The Liar's Ball

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<b>Inside the world of the real Great Gatsby of New York real estate</b><p>Harry Macklowe is one of the most notorious wheelers and dealers of the real estate world, and<i>Liar's Ball</i> 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 topand set them up for an<i>enormous</i> fall.</p><p><i>Vanity Fair</i> 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,<i>Liar's Ball</i> is the never-before-told story of the egomaniacal elites of New York City. Read about:</p><ul><li>The epic rise and fall of one of the richest American real estate barons</li><li>Outlandish greed and cravings for power, attention, and love</li><li>Relationships built and destroyed by vanity and gossip</li><li>The bursting of the real estate bubble and its aftermath</li></ul><p>This is no fictionthis 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.<i>Liar's Ball</i> reveals their secrets and tells the tale of business as usual for this grouplying, backstabbing, and moving in for the kill when things look patchy. From the bestselling author of<i>The Devil's Casino</i> comes an expos??? on the real estate elite that you'll hardly believe.</p>

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<p><b>VICKY WARD is the New York-based, British-born author of the<i>New York Times</i> bestseller<i>The Devils Casino: Friendship, Betrayal, and the High-Stakes Games Played Inside Lehman Brothers</i> (Wiley, 2010). A former contributing editor to<i>Vanity Fair</i> for 11 years, she is the former executive editor of<i>Talk</i> magazine and the former news features editor of the<i>New York Post</i>. Her work has appeared in the<i>New York Times</i>, the<i>Financial Times, The Times</i> (London), and the<i>Daily Telegraph</i>. She holds a masters in English literature from Cambridge University.</b>

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