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100 1  Sancton, Thomas|q(Thomas Alexander),|d1949- 
245 14 The Bettencourt affair|h[OverDrive/Libby electronic 
       resource]|bthe world's richest woman and the scandal that 
       rocked Paris /|cTom Sancton. 
264  1 New York, New York :|bDutton,|c2017. 
300    1 online resource 
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337    computer|bc|2rdamedia 
338    online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 
347    text file|2rda 
380    Biography|2marcgt 
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385    General|2tlctarget 
500    Electronic book. 
505 0  PROLOGUE: LOST IN THE FOG -- PART ONE. BEORE BANIER -- THE
       FOUNDER -- THE HEIRESS AND THE CONSORT -- POOR LITTLE RICH
       GIRL -- PART TWO. BANIER ENTERS THE SCENE -- THE TALENTED 
       MONSIEUR BANIER -- 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 ANNEE 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. 
520 2  "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. 
533    Electronic reproduction.|bNew York|cPenguin Publishing 
       Group|d2017|nAvailable via World Wide Web. 
588    Description based on print version record and CIP data 
       provided by publisher; resource not viewed. 
600 10 Bettencourt, Liliane. 
600 10 Bettencourt, Liliane|xFriends and associates. 
600 10 Banier, François-Marie. 
600 10 Sarkozy, Nicolas,|d1955- 
610 20 L'Oréal (Firm)|xHistory. 
650  0 Scandals|zFrance|zParis|xHistory|y21st century. 
650  0 Swindlers and swindling|zFrance|zParis|xHistory|y21st 
       century. 
650  0 Businesswomen|zFrance|vBiography. 
650  0 Billionaires|zFrance|vBiography. 
650  0 Older women|zFrance|vBiography. 
655  0 Electronic books. 
710 2  OverDrive, Inc.,|edistributor. 
776 08 |iPrint version:|aSancton, Thomas (Thomas Alexander), 1949
       - author.|tBettencourt affair|bFirst edition.|dNew York, 
       New York : Dutton, 2017|z9781101984475|w(DLC)  2016058788 
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