{"product_id":"a-license-to-steal-the-untold-story-of-michael-milken-and-the-conspiracy-to-bilk-the-nation-9781982134921","title":"A License to Steal: The Untold Story of Michael Milken and the Conspiracy to Bilk the Nation","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A hard-hitting analysis.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenjamin J. Stein reveals how Michael Milken sold $200 billion of junk bonds, turned corporate America upside down, killed dozens of S\u0026amp;Ls, cost the taxpayers billions, and gave America a push towards the longest recession in history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis sobering, and at times terrifying, tale reveals how Michael Milken, called upon questionable financial backers and enrolled the influence of powerful figures in journalism, academia, and politics, to convince an eager--and greedy--nation that junk bonds were the key to untold wealth. Now Stein details how Milken became so powerful, who helped him, and how his junk-bond operation really worked.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStein, Benjamin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Benjamin J. Stein is a respected economist who is known to many as a movie and television personality, but has worked more in personal and corporate finance than anywhere else. He has written about finance for \u003ci\u003eBarron's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFortune\u003c\/i\u003e; was one of the chief busters of the junk-bond frauds of the 1980s; has been a longtime critic of corporate executives' self-dealing; and has cowritten several finance books. Stein travels the country speaking about finance in both serious and humorous ways, and is a regular contributor to CBS's \u003ci\u003eSunday Morning\u003c\/i\u003e, CNN, and \u003ci\u003eFOX News\u003c\/i\u003e. He was the 2009 winner of the Malcolm Forbes Award for Excellence in Financial Journalism.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50493345530130,"sku":"9781982134921","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cecccd2c-9cc3-478b-a206-a9c58c65d7f6.jpg?v=1730644804","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-license-to-steal-the-untold-story-of-michael-milken-and-the-conspiracy-to-bilk-the-nation-9781982134921","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}