{"product_id":"bad-paper-inside-the-secret-world-of-debt-collectors-9781250076335","title":"Bad Paper: Inside the Secret World of Debt Collectors","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The book teems with eccentric characters and scenes that made my skin crawl.... Explained simply, read easily, \u003ci\u003eBad Paper \u003c\/i\u003edefies expectations. It should also raise quite a few alarms.\"-Colin Dwyer, NPR \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Federal Trade Commission receives more complaints about rogue debt collecting than it does about any activity besides identity theft. In \u003ci\u003eBad Paper, \u003c\/i\u003ejournalist Jake Halpern reveals why. He tells the story of Aaron Siegel, a former banking executive, and Brandon Wilson, a former armed robber, who become partners and go in quest of \"paper\"-the uncollected debts that are sold off by banks for pennies on the dollar. As Aaron and Brandon learn, the world of consumer debt collection is an unregulated shadowland, where operators often make unwarranted threats and even collect debts that are not theirs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIntroducing an unforgettable cast of characters, Halpern chronicles Aaron and Brandon's lives as they manage high-pressure call centers, hunt for paper in Las Vegas casinos, and meet in parked cars to sell the social security numbers and account information of unsuspecting consumers. The result is a vital exposé on the cost of a system that compounds the troubles of hardworking Americans and an astonishing feat of storytelling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jake Halpern\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250076335\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJake Halpern\u003c\/b\u003e is a frequent contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, the author of \u003ci\u003eFame Junkies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBraving Home\u003c\/i\u003e, and the coauthor of three young adult novels. He is a fellow of Morse College at Yale University. His hour-long radio story \"Switched at Birth\" is one of \u003ci\u003eThis American Life\u003c\/i\u003e's eight most popular shows ever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44117065859187,"sku":"9.78125E+12","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_e561b224-85ed-4f67-9343-3d6682159bdd.jpg?v=1764335722","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/bad-paper-inside-the-secret-world-of-debt-collectors-9781250076335","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}