The Bettencourt affair : the world's richest woman and the scandal that rocked Paris
(Book - Regular Print)
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Published
New York, New York : Dutton, [2017].
Physical Desc
xv, 396 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Status
Prescott Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books
338.766855 BETTENCOURT
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338.766855 BETTENCOURT
1 available
Sedona Public Library - BIO - Biography Collection
BIOGRAPHY BETTENCOUR L.
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BIOGRAPHY BETTENCOUR L.
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Published
New York, New York : Dutton, [2017].
Format
Book - Regular Print
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-396).
Description
"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.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Banier, François-Marie.
Bettencourt, Liliane -- Friends and associates.
Bettencourt, Liliane.
Billionaires -- France -- Biography.
Biographies.
Businesswomen -- France -- Biography.
L'Oréal (Firm) -- History.
Older women -- France -- Biography.
Sarkozy, Nicolas, -- 1955-
Scandals -- France -- Paris -- History -- 21st century.
Swindlers and swindling -- France -- Paris -- History -- 21st century.
Bettencourt, Liliane -- Friends and associates.
Bettencourt, Liliane.
Billionaires -- France -- Biography.
Biographies.
Businesswomen -- France -- Biography.
L'Oréal (Firm) -- History.
Older women -- France -- Biography.
Sarkozy, Nicolas, -- 1955-
Scandals -- France -- Paris -- History -- 21st century.
Swindlers and swindling -- France -- Paris -- History -- 21st century.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Sancton, T. 1. (2017). The Bettencourt affair: the world's richest woman and the scandal that rocked Paris . Dutton.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sancton, Thomas 1949-. 2017. The Bettencourt Affair: The World's Richest Woman and the Scandal That Rocked Paris. Dutton.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sancton, Thomas 1949-. The Bettencourt Affair: The World's Richest Woman and the Scandal That Rocked Paris Dutton, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sancton, Thomas 1949-. The Bettencourt Affair: The World's Richest Woman and the Scandal That Rocked Paris Dutton, 2017.
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