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American free market capitalism has a bad reputation. A reputation it has reaped because of individuals who choose to manipulate the system for their own selfish ends. Its the story of corporate greed and that is the subtext of the two titles presented here.
HEALTHSOUTH: The Wagon to Disaster, (a true story) and Professional Bone, (a fictional novel) present different, yet equally compelling insights into the world of corporate corruption.
What kind of individual can scam Wall Street for a decade? How was it done? What series of unassuming events could lead to a billion dollar scam? These questions and more are answered in this literary duet that will leave you questioning your own perceptions of professional success in corporate America.
"Gripping! This book will be coming to a theatre near you very soon! Once I started I couldn't put it down. One helluva wild ride...a story of unchecked greed, over-inflated ego and monumental hubris. It's Icarus goes to Birmingham."
- Patrick Sheehan, Eyeline Films
Black & White Magazine
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"Of all the CEO's accused of misdeeds in recent years--at Enron, Worldcom and elsewhere--by far the most interesting is former HealthSouth CEO Richard Marin Scrushy. A charismatic leader, Scrushy could get employees to follow him either through charm or encouragement, or outright intimidation. In this book Chief Financial Officer Aaron Beam paints a vivid portrait of Scushy in the years before HealthSouth started cooking its books to meet Wall Street expectations. For those who have followed Scrushy's amazing career--from humble beginnings in Selma, Alabama to the creation of a Fortune 500 company, to accusations of fraud and his eventual acquittal of charges that he orchestrated the fraud at HealthSouth, Beam's first-hand account of life with Richard Scrushy is indispensable."
- Greg Farrell, Wall Street Correspondent
The Financial Times
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