{"product_id":"black-edge-inside-information-dirty-money-and-the-quest-to-bring-down-the-most-wanted-man-on-wall-street-9780812985795","title":"Black Edge: Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - A riveting, true-life legal thriller about the government's pursuit of billionaire hedge fund manager Steven Cohen and his employees at SAC Capital--a revelatory look at the power and wealth of Wall Street\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e - \"An essential exposé of our times--a work that reveals the deep rot in our financial system . . . Everyone should read this book.\"--David Grann, author of \u003ci\u003eKillers of the Flower Moon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSteven A. Cohen changed Wall Street. He and his fellow pioneers of the hedge fund industry didn't lay railroads, build factories, or invent new technologies. Rather, they made their billions through financial speculation, by placing bets in the market that turned out to be right more often than not. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCohen was revered as one of the greatest traders who ever lived. But that image was shattered when his fund, SAC Capital, became the target of a seven-year government investigation. Prosecutors labeled SAC a \"magnet for market cheaters\" whose culture encouraged the relentless pursuit of \"edge\"--and even \"black edge,\" which is inside information--and the firm was ultimately indicted and pleaded guilty to charges related to a vast insider trading scheme. Cohen, himself, however, was never charged. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Edge\u003c\/i\u003e raises urgent and troubling questions about those who sit at the pinnacle of high finance and how they have reshaped the economy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the New York Public Library's Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism - Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction and the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSheelah Kolhatkar\u003c\/b\u003e, a former hedge fund analyst, is a staff writer at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, \u003c\/i\u003e where she writes about Wall Street, Silicon Valley, and politics, among other things. She has appeared as a speaker and commentator on business and economics issues at conferences and on broadcast outlets including CNBC, Bloomberg Television, \u003ci\u003eCharlie Rose, PBS NewsHour\u003c\/i\u003e, WNYC, and NPR. Her writing has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eBloomberg Businessweek, New York, The Atlantic, The New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand other publications. She lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Trade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50461290922258,"sku":"9780812985795","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e864b569-8427-42ef-9ec1-f4bc579e5305.jpg?v=1730062461","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/black-edge-inside-information-dirty-money-and-the-quest-to-bring-down-the-most-wanted-man-on-wall-street-9780812985795","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}