Edward Jay Epstein

In a Freakonomics meets Hollywood saga, veteran investigative reporter Edward Jay Epstein goes undercover to explore Hollywood's "invisible money machine," probing the dazzlingly complicated finances behind the hits and the flops, while he answers the surprisingly puzzling question: How do the studios make their money?Along the way we also learn much about star system and what makes the business tick:+ What it costs to insure Nicole Kidman's right knee ...+ How and why the studios harvest silver from old film prints ...+ Why stars do--or don't do--their own stunts ...+ Why Arnold Schwarzenegger is considered a contract genius ...+ How Hollywood goes about doping outside investors and hedge fund managers ...+ Why Lara Croft: Tomb Raider is considered a "masterpiece" of financing ...

"In an age when more of the American public relies on television for its news than any other medium, Edward Jay Epstein's detailed, probing analysis of the decision-making process in network news organizations has achieved the status of a classic. Mr. Epstein shows how internal corporate policy and budget requirements shape the direction of television news coverage. What we see on the network evening news, he demonstrates, does not mirror reality because TV's essential aim is not to inform but to excite viewers enough to induce them to "stay tuned.""--Jacket.

Shay, one of the rare survivors of a deadly epidemic called the Aberdeen flu, has surrendered herself to the authorities. She thinks she's a carrier. Along with other survivors, she is sent off to become an unwilling test subject in an effort to find a cure. She's shocked to encounter the mysterious Dr. Alex Cross at the treatment facility. He's her father, though he doesn't know it- is it coincidence that he's one of the immune and involved in the testing? Meanwhile, a heartbroken Kai is determined to find Shay. He learns that survivors aren't carriers, and that his girlfriend has sacrificed herself for nothing. As the Aberdeen flu spreads across England, Kai teams up with a survivor, Freja, who takes a particular interest in him. They set out to rescue Shay before it's too late. Ghostly Callie, Kai's little sister and the true carrier of the epidemic, will help. But Callie has secrets- especially her plan for the man who murdered her. They've survived the epidemic.... Can they survive the lies?

Edward Jay Epstein's investigation into the life of Armand Hammer exposes a tale of fraud, corruption, and personal betrayal that was carried out on such a grand scale and over such a long period of time that it is surely unique. Hammer was ninety-two when he died in 1990. A lengthy front-page obituary in The New York Times lauded him as a successful businessman "who long sought peace between the United States and the Soviet Union and financed research for a cancer cure." His philanthropy was noted, along with his vast art collection and his elevated social connections. But the official version of Hammer's life, which incorporated many of the major figures and key events of the twentieth century, was in fact a myth, carefully nurtured and embellished for nearly seventy years. Aided by newly available sources, Epstein has put together a gripping portrait of a ruthless, audaciously manipulative opportunist whose self-inventions have until now been widely accepted. Epstein gained unprecedented access to FBI files, SEC documents, and files on the Hammer family kept by Soviet intelligence agencies since the 1920's. He interviewed Hammer's mistresses, family, and close friends as well as the shadowy figures who assisted him in business deals. During his investigation, Epstein discovered that for many years Hammer had, like Richard Nixon, secretly taped conversations, many of them dealing with illegal activity. These tapes give an intimate view of a master con man at work.

As teenagers, Raine Beaumont and Joseph Colorado tasted the joys of first love, until her father’s lies destroyed their fragile bond. Now, twelve years later, Raine receives news that will take her back to her hometown of Oracle, Arizona, where she will face her lost love again.Haunted by the memory of the boy she once adored, Raine was not prepared for the mysterious, seductive man before her. For deep in Joseph’s eyes lies a power that binds him to his Apache heritage, a power that promises to heal all wounds and restore long lost dreams…and love.

Dans les coulisses opaques du pouvoir et de la finance, un empire souterrain se construit à coups de milliards et de silence. Cartel, c’est l’histoire d’une ascension fulgurante, celle d’un homme prêt à tout pour dominer le monde du pétrole, quitte à s’allier aux forces les plus dangereuses de la planète. Entre Genève, New York, Caracas et les sables brûlants du Moyen-Orient, Paul-Loup Sulitzer tisse un thriller haletant où les jeux d’influence, les complots géopolitiques et les manipulations économiques s’entremêlent. Au cœur de cette toile : l’argent, le vrai pouvoir. Mais à quel prix ? Avec son style incisif et documenté, Sulitzer nous plonge dans un univers fascinant où l’ambition est reine et la loyauté, une faiblesse.

"A substantial portion of the contents of this book appeared originally in the New Yorker."

Challenges the popular image of Edward Snowden as hacker turned avenging angel, while revealing how vulnerable the United States' national security systems have become. "A groundbreaking, compelling investigation that convincingly challenges the popular image of Edward Snowden as hacker-turned-avenging angel, while revealing how vulnerable our national security systems have become. In the wake of the scandal that emerged after details of American government surveillance were made public by WikiLeaks in 2013, Edward Snowden, formerly an employee of an outside contractor at the NSA facility in Hawaii, became the controversial center of an international conversation about the limits of power and privacy. Had the U.S. government overstepped important boundaries in its anti-terrorism efforts? Was Snowden's theft of information legitimized by the nature of the secrets being kept from the American people? We learn in How America Lost Its Secrets that Snowden stole a great deal more than documents relating to domestic surveillance. He also stole secret documents from the NSA, the CIA, the Department of Defense, and the British cipher service revealing the sources and methods they employed in their monitoring of adversaries. He then transported these state secrets to an adversary country, Russia, without authorization. Which raises the question: Who is Edward Snowden--hero, traitor, whistle-blower, spy? Edward Jay Epstein brings a lifetime of journalistic and investigative acumen to bear on this question and more. Retracing Snowden's steps from disgruntled tech worker to international notoriety, he seeks to understand both how we lost our secrets and the man who took them. Along the way, we discover Snowden's sometimes troubling pseudonymous writing on the Internet, as well as aspects of his private and public life previously elided. We see that by outsourcing parts of our own security apparatus to private companies in order to save money, the government has made classified information far more vulnerable to theft and misuse. Snowden, working for one of these private companies, ultimately sought employment precisely where he could most easily gain access to the most sensitive classified information. He claims to have acted to serve his country, but in his new home, Moscow, he is treated as a prized intelligence asset in the new Cold War. With unerring insight, meticulous reporting, and the pacing of a thriller writer, Epstein follows the Snowden trail across the globe, unearthing revelations that shed a whole new light on one of the most controversial and fascinating events of the new millennium."--Dust jacket.