Meticulously researched and richly told by new york times senior writer kurt eichenwald, the informant recreates the drama of the story, beginning with the secret recordings, stakeouts, and interviews with suspects and witnesses to the power struggles within adm and its boardincluding the highprofile chairman dwayne andreas, f. Oct 15, 2001 meticulously researched and richly told by new york times senior writer kurt eichenwald, the informant recreates the drama of the story, beginning with the secret recordings, stakeouts, and interviews with suspects and witnesses to the power struggles within adm and its boardincluding the highprofile chairman dwayne andreas, f. Kurt eichenwald is a contributing editor at vanity fair and a new york times bestselling author. A true story 9780767903271 by eichenwald, kurt and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. A true story by kurt eichenwald and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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Awardwinning journalist and bestselling author who became known for his investigative reporting for the new york times. But as the fbi closed in on their target, they suddenly. The book is about a sixyear fbi investigation of an international pricefixing conspiracy. The informant is mark whitacre, a senior executive with americas most powerful food giant, who put his career and his familys safety at risk to become a confidential government witness. Kurt eichenwald, a seasoned whitecollarcrime reporter for the new york times, opens his gripping book with a quote from pirandellos six characters in search of an author, the first clue that truth would prove to be a slippery customer in this andmark case. Jan 28, 2010 this past fall, i went to see the movie, the informant. Kurt eichenwald has written for the new york times for more than 17 years. The informant an investigative reporter with the new york times offers a true story of corruption and crime as he profiles the story of a senior executive within a politically powerful american company, archer daniels, who served as a government informant to uncover a vast international conspiracy but who, at the same time, embezzled millions of dollars from the ompany for himself. Kurt eichenwald speakers bureau and booking agent info. Using whitacres secret recordings and a team of agents, the fbi uncovered the corporations scheme to steal millions of dollars from its own customers. The book is about a sixyear fbi investigation of an international pricefixing conspiracy by archer. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. A twotime winner of the prestigious george polk award for excellence in journalism and a finalist for the 2000 pulitzer prize, he has. He returned to his home state in 1983, assigned as the sole.
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Hello select your address best sellers todays deals todays deals. The informant isbn 9780767903271 pdf epub kurt eichenwald. A twotime winner of the prestigious george polk award for excellence in journalism and a finalist for the 2000 pulitzer prize, he has been repeatedly selected by tjfr business news. In 2002, after completing oceans eleven, soderbergh announced his intent to adapt the book the informant by kurt eichenwald, a former journalist for the new york times. Kurt alexander eichenwald born june 28, 1961 is an american journalist and a new york times bestselling author of five books, one of which, the informant 2000, was made into a motion picture in 2009. Kurt has a pretty good style of writing, sometimes gets tangled with too many details for too long, but not so that you wanted to stop reading. He is a writer and producer, known for the informant. Buy the informant film tie in by eichenwald, kurt isbn. As with another business book, barbarians at the gate, this one succeeds not only in telling the story of a company in crisis, but in portraying the spirit of an era. The informant is mark whitacre, a senior executive with americas most powerful food giant, who put his career and his f. He covered a variety of hotbutton topics such as insider trading, accounting scandals and terrorism. For eichenwald, they were the two fbi agents who originally handled whitacre and did most of the groundwork of the case. Very entertaining and eyewatering when you realize it is a true story.
Beside him in the passenger seat, bob herndon sat in silence, gazing at the club through the windshield. The film was based on the book of the same name by investigative reporter kurt eichenwald, and was about mark whitacre, a highlevel executive at archer daniels midland who became an fbi whistleblower regarding adms price fixing schemes. The informant is a remarkable work and a compelling read. The epilepsy foundation of missouri and kansas efmk and the novel neighbor are honored to welcome kurt eichenwald, an acclaimed and awardwinning investigative journalist the new york times, newsweek, vanity fair and writer of bestselling books conspiracy of fools, 500. The informant audiobook by kurt eichenwald, read by arthur. Host liane hansen speaks to investigative writer kurt eichenwald, whose book, the informant. The country club of decatur loomed ahead, and brian shepard slowed the pace of his 1994 dodge dynasty. Aug 28, 2000 this book was a tradeout between me and a friend of mine from work.
Many times, as author kurt eichenwald vividly described the process of how the fbi groomed their informant, i realized that i was feeling both tense and anxious. The informant is a nonfiction whitecollar crime book written by journalist kurt eichenwald and published in 2000 by random house. Kurt eichenwald is a new york times bestselling author of three books. Sep 20, 2009 host liane hansen speaks to investigative writer kurt eichenwald, whose book, the informant. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the informant. The informant a true story by kurt eichenwald broadway books. Kurt eichenwald spent two decades as a senior writer at the new york times, where he was a twotime finalist for the pulitzer prize. This is boxoffice material, and eichenwald has written a book that reads a lot like a screenplay. A twotime winner of the george polk award for excellence in journalism and a finalist for the 2000 pulitzer prize for investigative reporting, he has been selected repeatedly for more about kurt eichenwald.
The title of this book is the informant and it was written by kurt eichenwald. Eichenwald has told it masterfully, with the narrative drive of a novel. Read the informant by kurt eichenwald available from rakuten kobo. Feb 09, 2012 kurt eichenwald is an awardwinning senior staff writer at the new york times, renowned for his farreaching exposs of corporate corruption and repeatedly cited as one of the most influential financial journalists in the us. A true story kurt eichenwald from an awardwinning new york times investigative reporter comes an outrageous story of greed, corruption, and conspiracywhich left the fbi and justice department counting on the cooperation of one man. I know that only a very powerful story could invoke those emotions in me. This book was a tradeout between me and a friend of mine from work. His most recent book, conspiracy of fools, on the enron scandal, was also a new york times bestseller. He is also a twotime winner of the george polk award, as well as the winner of the payne award for ethics in journalism and an emmy award nominee.
The informant audiobook abridged by kurt eichenwald. Even more often, these stories, particularly those involving complex financial chicanery, fail to survive the conversion to film or print. He has been married to theresa felicia pearse since july 15, 1990. From an awardwinning new york times investigative reporter comes a gripping account of one of the most captivating and bizarre tales in the history of the fbi and corporate america. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the informant. The informant author kurt eichenwald discusses some of the situations in his book, which was released as a movie last week, during a book signing at waldenbooks in hickory point mall, forsyth. Oct 05, 2009 buy the informant film tie in by eichenwald, kurt isbn. The informant is a true story about archer daniels midland adm and their alleged price fixing in a variety of agricultural markets. However, kurt eichenwald, who covered the adm story for the new york times, cant cut through the thicket of minutiae to write a clear, compelling account. It documents the mid1990s lysine pricefixing conspiracy case and the involvement of archer daniels midland executive mark whitacre, inspiring a film adaptation starring matt damon as whitacre.
This real, live nephew of his uncle sam grew up to become an fbi agent, spending his first six years of service in new york city. See all books authored by kurt eichenwald, including conspiracy of fools. An obvious exception is the informant, kurt eichenwalds extraordinary new book about the archer daniels midland company price. Jonathan harr, a civil action the informant is superb reporting in the service of a great story, one with the drama and suspense of a le carre novel. Brian shepard was born on the 4th of july, 1949 in kankakee, illinois. The informant ebook by kurt eichenwald 9781846274640. Contact all american speakers bureau to inquire about speaking fees and availability, and book the best keynote speaker for your next event. An obvious exception is the informant, kurt eichenwald s extraordinary new book about the archer daniels midland company pricefixing scandal in the mid1990s. Kurt eichenwald books list of books by author kurt eichenwald.
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