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The king of oil : the secret lives of Marc Rich /

"Billionaire oil trader Marc Rich for the first time talks at length about his private life (including his expensive divorce from wife Denise); his invention of the spot oil market which made his fortune and changed the world economy; his lucrative and unpublicized dealings with Ayatollah Khome...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ammann, Daniel
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : St. Martin's Press, [2009]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Rich, Marc.
Petroleum industry and trade > United States > Biography.
Tax evasion > United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of > International cooperation.
Biographie.
Online Access:Contributor biographical information
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Table of Contents:
  • The undisputed King of Oil
  • The biggest devil
  • A Jewish fate
  • The American dream
  • The crude awakening
  • Israel and the Shah
  • Marc Rich & Company
  • Trading with the Ayatollah Khomeini
  • The case
  • Rudy Giuliani's failures
  • "I never broke the law"
  • The hunt for Marc Rich
  • Clandestine talks
  • The secrets of success : from Angola to South Africa
  • Surprising services : how Rich helped Israel and the USA
  • The private life of the Riches
  • the end of the King of Oil
  • The pardon
  • The future according to Marc Rich
  • Epilogue : the gray area.