The Rip Off
No se pudo agregar al carrito
Add to Cart failed.
Error al Agregar a Lista de Deseos.
Error al eliminar de la lista de deseos.
Error al añadir a tu biblioteca
Error al seguir el podcast
Error al dejar de seguir el podcast
$0.99/mes por los primeros 3 meses
Exclusivo para miembros Prime: ¿Nuevo en Audible? Obtén 2 audiolibros gratis con tu prueba.
The Rip Off
Compra ahora por $24.95
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrado por:
-
Alan Wade
-
De:
-
James R. Carter
Acerca de esta escucha
Chip Bannister ran the nation's largest real estate rip off from 1965 to 1974. He was the youngest of three boys; smooth, good looking and charming. An egomaniac, but, very smart, extremely cunning. He was an East Coast trust fund kid that attended USC, and then, with the help of his billionaire father, formed Bannister Financial in downtown Beverly Hills.
Chip quickly discovered it was easier to simply raise new money, versus, executing the business plan. That was the beginning of a real estate Ponzi scheme that would eventually bankrupt the company and all the investors.
One of Chip's college friends introduced him to Captain Donald D. Bowen, commanding officer, Point Mugu Naval Air Station, California. The military was his career; real estate was his business. Careful, discerning, smart and shrewd.
It's easy to run a Ponzi scheme on a dummy, but, was it possible for Chip to pull it off on a guy like Captain Bowen who was meticulous and careful? The captain was naturally leery of Chip at first, but, ultimately they began doing some business over a one year period, 11 transactions total. And then the captain figured out the scam.
By 1974, Chip knew the company was effectively bankrupt and hired a PR firm to blame the whole thing on his employees. The captain spent some time investigating and preparing; and then, he filed a lawsuit against Chip and Bannister Financial Inc.
What Chip didn't know: he had messed with the wrong guy. The captain was the current leader of The Team, a mythic group of World War I veterans that included the captain's father.
The Team would eventually do what the courts could not dispense real justice on playboy rip-off artist, Chip Bannister.
©2016 James R. Carter (P)2016 James R.CarterLos oyentes también disfrutaron...
-
Shoe Dog
- A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
- De: Phil Knight
- Narrado por: Norbert Leo Butz, Phil Knight - introduction
- Duración: 13 h y 21 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 52,822
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 46,777
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 46,705
In this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight shares the inside story of the company's early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world's most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Just read it. (or listen, whatever)
- De Dan D en 07-07-16
De: Phil Knight
-
The King of Torts
- A Novel
- De: John Grisham
- Narrado por: Michael Beck
- Duración: 11 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 2,502
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,398
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,403
The office of the public defender is not known as a training ground for bright young litigators. Clay Carter has been there too long and, like most of his colleagues, dreams of a better job in a real firm. When he reluctantly takes the case of a young man charged with a random street killing, he assumes it is just another of the many senseless murders that hit DC every week. As he digs into the background of his client, Clay stumbles on a conspiracy too horrible to believe.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
Blah, Blah Blah
- De Elizabeth en 02-10-03
De: John Grisham
-
Red Notice
- A True Story of High Finance, Murder and One Man's Fight for Justice
- De: Bill Browder
- Narrado por: Adam Grupper
- Duración: 14 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 15,293
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 13,814
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 13,801
Red Notice is a searing expose of the wholesale whitewash by Russian authorities of Magnitsky's imprisonment and murder, slicing deep into the shadowy heart of the Kremlin to uncover its sordid truths.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
This is an absolute "YES" as your next read/listen
- De William en 02-07-15
De: Bill Browder
-
The Rooster Bar
- De: John Grisham
- Narrado por: Ari Fliakos
- Duración: 10 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 16,834
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 14,855
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 14,839
Mark, Todd, and Zola came to law school to change the world, to make it a better place. But now, as third-year students, these close friends realize they have been duped. They all borrowed heavily to attend a third-tier, for-profit law school so mediocre that its graduates rarely pass the bar exam, let alone get good jobs. And when they learn that their school is one of a chain owned by a shady New York hedge-fund operator who also happens to own a bank specializing in student loans, the three know they have been caught up in The Great Law School Scam.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
Story=Terrible
- De Amazon Customer en 11-04-17
De: John Grisham
-
The Litigators
- De: John Grisham
- Narrado por: Dennis Boutsikaris
- Duración: 11 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 10,568
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 9,107
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 9,040
The incomparable master of the legal thriller takes us deeper into the labyrinth that is the American justice system, always drawing us in with an irresistible hook, pulling the thread of tension tighter and tighter, and then knocking us out with a conclusion that's never "by the book". Maybe that's why, after more than 20 years of consecutive number-one New York Times best sellers, a new novel by America's favorite storyteller is still a major publishing event.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Not Totally Grisham
- De Pamela Harvey en 11-01-11
De: John Grisham
-
The Appeal
- A Novel
- De: John Grisham
- Narrado por: Michael Beck
- Duración: 12 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 4,151
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,349
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,343
In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town's water supply, causing the worst "cancer cluster" in history. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the verdict or reverse it.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
And the ending?
