{"product_id":"9781526667083","title":"Anansi's Gold: The man who swindled the world. WINNER OF THE JHALAK PRIZE 2024.","description":"Author: Yeebo, Yepoka\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526667083\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Dec 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 400 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Jhalak Prize \u0026amp; \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlutarch Award \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e| A\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year 2023\u003cbr\u003e'Fabulously entertaining'\u003ci\u003e Daily Telegraph \\ \u003c\/i\u003e'Perfect for fans of Frank Abignale Jr.'s \u003ci\u003eCatch Me If You Can\u003c\/i\u003e' \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe astounding, never-before-told story of how an ingenious Ghanaian con artist ran one of the 20th century's longest and most audacious frauds.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Ghana declared independence from Britain in 1957, it immediately became a target for opportunists determined to lay hold of whatever assets colonialism hadn't already stripped. The military ousted the new nation's first president, Kwame Nkrumah, then falsely accused him of stealing the country's gold and hiding it overseas.\u003cbr\u003eInto this story stepped one of history's most charismatic scammers, John Ackah Blay-Miezah     a con man to rival the trickster god Anansi. Born into poverty, Blay-Miezah declared himself the custodian of an alleged Nkrumah trust fund worth billions. You, too, could claim a piece, if only you would help him rescue it     with a small investment. Over the 1970s and '80s, he grew his scam to epic proportions, amassing hundreds of millions of pounds from thousands of marks all over the world. He baffled Henry Kissinger, scandalised Shirley Temple-Black, and had Nixon's former attorney-general at his beck and call. Many tried to stop him, but Blay-Miezah continued to live in luxury, protected by ex-SAS soldiers while he deceived lawyers, businessmen and investigators around the globe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAnansi's Gold\u003c\/i\u003e, Yepoka Yeebo chases the ever-wilder trail of Blay-Miezah     and unfolds a riveting account of Cold War entanglements and African dreams     revealing the untold story of the grifter who beat the West at its own thieving game.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46636910248094,"sku":"UBD-9781526667083","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526667083.jpg?v=1774399448","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526667083","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}