The "New Yorker" artist and writer and the late-night comic host present a satirical survey of the "universally detested" wealthy elite that lampoons their megalomaniacal fantasies, environmental recklessness and moral indecency.
an inside account of how Washington abandoned Main Street while rescuing Wall Street
Barofsky, Neil M.
2012
Neil Barofsky, who had access to the inner circles in the Bush and Obama administrations, offers his own observations and knowledge about the $700 billion TARP bailout fund, arguing that corruption in Washington made it easy for the money to be misused.
Realizing that her prestigious investment banking job is making her miserable, Bette Robinson impulsively quits and accepts an opportunity with a successful PR firm, a job that tests the boundary between her personal and professional lives.
A calculating killer who calls himself The Teacher is taking on New York City, killing the powerful and the arrogant. Discovering a secret pattern to The Teacher's lessons, Detective Mike Bennett realizes he has just hours to save New York from the greatest disaster in history.
The world's richest man decides to mount an expedition to the moon and claim it as his personal property, and he takes Channel Seven News along to record the events.
Chloe Parker's high-society life of star-studded parties, publicity, and drugs takes an unexpected turn when her long-lost birth father suddenly shows up.
How washington abandoned main street while rescuing wall street
Barofsky, Neil M.
The author describes his role as the special inspector general in charge of overseeing the spending of the $700 billion TARP bailout in 2008, and discusses the fraud, corruption, and hostility that he witnessed from Treasury and bank officials. Argues that the bailout sacrificed the average citizen to save Wall Street.
Alexandra Shaw, the daughter of a very wealthy man, has turned to her bodyguard Jerrilyn for friendship, believing her fellow students are just interested in her money, and is shocked and disappointed when Jerrilyn betrays her.
Sixteen-year-old Kokona's inability to get a grip on reality extends to her choice of a boyfriend, Renji, who is more interested in computers than girls.
