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As a superstar in the world of cycling and one of its most interesting personalities, six-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has had much written about him. But author John Wilcockson, who has written numerous books about Armstrong and covered his exploits for years sometimes controversially has taken a long, hard, objective look at Armstrong's life.

In December 2008, amidst a world gripped by financial crisis, Bernard Madoff, a respected fund manager, and former chairman of NASDAQ, was arrested by the FBI for reportedly bilking thousands of trusting investors out of $50 billion. In the first comprehensive account of this financial mastermind's epic Ponzi scheme, Catastrophe exposes the real story behind Madoff's upstanding façade-his family's involvement, and his unlikely rise and incredible crash.