TimesI dont do book reviews. But I am reading Kleptopia very slowly as I have to keep picking my jaw up off the floor … Fascinating. TerrifyingPaul LewisI might not have read, or even heard of Tom Burgis if ENRC hadnt sued. Now Im in. #Kleptopia Hugh LaurieA must-read… A magisterial account of the money and violence behind the worlds most powerful dictatorships … Meticulously reportedWashington PostThe architects of our national security would do well to bring to their meetings a well-thumbed copy … It unpicks the filthy flipside of globalisation … IncendiaryEdward Lucas, The TimesDoes the job brilliantly … with a hero straight out of a John le Carré novel … Wonderfully if grimly entertainingEconomist His landmark book he lays bare what we need to know, and act upon … Burgis provides us with the terrifying evidence. Read it and actJon SnowRead Kleptopia now. There is no time to lose … Tom Burgis demonstrates that money does indeed stink — and shows how to follow its scentRoberto SavianoA powerful, appalling, and stunningly reported exposé … It reads like fiction, but unfortunately is all too true: Burgis names names, and follows the money, right into the Trump White House … Shows how dark money has grown from a national problem into an international scourgeJane MayerReveals exactly why in the last thirty years organised crime and financial capitalism have fused to create a force of such power that no government or leader is free from the pressure it is able to apply … When you pick this book up, you wont be able to put it downMisha Glenny Review Quote A ghastly and very important story Guardian A meticulously reported piece of investigative journalism written in the style of a fast-paced thriller ... Gripping ... Kleptopia is not a far away republic in central Asia; it is all around us The Times I dont do book reviews. But I am reading Kleptopia very slowly as I have to keep picking my jaw up off the floor ... Fascinating. Terrifying Paul Lewis A must-read for anyone wanting to better understand what has already happened here in America and what lies ahead if Trump is reelected in November ... A magisterial account of the money and violence behind the worlds most powerful dictatorships ... Meticulously reported Washington Post The architects of our national security would do well to bring to their meetings a well-thumbed copy ... It unpicks the filthy flipside of globalisation ... Incendiary Edward Lucas, The Times Does the job brilliantly ... with a hero straight out of a John le Carr Feature * A REVELATORY STORY OF UNPRECEDENTED GLOBAL CORRUPTION. Shocking research that shows how dirty money has infiltrated the economy of almost every country in the world, and how the worlds principal poles of power like Trumps America, Beijing and Moscow can now be argued kleptocracies. * READS AS THRILLER. Gripping narrative, told through flesh-and-blood characters. Comparable to Michael Lewis The Big Short or the TV show McMafia. * FROM A PRIZE-WINNING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST. Tom is currently investigations correspondent at the Financial Times. He has a an immense track record and talent for reportage, and has previously served as foreign correspondent in Africa and South America. * CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR. Toms last book THE LOOTING MACHINE won the Overseas Press Club Award 2016 and was lauded for its revelatory discoveries. This is a bigger, broader, and more narrative book with stronger sales potential. * CRUCIAL TIES TO CORONAVIRUS. Kleptocrats are using this panic to consolidate power in exactly the way Burgis warns in the book. We need to be cognisant and act against them before they privatise power outright. Competition: The;Moneyland;Great Tax Robbery;Bad Blood;Putins;Kleptocracy;People;Dark Money;World for Sale;Panama Papers;Shadow State;McMafia;Billion Dollar Whale;. by;Michael Lewis;Oliver Bullough;John Carreyrou; David Runciman;Misha Glenny;Bradley Hope;Jake Bernstein;Javier Blas;Catherine Belton;Luke Harding Details ISBN0008308381 Author Tom Burgis Pages 336 Year 2021 ISBN-10 0008308381 ISBN-13 9780008308384 Publication Date 2021-07-08 Format Paperback Short Title Kleptopia Language English UK Release Date 2021-07-08 Imprint William Collins Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Shangguang Wang Birth 1927 Death 1976 Affiliation University of Queensland Position Senior Lecturer Qualifications S. J. Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Subtitle How Dirty Money is Conquering the World Alternative 9780008308360 DEWEY 364.1323 Audience General AU Release Date 2021-10-12 NZ Release Date 2021-10-12 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:132720615;

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