{"product_id":"ponzis-scheme-mitchell-zuckoff-9780812968361","title":"Ponzi's Scheme: True Story of a Financial Legend by Mitchell Zuckoff","description":"\u003csection class=\"product-description\" style=\"color: #1a1a1a; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"color: #8B0000; font-size: 1.75em; margin-bottom: 15px; border-bottom: 2px solid #8B0000; padding-bottom: 5px;\"\u003ePonzi's Scheme: The True Story of a Financial Legend\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \n  \u003ctable style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 25px; font-size: 0.95em; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n    \u003ctbody\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000; width: 30%;\"\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003e9780812968361\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003eISBN-10\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003e0812968360\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eMitchell Zuckoff\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003eBinding\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eRandom House Publishing Group\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eJanuary 10, 2006\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003ePages\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003e416\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003eSubjects\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eTrue Crime, Financial History, American History, Biography\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n  \u003c\/table\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #8B0000; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eExtended Synopsis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eIn the summer of 1920, a dapper and charming immigrant named Charles Ponzi orchestrated what would become the most legendary financial fraud in modern history. Promising to double investors’ money in just three months, Ponzi elevated the “rob Peter to pay Paul” strategy to an unprecedented art form, raking in over $2 million per week at his Boston office. \u003cem\u003ePonzi's Scheme\u003c\/em\u003e meticulously chronicles this rise to wealth and the subsequent collapse of his house of cards, triggered largely by the relentless investigative reporting of the \u003cem\u003eBoston Post\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eMitchell Zuckoff presents a classic American tale of the immigrant experience and the intoxicating lure of the success dream. Through vivid historical detail, this work explores how Ponzi became a magnetic scoundrel, practicing a brand of financial alchemy that continues to serve as the blueprint for fraud today. It is a compelling investigation into greed, ambition, and the fragile nature of financial confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #8B0000; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003ePerfect For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eThis narrative history is essential for readers of true crime, investigative journalism, and financial history. It provides critical insight for students and professionals interested in understanding the psychology of fraud, the history of economic bubbles, and the crucial role of journalism in exposing systemic financial malpractice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #8B0000; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eMitchell Zuckoff is a professor of journalism at Boston University. Formerly a reporter for \u003cem\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e, he was a Pulitzer Prize finalist and has earned numerous national accolades, including the 2000 Distinguished Writing Award from the American Society of Newspaper Editors. He is the author of several acclaimed works, including \u003cem\u003eChoosing Naia\u003c\/em\u003e, a Boston Globe bestseller and Christopher Award winner, and co-author of \u003cem\u003eJudgment Ridge\u003c\/em\u003e, an Edgar Award finalist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #8B0000; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eRelated Titles\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"margin-bottom: 25px; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003ePonzi: The Incredible True Story of the King of Financial Cons\u003c\/em\u003e by Donald Dunn\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eToo Good to Be True: The Rise and Fall of Bernie Madoff\u003c\/em\u003e by Erin Arvedlund\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eOpen Secret: The Global Banking Conspiracy That Swindled Investors Out of Billions\u003c\/em\u003e by Erin Arvedlund\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eDavos Man: How the Billionaires Devoured the World\u003c\/em\u003e by Peter S. 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