{"product_id":"the-liars-ball-isbn-9781118295311","title":"The Liar's Ball","description":"\u003cb\u003eInside the world of the real Great Gatsby of New York real estate\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eHarry Macklowe is one of the most notorious wheelers and dealers of the real estate world, and \u003ci\u003eLiar's Ball\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the gamblers and thieves who populate his world. Watch as Harry makes the gutsy bid for midtown Manhattan's famous GM building and put almost no money down, landing the billion-dollar transaction that made him the poster child for New York's real estate royalty. Listen in on the secret conversations, back-door deals, and blackmail that put Macklowe and his cronies on top—and set them up for an \u003ci\u003eenormous\u003c\/i\u003e fall.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e contributing editor Vicky Ward skillfully paints the often scandalous picture of the giants who owned the New York skyline until their empires came crumbling down in the 2008 financial crisis. Based on more than 200 interviews with real estate moguls like Donald Trump, William Zeckendorf, Mort Zuckerman, and David Simon, \u003ci\u003eLiar's Ball\u003c\/i\u003e is the never-before-told story of the egomaniacal elites of New York City. Read about:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe epic rise and fall of one of the richest American real estate barons\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOutlandish greed and cravings for power, attention, and love\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRelationships built and destroyed by vanity and gossip\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe bursting of the real estate bubble and its aftermath\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is no fiction—this is a real life tale of extravagance, ambition, and power. Harry Macklowe ruthlessly clawed his way to the top with the help of his loyal followers, each grubbing for a piece of the real estate pie. \u003ci\u003eLiar's Ball\u003c\/i\u003e reveals their secrets and tells the tale of business as usual for this group—lying, backstabbing, and moving in for the kill when things look patchy. From the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Casino\u003c\/i\u003e comes an expos??? on the real estate elite that you'll hardly believe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCast of Characters xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Stealing the Spotlight 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Alpha Males 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 The Rigged Bid 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Harry’s Hero 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 The Odd Couple: The English Lord and the Housewife Tycoon 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 The Age of the Wolf 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Donald Trump’s Bag Man 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 The Money Hunters and the Salesman from Indianapolis 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Donald’s “Force Majeure” 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Paradise, Briefly 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Tick Tock—A Year on the Clock 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 The Fall That Wasn’t 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Aftermath 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote about the Sources 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 235\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"... grippingly readable.\" (\u003cem\u003eDaily Mail,\u003c\/em\u003e January 2015) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"... an enjoyably racy book.\" (\u003cem\u003eEstates Gazette,\u003c\/em\u003e October 2014)   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVICKY WARD is the New York-based, British-born author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Devil’s Casino: Friendship, Betrayal, and the High-Stakes Games Played Inside Lehman Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley, 2010). A former contributing editor to \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e for 11 years, she is the former executive editor of \u003ci\u003eTalk\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and the former news features editor of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times, The Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London), and the \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e. She holds a master’s in English literature from Cambridge University.\u003c\/b\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Liar’s Ball\u003c\/i\u003e is about the desperate scramble that ensued when the world’s most expensive building went on the auction block. The iconic GM Building brought out the best and worst in New York’s real estate royalty, and led a few of them to ruin. But as author and former \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e contributing editor Vicky Ward discovered, the story of the GM Building is about much more than real estate. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Liar’s Ball\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of naked, unregulated capitalism, of the sometimes bloody free-for-all of the free market. It’s a tale of brilliant and enormously ambitious billionaires fighting bare-knuckled to get what they want. And they all wanted the GM Building. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough over 200 interviews with real estate’s best and brightest—Donald Trump, Harry Macklowe, Samuel Zell, Mort Zuckerman, and many more—\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Vicky Ward exposes the lies and schemes and insecurities behind the deals made by some of the world’s biggest egos. \u003ci\u003eThe Liar’s Ball\u003c\/i\u003e is the riveting real-life tale of just how far these people would go to get the money, power, and attention they so desperately crave.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990277374181,"sku":"NP9781118295311","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118295311.jpg?v=1761787169","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-liars-ball-isbn-9781118295311","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}