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We should call this what it is: a legalised smash-and-grab raid on public infrastructure whilst governments, many bought with donations, sat and watched. A wild and engaging ride -- JOLYON MAUGHAM, author of BRINGING DOWN GOLIATH\u003cbr\u003eA brilliant and penetrating analysis exposing the larceny that powers the private equity industry. This rollicking tale uncovers tricks that are ultimately so simple and brazen that the mind is repelled, and in the process shows a great undertow sapping our economies and feeding public rage -- NICHOLAS SHAXSON, author of THE FINANCE CURSE\u003cbr\u003eThis is essential investigative journalism. If you want to understand the deep divides of ownership that so strongly shape the inequities of British society, read on -- KATE RAWORTH, author of DOUGHNUT ECONOMICS\u003cbr\u003eA scary book. Through a dazzling investigation, it shows how the secretive industry of private equity has extended its dominion over everyday life and is now tearing apart the very fabric of our society. However, it is ultimately empowering. It clearly tells us how this industry works and what its pressure points are, knowing which is the first step towards fighting back. The struggle to rebuild a decent society should start with this book -- HA-JOON CHANG, author of 23 THINGS THEY DON'T TELL YOU ABOUT CAPITALISM\u003cbr\u003eA riveting account of how the Machiavellian men of private finance reveled in the labels of apex beasts. However, so often, as O'Brien forensically documents, there was corruption and deceit at play. As the returns evaporate, as the scandals multiply, \u003ci\u003eThe Asset Class\u003c\/i\u003e deftly lifts the curtain on a murky world of greed and destruction -- DANNY DORLING, author of SHATTERED NATION\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Asset Class\u003c\/i\u003e shows you who really rules the world, then it shows them fracking your granny. Read it if you want to know who precisely is to blame for, well, everything -- OLIVER BULLOUGH, author of EVERYBODY LOVES OUR DOLLARS\u003cbr\u003eCombining muckraking with moral clarity, Hettie O'Brien tells an utterly original story about how private equity targets people at their most vulnerable, sniffing out weakness to splinter what is left of the postwar social democratic order. Illuminating and infuriating -- QUINN SLOBODIAN, author of HAYEK'S BASTARDS\u003cbr\u003eA brilliant analysis of how private equity has come to dominate key parts of our economies, capturing value from the public while evading responsibility for the risks and costs it creates. O'Brien critically shows how this model of financialised capitalism has undermined the real economy, eroded accountability, weakened the public sector and diminished democratic oversight. A powerful and necessary book -- MARIANA MAZZUCATO, author of THE VALUE OF EVERYTHING\u003cbr\u003eWhen Hettie O'Brien investigates, the apex predators of the global economy should rest a little less easy on their Learjets. \u003ci\u003eThe Asset Class\u003c\/i\u003e is part compelling wake-up call and part financial thriller. 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I rooted for these characters and worried about them, and by the end, much like the Talkers, I was completely swept away by my love for them. An unmitigated pleasure from start to finish. I did not want to return to dry land!\u003c\/b\u003e -- Coco Mellors\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSo much fun but with such depth to the characters. Looking at midlife through Annie‚Äôs lens is a buoying experience. Even though it's super accurate about the reckonings of mid-life, the tone is blithe and hopeful, and that is so NEEDED right now. I can‚Äôt TELL you the enjoyment it gave me.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Marian Keyes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeak intelligence and criminally readable\u003c\/b\u003e -- Maria Semple\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA delicious novel about being a grown-up girl who once loved something very, very much. You don't have to be a fan of something to love \u003ci\u003eAmerican Fantasy\u003c\/i\u003e, but if you've ever truly devoted yourself to a boy band or a TV show or even a series of books, you will feel so understood by this novel. \u003c\/b\u003e -- Rainbow Rowell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Fantasy\u003c\/i\u003e is written by Emma Straub, so obviously it is poignant, nuanced and unexpectedly hilarious. I didn‚Äôt know how badly I needed to be fully transported to a boy band cruise ship. Cheaper than therapy, and a lot more fun!\u003c\/b\u003e -- Holly Brickley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmma Straub is the most empathetic and open-hearted writer in literature. It is pure joy to see her turn to the emotionally complicated territory of teenage nostalgia and what it means to reconnect with the feelings of youth from the realities of middle age. In \u003ci\u003eAmerican Fantasy\u003c\/i\u003e Straub uncovers the beauty and regret of reconciling who we once were with who we are now.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Kevin Wilson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStraub writes with such verve and sympathetic understanding of her characters . . . Reading this novel has all the pleasures of reading one of Anne Tyler's compelling family portraits\u003c\/b\u003e * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStraub writes beautifully and amusingly . . . hard to beat for sheer charm and gentle wit\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *","brand":"Emma Straub","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48715917754585,"sku":"9780241453490","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9780241453490_e2b43050-84e1-4bdc-a60f-f9288433f76a.webp?v=1778977637"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/collections\/9781460758038_712343a5-f137-4b29-a74f-6947c94332e1.jpg?v=1622030643","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/collections\/latest-releases.oembed?page=19","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}