- De RJT en 01-31-08
De: John Grisham
-
Shoe Dog
- A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
- De: Phil Knight
- Narrado por: Norbert Leo Butz, Phil Knight - introduction
- Duración: 13 h y 21 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 52,822
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 46,777
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 46,705
In this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight shares the inside story of the company's early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world's most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Just read it. (or listen, whatever)
- De Dan D en 07-07-16
De: Phil Knight
-
The King of Torts
- A Novel
- De: John Grisham
- Narrado por: Michael Beck
- Duración: 11 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 2,502
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,398
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,403
The office of the public defender is not known as a training ground for bright young litigators. Clay Carter has been there too long and, like most of his colleagues, dreams of a better job in a real firm. When he reluctantly takes the case of a young man charged with a random street killing, he assumes it is just another of the many senseless murders that hit DC every week. As he digs into the background of his client, Clay stumbles on a conspiracy too horrible to believe.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
Blah, Blah Blah
- De Elizabeth en 02-10-03
De: John Grisham
-
Red Notice
- A True Story of High Finance, Murder and One Man's Fight for Justice
- De: Bill Browder
- Narrado por: Adam Grupper
- Duración: 14 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 15,293
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 13,814
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 13,801
Red Notice is a searing expose of the wholesale whitewash by Russian authorities of Magnitsky's imprisonment and murder, slicing deep into the shadowy heart of the Kremlin to uncover its sordid truths.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
This is an absolute "YES" as your next read/listen
- De William en 02-07-15
De: Bill Browder
-
The Rooster Bar
- De: John Grisham
- Narrado por: Ari Fliakos
- Duración: 10 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 16,834
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 14,855
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 14,839
Mark, Todd, and Zola came to law school to change the world, to make it a better place. But now, as third-year students, these close friends realize they have been duped. They all borrowed heavily to attend a third-tier, for-profit law school so mediocre that its graduates rarely pass the bar exam, let alone get good jobs. And when they learn that their school is one of a chain owned by a shady New York hedge-fund operator who also happens to own a bank specializing in student loans, the three know they have been caught up in The Great Law School Scam.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
Story=Terrible
- De Amazon Customer en 11-04-17
De: John Grisham
-
The Litigators
- De: John Grisham
- Narrado por: Dennis Boutsikaris
- Duración: 11 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 10,568
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 9,107
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 9,040
The incomparable master of the legal thriller takes us deeper into the labyrinth that is the American justice system, always drawing us in with an irresistible hook, pulling the thread of tension tighter and tighter, and then knocking us out with a conclusion that's never "by the book". Maybe that's why, after more than 20 years of consecutive number-one New York Times best sellers, a new novel by America's favorite storyteller is still a major publishing event.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Not Totally Grisham
- De Pamela Harvey en 11-01-11
De: John Grisham
-
The Appeal
- A Novel
- De: John Grisham
- Narrado por: Michael Beck
- Duración: 12 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 4,151
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,349
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,343
In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town's water supply, causing the worst "cancer cluster" in history. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the verdict or reverse it.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
And the ending?
