The Resource The Bettencourt affair : the world's richest woman and the scandal that rocked Paris, Tom Sancton
The Bettencourt affair : the world's richest woman and the scandal that rocked Paris, Tom Sancton
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- Summary
- "Was the world's wealthiest woman--Liliane Bettencourt--heir to an estimated thirty-six-billion-dollar L'Oreal fortune, the victim of a con man? Or were her own family the real villains? This riveting narrative tells the real-life, shocking story behind the cause celebre that has captivated both France and the world. Liliane Bettencourt is the world's richest woman and the eleventh wealthiest person on the planet, as of 2016. But at ninety-four, she's embroiled in an incredible controversy that has dominated the headlines and ensnared a former president of France in the controversy. Why? [It is] thanks to an artist and photographer named Francois-Marie Banier, who was given hundreds of millions of dollars by Liliane. Liliane's daughter, Francoise, considers Banier a con man and filed a lawsuit against him, but Banier has a far different story to tell. It's all become Europe's biggest scandal in years, uncovering a shadowy corporate history, buried World War II secrets, illicit political payoffs, and much more. Written by Tom Sancton, a Vanity Fair contributor and former Time correspondent currently living in France, The Bettencourt Affair is part courtroom drama; part upstairs-downstairs tale; part business narrative of a glamorous global company with past Nazi connections; and part character-driven story of a complex, fascinating family and the intruder who nearly tore it apart"--Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xv, 396 pages
- Isbn
- 9781101984475
- Label
- The Bettencourt affair : the world's richest woman and the scandal that rocked Paris
- Title
- The Bettencourt affair
- Title remainder
- the world's richest woman and the scandal that rocked Paris
- Statement of responsibility
- Tom Sancton
- Title variation
- Bettencourt affair
- Title variation remainder
- the worlds richest woman and the scandal that rocked Paris
- Subject
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- Bettencourt, Liliane
- Bettencourt, Liliane
- Bettencourt, Liliane -- Friends and associates
- Billionaires
- Billionaires -- France -- Biography
- Biographies
- Biography
- Businesswomen
- Businesswomen -- France -- Biography
- trueCosmetics
- France
- France -- Paris
- Friendship
- trueGreed
- HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century
- trueHeirs and heiresses
- History
- trueInheritance and succession
- L'Oréal (Firm)
- L'Oréal (Firm) -- History
- Older women
- Older women -- France -- Biography
- trueRich people
- Sarkozy, Nicolas, 1955-
- Sarkozy, Nicolas, 1955-
- Scandals
- Scandals -- France | Paris -- History -- 21st century
- trueScandals -- Paris, France
- trueSenior women
- Swindlers and swindling
- trueSwindlers and swindling
- Swindlers and swindling -- France | Paris -- History -- 21st century
- 2000-2099
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Rich & Famous
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate & Business History
- Banier, François-Marie
- Banier, François-Marie
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Was the world's wealthiest woman--Liliane Bettencourt--heir to an estimated thirty-six-billion-dollar L'Oreal fortune, the victim of a con man? Or were her own family the real villains? This riveting narrative tells the real-life, shocking story behind the cause celebre that has captivated both France and the world. Liliane Bettencourt is the world's richest woman and the eleventh wealthiest person on the planet, as of 2016. But at ninety-four, she's embroiled in an incredible controversy that has dominated the headlines and ensnared a former president of France in the controversy. Why? [It is] thanks to an artist and photographer named Francois-Marie Banier, who was given hundreds of millions of dollars by Liliane. Liliane's daughter, Francoise, considers Banier a con man and filed a lawsuit against him, but Banier has a far different story to tell. It's all become Europe's biggest scandal in years, uncovering a shadowy corporate history, buried World War II secrets, illicit political payoffs, and much more. Written by Tom Sancton, a Vanity Fair contributor and former Time correspondent currently living in France, The Bettencourt Affair is part courtroom drama; part upstairs-downstairs tale; part business narrative of a glamorous global company with past Nazi connections; and part character-driven story of a complex, fascinating family and the intruder who nearly tore it apart"--Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- individual biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10574216
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1949-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Sancton, Thomas
- Dewey number
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- 338.7/66855092
- B
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
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- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Bettencourt, Liliane
- Bettencourt, Liliane
- Banier, François-Marie
- Sarkozy, Nicolas
- Banier, François-Marie
- Bettencourt, Liliane
- Sarkozy, Nicolas
- L'Oréal (Firm)
- L'Oréal (Firm)
- Scandals
- Swindlers and swindling
- Businesswomen
- Billionaires
- Older women
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Rich & Famous
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate & Business History
- HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century
- Billionaires
- Businesswomen
- Friendship
- Older women
- Scandals
- Swindlers and swindling
- France
- France
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- the world's richest woman and the scandal that rocked Paris
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- The Bettencourt affair : the world's richest woman and the scandal that rocked Paris, Tom Sancton
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- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1822370
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xv, 396 pages
- Isbn
- 9781101984475
- Lccn
- 2016058788
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781101984475
- (OCoLC)962353377
- Label
- The Bettencourt affair : the world's richest woman and the scandal that rocked Paris, Tom Sancton
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
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- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1822370
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xv, 396 pages
- Isbn
- 9781101984475
- Lccn
- 2016058788
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781101984475
- (OCoLC)962353377
Subject
- Bettencourt, Liliane
- Bettencourt, Liliane
- Bettencourt, Liliane -- Friends and associates
- Billionaires
- Billionaires -- France -- Biography
- Biographies
- Biography
- Businesswomen
- Businesswomen -- France -- Biography
- trueCosmetics
- France
- France -- Paris
- Friendship
- trueGreed
- HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century
- trueHeirs and heiresses
- History
- trueInheritance and succession
- L'Oréal (Firm)
- L'Oréal (Firm) -- History
- Older women
- Older women -- France -- Biography
- trueRich people
- Sarkozy, Nicolas, 1955-
- Sarkozy, Nicolas, 1955-
- Scandals
- Scandals -- France | Paris -- History -- 21st century
- trueScandals -- Paris, France
- trueSenior women
- Swindlers and swindling
- trueSwindlers and swindling
- Swindlers and swindling -- France | Paris -- History -- 21st century
- 2000-2099
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Rich & Famous
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate & Business History
- Banier, François-Marie
- Banier, François-Marie
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