- Mass Market Paperback: 326 pages
- Publisher: Seal Books; Seal ed edition (Jun 15 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0770427871
- ISBN-13: 978-0770427870
- Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,163,505 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
IT SEEMED TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE--IT WAS
It was every investor's dream come true. Bre-X Minerals had made an incredible find in Indonesia; the richest gold mine ever! Almost overnight, Bre-X stock soared through the stratosphere. Then came the fall--literally--as the company's chief geologist tumbled to his death from a helicopter over the Borneo jungle. Soon there was even more shocking news. The Bre-X "find" was one of the biggest hoaxes in financial history.
Best-selling author Diane Francis lays bare the details behind this stunning stock swindle. With revealing, all-new material drawn from a global network of business contacts and confidential sources. Francis exposes the glib promises, shady dealings, backroom manoeuverings, and sheer unadulterated greed behind a gigantic scan--a financial disaster that enriched a select few, ruined many, and sent shockwaves through the business community.
It was every investor's dream come true. Bre-X Minerals had made an incredible find in Indonesia; the richest gold mine ever! Almost overnight, Bre-X stock soared through the stratosphere. Then came the fall--literally--as the company's chief geologist tumbled to his death from a helicopter over the Borneo jungle. Soon there was even more shocking news. The Bre-X "find" was one of the biggest hoaxes in financial history.
Best-selling author Diane Francis lays bare the details behind this stunning stock swindle. With revealing, all-new material drawn from a global network of business contacts and confidential sources. Francis exposes the glib promises, shady dealings, backroom manoeuverings, and sheer unadulterated greed behind a gigantic scan--a financial disaster that enriched a select few, ruined many, and sent shockwaves through the business community.
From the Publisher
"I was unable to put it down...an excellent account of a true story which reads like a novel."-R.E. Kendall, Q.P.M., M.A. Secretary-General, Interpol
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Bre-X: The Inside Story was a decent book,
By Mike Erlindson (Toronto) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bre-X: The Inside Story (Hardcover)
This was a decent book. Several of the paragraphs were repeated and there is a lot of copy lifted from newspapers but Diane Francis interviews a lot of people in her own right. Perhaps she relies one family (the Chornys) to heavily for quotes. This is what you're going to get, however, when you rush a book to market so fast after the event. I would hardly call this an amateurish book. I think the previous reviewer is expecting a lot when they complain that this book wasn't exciting enough. After all, this is a business book and we're talking about core samples and security regulations here. Sometimes the facts can bog down the story. This isn't an Elmore Leonard novel although it probably could turn into one with a few minor changes and additions to the characters. I was a little disappointed with the title because it should really have been called "Fool's Gold." In any case, it's a decent read. I would have given four stars if there weren't except for the poor editing.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Bre-X: The Inside Story was a decent book,
By Mike Erlindson (Toronto) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bre-X: The Inside Story (Hardcover)
This was a decent book. Several of the paragraphs were repeated and there is a lot of copy lifted from newspapers but Diane Francis interviews a lot of people in her own right. Perhaps she relies one family (the Chornys) to heavily for quotes. This is what you're going to get, however, when you rush a book to market so fast after the event. I would hardly call this an amateurish book. I think the previous reviewer is expecting a lot when they complain that this book wasn't exciting enough. After all, this is a business book and we're talking about core samples and security regulations here. Sometimes the facts can bog down the story. This isn't an Elmore Leonard novel although it probably could turn into one with a few minor changes and additions to the characters. I was a little disappointed with the title because it should really have been called "Fool's Gold." In any case, it's a decent read. I would have given four stars if there weren't except for the poor editing.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Bre-X: The Inside Story was a decent book,
By Mike Erlindson (Toronto) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bre-X: The Inside Story (Hardcover)
This was a decent book. Several of the paragraphs were repeated and there is a lot of copy lifted from newspapers but Diane Francis interviews a lot of people in her own right. Perhaps she relies one family (the Chornys) to heavily for quotes. This is what you're going to get, however, when you rush a book to market so fast after the event. I would hardly call this an amateurish book. I think the previous reviewer is expecting a lot when they complain that this book wasn't exciting enough. After all, this is a business book and we're talking about core samples and security regulations here. Sometimes the facts can bog down the story. This isn't an Elmore Leonard novel although it probably could turn into one with a few minor changes and additions to the characters. I was a little disappointed with the title because it should really have been called "Fool's Gold." In any case, it's a decent read. I would have given four stars if there weren't except for the poor editing.
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