- De RJT en 01-31-08
De: John Grisham
-
Molly's Game
- From Hollywood’s Elite, to Wall Street’s Billionaire Boys Club, My High-Stakes Adventure in the World of Underground Poker
- De: Molly Bloom
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell
- Duración: 8 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,881
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,491
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,478
In the late 2000s, Molly Bloom, a twenty something petite brunette from Loveland Colorado, ran the highest stakes, most exclusive poker game Hollywood had ever seen - she was its mistress, its lion tamer, its agent, and its oxygen. Everyone wanted in, few were invited to play. Hundreds of millions of dollars were won and lost at her table. Molly's game became the game for those in the know - celebrities, business moguls, and millionaires.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
Great book. Zero payoff. *Semi-Spoilers*
- De Amazon Customer en 04-01-16
De: Molly Bloom
-
Barbarians at the Gate
- The Fall of RJR Nabisco
- De: Bryan Burrough, John Helyar
- Narrado por: Bryan Burrough, John Helyar
- Duración: 3 h y 2 m
- Versión resumida
-
General4 out of 5 stars 1,396
-
Narración:4 out of 5 stars 1,113
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,111
Barbarians at the Gate has been called one of the most influential business books of all time, the definitive account of the largest takeover in Wall Street history. Bryan Burrough's and John Helyer's account of the frenzy that overtook Wall Street in October and November of 1988 gives us not only a detailed look at financial operations at the highest levels but a richly textured social history of wealth in the twilight of the Reagan era.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
Abridged and Poorly Read
- De Jake en 01-24-13
De: Bryan Burrough, y otros
-
Conspiracy of Fools
- A True Story
- De: Kurt Eichenwald
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 30 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,532
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,116
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,108
Say the name 'Enron' and most people believe they've heard all about the story that imperiled a presidency, destroyed a marketplace, and changed Washington and Wall Street forever. But in the hands of Kurt Eichenwald, the players we think we know and the business practices we think have been exposed are transformed into entirely new, and entirely gripping, material.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Great Story
- De Adam M Pokorski en 06-06-06
De: Kurt Eichenwald
-
The Brethren
- De: John Grisham
- Narrado por: Frank Muller
- Duración: 11 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,724
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,104
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,097
They call themselves the Brethren: three disgraced former judges doing time in a Florida federal prison. One was sent up for tax evasion. Another, for skimming bingo profits. And the third, for a career-ending drunken joyride. Meeting daily in the prison law library, taking exercise walks in their boxer shorts, these judges-turned-felons can reminisce about old court cases, dispense a little jailhouse justice, and contemplate where their lives went wrong.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
My Favorite Grisham to Date
- De M.W. en 03-04-03
De: John Grisham
-
Slobberknocker
- My Life in Wrestling
- De: Jim Ross, Paul O'Brien
- Narrado por: Jim Ross, R.C. Bray
- Duración: 10 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 2,101
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,867
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,861
There are few people who have been in the wrestling business longer than Jim Ross. Slobberknocker is the story of how an Oklahoman farm kid with a vivid imagination and seemingly unattainable dreams became "The Voice of Wrestling" to record TV audiences and millions of fans around the world. Jim opens up about his life as an only child on a working farm, who became obsessed with professional wrestling having first seen it on his grandparents' TV.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Somewhat disappointed
- De Maci Hutson en 11-16-17
De: Jim Ross, y otros
-
Hollywood Godfather
- My Life in the Movies and the Mob
- De: Gianni Russo, Patrick Picciarelli
- Narrado por: Gianni Russo
- Duración: 10 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 1,310
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,160
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,156
Gianni Russo was a handsome 25-year-old mobster with no acting experience when he walked onto the set of The Godfather and entered Hollywood history. He played Carlo Rizzi, and he didn't have to act - he knew the mob inside and out: from his childhood in Little Italy, where Mafia legend Frank Costello took him under his wing, to having to go on the lam after shooting and killing a member of the Colombian drug cartel in his Vegas club. Along the way, Russo befriended Frank Sinatra and Marlon Brando. Russo had passionate affairs with Marilyn Monroe and Liza Minelli....
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
If everything in this book is true; F-n-A!
- De Anonymous User en 04-15-19
De: Gianni Russo, y otros
-
I Love Capitalism!
