““Diana’s contributions to GW have been truly extraordinary,” said Elliott School Dean Michael E. Brown. “Her exceptional service has been sustained over a long period of time. It has been multi-dimensional, and it has had tremendous, positive effects on GW’s Elliott School of International Affairs and the university as a whole.””
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“After reading Diana Henriques’ stellar book on him, The Wizard of Lies, jailed American fraudster Bernie Madoff sent her an email via Corrlinks, the official email system of the Bureau of Prisons that helps inmates communicate with the outside world: “Diana, I was taken aback by the sensationalism of your choice of title.””
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Author Diana Henriques believes that the Madoff scandal underscores the importance of vigilance and research in selecting an investment advisor. Full article here.
The Wizard of Lies has claimed the #3 position for Business titles on The New York Times best sellers list!
“In my research, I had come to see a man who simply could not admit failure, especially to himself. “Bernie never had a losing day,” said one longtime stock market friend — recalling a quietly confident man who always had a cheerful response when other traders were bellyaching about a brutal day in the market. He had lived most of his life in a gilded atmosphere of admiration.”
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“Madoff emerges here as a sad, hapless man who stumbled foolishly and blindly into what grew to be history’s biggest Ponzi scheme.”
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“Henriques offers a peek behind the curtain to tell how she managed to land one of journalism’s biggest “gets,” and the challenges of interviewing a wily subject with an agenda at odds with the facts she uncovered.”