Guy Lawson Libri

Octopus is a real-life thriller that tells the inside story of a GBP300 million hedge fund fraud and the wild-goose chase through Europe by its drug-fuelled manager for a lucrative "secret market" beneath the financial market we all know. Sam Israel was a man who seemed to have it all. Born into one of the world's richest families, he founded his own hedge fund, promising his investors guaranteed profits. But, after suffering devastating losses and faking tax returns, Israel knew his real performance would soon be discovered. So when a former CIA-operative turned conman told him about a "secret market" run by the Federal Reserve, Israel bet his last $150 million of other people's money on a chance to make it all back. So began his crazy year-long adventure in a world populated by clandestine bankers, conspiracy theories, and gun-toting spooks issuing cryptic warnings about a mysterious cabal known only as the Octopus.

Guy Lawson's Arms and the Dudes is the page-turning, inside account of how three kids from Florida became big-time weapons traders - and how the US government turned on them. In January of 2007, three young stoners from Miami Beach won a $300 million Department of Defense contract to supply ammunition to the Afghanistan military. Instead of fulfilling the order with high-quality arms, they bought cheap Communist-style surplus ammunition from Balkan gunrunners. The dudes then secretly repackaged millions of rounds of shoddy Chinese ammunition and shipped it to Kabul-until they were caught by Pentagon investigators and the scandal turned up on the front page of The New York Times. That's the 'official' story. The truth is far more explosive. It's a trip that goes from a dive apartment in Miami Beach to mountain caves in Albania, the corridors of power in Washington, and the frontlines of Iraq and Afghanistan. This is a story you were never meant to read. 'Like page-turning fiction, but 100% true' - CNBC

The last great mob story, this definitive inside account is an historic, unprecedented portrait of two brotherhoods - the NYPD and the Mafia - and the two cops who allegedly belonged to both.

Sam Israel, hailing from a prominent trading family, seeks independence by establishing his own hedge fund after training under a renowned trader of the 1980s. With ambitious goals, he captivates investors with promises of exceptional returns, setting the stage for a compelling narrative of ambition, risk, and the complexities of financial success.

Jak wyciągnąć z pentagonu 300 milion�w dolar�w i nieźle się zabawić?Prawdziwa historia o fortunie i imprezach, kt�ra wciągnie was niczym 'Wilk z Wall Street'.Efraim szukał okazji, aby trochę zarobić i poimprezować. Postanowił wykorzystać do tego największego naiwniaka w USA ? system zam�wień publicznych Pentagonu. W styczniu 2007 roku on i jego kumple, Alex i David, wygrali kontrakt o wartości 300 milion�w dolar�w na dostawę broni dla amerykańskich żołnierzy w Afganistanie. Ponieważ jej nie mieli, kupili tanio starą zardzewiałą chińską amunicję od albańskich handlarzy i wysłali ją do Kabulu. Gdyby byli ostrożniejsi, może nigdy byśmy o nich nie usłyszeli. Tr�jka popalających trawę kumpli wkurzyła jednak kilka ważnych os�b ? od Moskwy po Waszyngton.