- An American Story
- De: Ken Langone
- Narrado por: Ken Langone
- Duración: 7 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 1,541
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,366
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,367
Ken Langone has seen it all on his way to a net worth beyond his wildest dreams. A pillar of corporate America for decades, he's a co-founder of Home Depot, a former director of the New York Stock Exchange, and a world-class philanthropist (including $200 million for NYU's Langone Health). In this memoir he finally tells the story of his unlikely rise and controversial career. It's also a passionate defense of the American Dream - of preserving a country in which any hungry kid can reach the maximum potential of his or her talents and work ethic.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
Save your money, he clearly has enough!
- De Jared M. en 12-01-19
De: Ken Langone
-
The Infiltrator
- My Secret Life Inside the Dirty Banks Behind Pablo Escobar's Medellin Cartel
- De: Robert Mazur
- Narrado por: Robert Mazur
- Duración: 12 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 381
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 348
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 346
Federal Agent Robert Mazur spent five years undercover as a money launderer to the international underworld, gaining access to the zenith of a criminal hierarchy safeguarded by a circle of dirty bankers and businessmen who quietly shape power across the globe. These men and women control multibillion-dollar drug-trafficking empires, running their organizations like public companies.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Very blow-by-blow. Great guy, great storyteller
- De Philo en 10-17-15
De: Robert Mazur
-
The Collectibles
- The Collectibles Trilogy, Book 1
- De: James J. Kaufman
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 9 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,700
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,462
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,454
"Do what the other fella can't. Be what the other fella ain't. And then help the other fella." Joe Hart has never let go of his uncle's words. An orphan from the unspoiled Adirondack Mountains, Joe leaves his humble beginnings and goes on to distinguish himself, first as a navy submarine commander, then as an attorney unequaled in his field. But Joe's world crashes with an unexpected tragedy.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
This book is a MUST READ!
- De shelley en 05-10-16
De: James J. Kaufman
-
Ruse
- Lying the American Dream from Hollywood to Wall Street
- De: Robert Kerbeck
- Narrado por: Robert Kerbeck
- Duración: 8 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 34
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 29
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 29
In the world of high finance, multibillion-dollar Wall Street banks greedily guard their secrets. Enter Robert Kerbeck, a working actor who made his real money lying on the phone, charming people into revealing their employers’ most valuable information. In this exhilarating memoir that will appeal to fans of The Wolf of Wall Street and Catch Me If You Can, unsuspecting receptionists, assistants, and bigshot executives all fall victim to “the Ruse.”
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Great story terrible voice
- De Tmiddleton en 06-08-23
De: Robert Kerbeck
-
Trumped!
- The Inside Story of the Real Donald Trump - His Cunning Rise and Spectacular Fall
- De: John R. O'Donnell, James Rutherford
- Narrado por: Kevin Pierce
- Duración: 9 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 193
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 179
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 178
Here's the inside story of Trump's legendary tirades, his convenient forgetfulness, and the infamous Donald Trump ego. O'Donnell tells how the Plaza staff catered to Trump's personal whims, and to those of his mistress - and how the man who built the largest gambling hall in the world knew little about running a casino. From the hypocrisy, bad deals, and the monumental debt to the untold tales of Marla and Ivana, Trumped! rips the mask off the mighty Trump facade - revealing a castle about to collapse.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Interesting Listen About the REAL Trump
- De Striker en 05-18-16
De: John R. O'Donnell, y otros
-
Stung
- The Incredible Obsession of Brian Molony
- De: Gary Stephen Ross
- Narrado por: Stephen Barker Turner
- Duración: 6 h
- Versión resumida
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 55
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 32
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 32
Based on the book Stung by Gary Stephen Ross, Owning Mahowny is the true-life account of one man's gambling addiction and one of history's biggest banking scandals.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
One of my favorite audiobooks
- De Andrew en 11-14-15
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The Rip Off
Calificaciones medias de los clientesReseñas - Selecciona las pestañas a continuación para cambiar el origen de las reseñas.
-
Total5 out of 5 stars
-
Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars
- Jason S
- 11-16-20
Outstanding
Great book. From the story to the well worded details on a “Ponzi scheme”. It keeps your attention the whole way through. Highly recommend.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña