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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Sancton, Thomas (Thomas Alexander), 1949-     Subjects     Bettencourt, Liliane.     Bettencourt, Liliane -- Friends and associates.     Banier, François-Marie.     Sarkozy, Nicolas, 1955-     L'Oréal (Firm) -- History.     Scandals -- France -- Paris -- History -- 21st century.     Swindlers and swindling -- France -- Paris -- History -- 21st century.     Businesswomen -- France -- Biography.     Billionaires -- France -- Biography.     Older women -- France -- Biography.     Cosmetics industry -- France -- Biography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Sancton, Thomas (Thomas Alexander), 1949-       by title:      The Bettencourt affa...       by call number:      338.766855 S212b     Search the Web     Sancton, Thomas (Thomas Alexander), 1949-     Bettencourt, Liliane.     Bettencourt, Liliane -- Friends and associates.     Banier, François-Marie.     Sarkozy, Nicolas, 1955-     L'Oréal (Firm) -- History.     Scandals -- France -- Paris -- History -- 21st century.     Swindlers and swindling -- France -- Paris -- History -- 21st century.     Businesswomen -- France -- Biography.     Billionaires -- France -- Biography.     Older women -- France -- Biography.     Cosmetics industry -- France -- Biography.       MARC Display

The Bettencourt affair : the world's richest woman and the scandal that rocked Paris / Tom Sancton. by Sancton, Thomas (Thomas Alexander), 1949- Dutton, 2017. Call #: 338.766855 S212b Subjects Bettencourt, Liliane.   Bettencourt, Liliane -- Friends and associates.   Banier, François-Marie.   Sarkozy, Nicolas, 1955-   L'Oréal (Firm) -- History.   Scandals -- France -- Paris -- History -- 21st century.   Swindlers and swindling -- France -- Paris -- History -- 21st century.   Businesswomen -- France -- Biography.   Billionaires -- France -- Biography.   Older women -- France -- Biography.   Cosmetics industry -- France -- Biography. ISBN:  9781101984475 (hc.) 9781101984499 (pbk.) Edition:  First edition. Description:  xv, 396 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. Contents:  Prologue: lost in the fog -- Part one. Life before Banier -- The founder -- The heiress and the consort -- Poor little rich girl -- Part two. Banier enters the scene -- Portrait of the artist -- Such good friends -- Dark roots -- A generous man -- The Christmas visitor -- The ambitious Monsieur Sarkozy -- The whistle-blower -- Part three. The Bettencourt affair -- The opening salvo -- Sibling rivals -- Sarkozy joins the fray -- Metzner's end run -- Part four. The net spreads wider -- The butler did it -- Behind closed doors -- The Woerth affair -- Filthy rich -- Banier's Année Terrible -- The fixer -- Part five. The endgame -- Bordeaux -- Hardball -- A president in the crosshairs -- Banier strikes back -- Life and death -- The reckoning -- The eye of the beholder -- The wheels of justice -- Farewell to paradise? -- The verdict -- Epilogue: wings -- Cast of characters. 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? The story behind the cause celebre that has captivated France and the world. Liliane Bettencourt is 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. Artist and photographer Francois-Marie Banier 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 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. Part courtroom drama; part upstairs-downstairs tale; and part business narrative of a glamorous global company with past Nazi connections. The story of a complex, fascinating family and the intruder who nearly tore it apart"--Provided by publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Bedford Public Library Adult Nonfiction 338.766855 S212b Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Woodlawn Public Library Adult Nonfiction 338.766855 S212b Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 338.766855 S212b Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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