Audiobooks by Jerry Oppenheimer

Madoff with the Money is a deeply disturbing narrative portrait of Bernie Madoff based on dozens of exclusive, news-making interviews -- beginning with his roots and the values, or lack thereof, he was taught in the Madoff home in working class Laurelton, Queens, in the '40s and '50s, to his high-life on Wall Street and in the super-rich enclaves of Palm Beach, London and the French Riviera and everywhere else he stalked, pulling off his shocking $50 billion Ponzi scheme. Through bestselling author Jerry Oppenheimers in depth reporting there will be new revelations to this startling case. Also profiled will be the dozens, if not hundreds of trusting -- and sometimes avaricious victims -- ranging from non-profit Jewish charities, to the likes of seemingly sophisticated celebrities such as Larry King and Zsa Zsa Gabor, to the brilliant French investment manager who slit his wrists after entrusting and losing $1.4 billion to one of history's all-time charlatans -- a manipulative Svengali who the author compares to psychopaths like Charles Manson and Jim Jones.

Jerry Oppenheimer (Author), Oliver Wyman (Narrator)

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Toy Monster: The Big, Bad World of Mattel

From Boise to Beijing, Mattels toys dominate the universe. Its no-fun-and-games marketing muscle reaches some 140 countries, and its iconic productsBarbie, Hot Wheels, and Chatty Cathy, to name a fewhave been a part of our culture for generations. Now, in this intriguing and entertaining expose, New York Times bestselling author Jerry Oppenheimer places the worlds largest toy company under a journalistic microscope, uncovering the dark side of toy land, and exploring Mattels oddball corporate culture and eccentric, often bizarre, cast of characters. Based on exclusive interviews and an exhaustive review of public and private records, Toy Monster exposes Mattels take-no-prisoners, shark-infested corporate style. Throughout this scrupulously reported, unauthorized portrait, youll discover how dangerous toys are actually nothing new to Mattel, and why its fearsomely litigious approach within the brutal toy business has helped their products dominate over potential rivals such as Bratz. But this is only part of the story. Along the way, youll also become familiar with the larger-than-life personalities that have shaped Mattels eccentric world. Theres cofounder Ruth Handler, a one-woman sales-merchandising-promotion-administrative force, a sort of industrial Orson Welles, who becomes a white-collar criminal. Theres Jack Ryan, the Father of Barbie, whose second of five wives calls him a full-blown seventies-style swinger into wife-swapping and sundry sexual pursuits as a way of life. And dont forget CEO Robert Eckert, who came from the worlds of processed cheese and hot dogs to lead Mattelonly to get grilled by the U.S. Congress, and the world press, in the lead-paint-and-dangerous-magnets cause celebre. The phenomenal Barbie brands 50th anniversary arrives in 2009, hot on the heels of the China Toy Terror recall scandal that has tarnished Mattels image in the hearts and minds of millions of people worldwide. Toy Monster takes you inside the scandals that have been a part of this company, and shows you why todays toy business isnt always fun and games.

Jerry Oppenheimer (Author), Dina Pearlman (Narrator)

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The Kardashians: An American Drama

Secrets and scandals of the Kardashians, so closely held that not even hard core fans have heard about them, are finally exposed in New York Times bestselling author Jerry Oppenheimer's forensic dissection of the infamous reality TV clan. From the curious life of patriarch Robert Kardashian, whose family meatpacking business was tainted by scandal, to "momager" Kris Jenner's top-secret plan for the future, The Kardashians reveals the untold, definitive story based on two years of investigative reporting and scores of candid, on-the-record interviews, ranging from childhood friends to powerful business associates, who break their silence for the first time. In the decade since the Kardashians first appeared on the scene, millions of speculative words have been written about their drama-filled lives. But most has been tabloid hype and gossip column fantasy. Until now. Oppenheimer has authored revelatory books on such international icons as the Clintons, the Kennedys, the Hiltons and more, and now comes the Kardashians, the true story that will make headlines and shock even the most loyal fans.

Jerry Oppenheimer (Author), Holter Graham, John Hinch (Narrator)

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RFK Jr.: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and the Dark Side of the Dream

From New York Times bestselling author Jerry Oppenheimer comes a sensational biography of the son of the legendary Senator and troubled standard bearer of America's most fabled political dynasty. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. inherited his assassinated father's piercing blue eyes and Brahmin style, earning a reputation as the nation's foremost environmental activist and lawyer - the "toxic avenger" - battling corporate polluters. But in this, the most revelatory portrait ever of a Kennedy, Oppenheimer places Bobby Jr., leader of the third generation of America's royal family, under a journalistic microscope. Based on scores of exclusive, candid on-the-record interviews, public and private records, and correspondence, Jerry Oppenheimer paints a balanced, objective portrait of this virtually unaccounted-for scion of the Kennedy dynasty. Like his slain father, the iconic senator and presidential hopeful, RFK Jr. was destined for political greatness. Why it never happened is revealed in this first-ever biography of him.

Jerry Oppenheimer (Author), Holter Graham (Narrator)

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Crazy Rich: Power, Scandal, and Tragedy Inside the Johnson & Johnson Dynasty

From the founders of the international health-care behemoth Johnson & Johnson in the late 1800s to the contemporary Johnsons of today, such as billionaire New York Jets owner Robert Wood "Woody" Johnson IV, all is revealed in this scrupulously researched, unauthorized biography by New York Times bestselling author Jerry Oppenheimer. Often compared to the Kennedy clan because of the tragedies and scandals that had befallen both wealthy and powerful families, Crazy Rich, based on scores of exclusive, candid, on-the-record interviews, reveals how the dynasty's vast fortune was both intoxicating and toxic through the generations of a family that gave the world Band-Aids and Baby Oil.

Jerry Oppenheimer (Author), Michael Prichard (Narrator)

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