EPISODE · Feb 23, 2023 · 32 MIN
The secret world of corporate spies
from Back2BasicsMode · host Robert Kerbeck
Robert Kerbeck’s true crime memoir, RUSE: Lying the American Dream from Hollywood to Wall Street is the story of how a wannabe actor became the world’s greatest corporate spy. Frank Abagnale, author of Catch Me If You Can, said, “Kerbeck has mastered the art of social engineering, or what he calls 'rusing', and taken it to a whole new level,” while Shondaland (producer of the Netflix series Inventing Anna) described RUSE as "almost too good to be true with no shortage of wild stories.” Kerbeck’s previous book MALIBU BURNING: The Real Story Behind LA’s Most Devastating Wildfire, won a 2021 SoCal Journalism Award, the 2020 IPPY Award, and the 2020 Best of LA Award. His writing has appeared in numerous publications including the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Magazine, and Lithub’s Crime Reads.Robert Kerbeck, Author RUSE: Lying the American Dream from Hollywood to Wall Street (Steerforth Press/Penguin Random House)Author, Malibu BurningWinner, 2021 SoCal Journalism AwardWinner, 2020 IPPY AwardWinner, Readers’ Favorite AwardWinner, Best of LA AwardFinalist, Foreword Reviews Indies Awardhttp://robertkerbeck.comSupport the show
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Robert Kerbeck’s true crime memoir, RUSE: Lying the American Dream from Hollywood to Wall Street is the story of how a wannabe actor became the world’s greatest corporate spy. Frank Abagnale, author of Catch Me If You Can, said, “Kerbeck has mastered the art of social engineering, or what he calls 'rusing', and taken it to a whole new level,” while Shondaland (producer of the Netflix series Inventing Anna) described RUSE as "almost too good to be true with no shortage of wild stories.” Kerbec...
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