{"product_id":"pardon-the-powerful-oscar-reese-9798280041400","title":"Pardon the Powerful: The Untold Story of How South Korea's Elite Escape Justice-Again and Again","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Ferry Sinking. A President Toppled. A Billionaire Who Walked Free.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn April 16, 2014, South Korea watched in horror as the \u003ci\u003eSewol\u003c\/i\u003e ferry sank, drowning 304 passengers-most of them high school students. But this was no accident. It was a \u003cb\u003ecrime of corruption\u003c\/b\u003e, a direct result of backroom deals between politicians and the all-powerful \u003ci\u003echaebols\u003c\/i\u003e-the corporate dynasties that control the nation's economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the \u003cb\u003eexplosive true story\u003c\/b\u003e of how one family-Samsung's Lee dynasty-bribed a president, evaded justice, and proved they were \u003cb\u003etoo big to jail\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Oscar Reese\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798280041400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.11d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oscar Reese","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48851010879743,"sku":"9798280041400","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pardon-the-powerful-oscar-reese-9798280041400","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}