<p><b>'The most explosive, mind-blowing business book I've ever read' </b>– Bradley Hope, <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of <i>Billion Dollar Whale</i><br><br><b>'Jaw-dropping . . . well-told, well-structured and exquisitely reported'</b> – <i>Financial Times</i> book review<br><br><b>Discover the unauthorized, unvarnished story of famed Wall Street hedge-fund manager Ray Dalio.</b><br><br>When Ray Dalio, billionaire founder of Bridgewater Associates, the world's largest hedge fund, announced in October 2022 that he was stepping down from the company he founded forty-seven years ago, the news made headlines around the world. Dalio achieved worldwide fame thanks to a mystique of success cultivated in frequent media appearances, celebrity hobnobbing, and his bestselling book, <i>Principles</i>. In <i>The