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Once upon a time in russia the new york times bestselling author of bringing down the house and the accidental billionaires tells his most incredible story yet. Once upon a time in russia ben mezrich 9781476771892. The rise of the oligarchs and the greatest wealth in history audiobook by ben mezrich. Ben mezrichs 2009 best seller, the accidental billionaires, is the definitive account of facebooks founding and the basis for the academy awardwinning film the social network. Jul 03, 2016 bestselling author ben mezrich on russian oligarchs living in london. Ben mezrich, author of the new york times bestseller bringing down the house, returns with an astonishing story of ivy league hedgefund cowboys, high stakes, and the asian underworld. Author ben mezrich tries to satisfy both kinds of reader.
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