EPISODE · May 26, 2024 · 1 MIN
Games of Greed Torsten Dennin
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https://amzn.to/3R2i5xEFear and greed are among the strongest motivators. They influence all our decisions.Every day, we see the lives of the fabulous and famous in the press, on TV, and on social media, and we envy them for their luxurious lifestyle. We want it all too!Games of Greed reveals how some of these people let greed get the better of them.This book connects the dots between the Panama Papers, Bernie Madoff, famous rough traders, and con artists like Nick Leeson, Jérôme Kerviel, Billy McFarland, and Jordan Belfort, the real Wolf of Wall Street.It reveals the excesses of Main Street and Wall Street and Silicon Valley, and even loafing Las Vegas—art heists, stock markets, bitcoins, and festival fraud.In this insightful book, Torsten Dennin demonstrates the pitfalls of greed through many examples of people who, like Icarus, flew too high and fell with catastrophic consequences.In the current day and age of increasing financial tensions and fewer planetary resources, his analysis of greed is both relevant and timely.“Three great forces rule the world: stupidity, fear and greed.”
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