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Riches Among the Ruins: Adventures in the Dark Corners of the Global Economy
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- ISBN
- 9780814410608
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Amacom
ISBN-10
081441060X
ISBN-13
9780814410608
eBay Product ID (ePID)
23038741669
Product Key Features
Book Title
Riches Among the Ruins : Adventures in the Dark Corners of the Global Economy
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Topic
International / Economics, Developing & Emerging Countries, General
Genre
Social Science, Business & Economics
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
18 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2008-035289
Reviews
"...a treasure trove of stories of profit and loss and of warnings of the on the ground reality of economic crisis." -- Blog Business World, "This crackling good yarn about a high roller in the age of globalism will appeal to financial specialists and to general readers." Foreword Magazine, "Smith offers lessons relevant for U.S. investors seeking opportunity overseas…also shares his take on the importance of narrowing the gap between rich and po∨ the U.S. role in the global economy; and an increasingly integrated world trade system." -- Associated Press, "Wow! This is one fascinating book; it reads like an adventure story...Not only is it a terrific book, but Smith and Zheutlin are great teachers....Enjoy!" -- Life Insurance Selling, "… it's great to read a book like this and live vicariously through some of these incredible stories." -- 800 CEO-Read, "…riveting adventure that takes you deep within the world of emerging market debt….we thoroughly enjoyed learning more through his roller coaster ride." -- MarketFolly.com, "Usually, the world of finance doesn't yield memoirs that keep you turning the pages… Riches Among the Ruins is the true exception to the rule…great reading and insight to the way the real world operates." --Bookviews.com, "... it's great to read a book like this and live vicariously through some of these incredible stories." -- 800 CEO-Read, "Usually, the world of finance doesn't yield memoirs that keep you turning the pages... Riches Among the Ruins is the true exception to the rule...great reading and insight to the way the real world operates." --Bookviews.com, &"This crackling good yarn about a high roller in the age of globalism will appeal to financial specialists and to general readers.&" Foreword Magazine, "With his ear and eye for the telling detail, his vignettes have the stamp of authenticity and are often screamingly funny."-- Financial Post, "…a treasure trove of stories of profit and loss and of warnings of the on the ground reality of economic crisis." -- Blog Business World, "...riveting adventure that takes you deep within the world of emerging market debt....we thoroughly enjoyed learning more through his roller coaster ride." -- MarketFolly.com, "Wow! This is one fascinating book; it reads like an adventure story...Not only is it a terrific book, but Smith and Zheutlin are great teachers….Enjoy!" -- Life Insurance Selling, "This crackling good yarn about a high roller in the age of globalism will appeal to financial specialists and to general readers" --ForeWord, "... a rambunctious rollercoaster that dodges bullets and missiles, maneuvers around shady characters, and speeds through all sorts of danger...shines an unnerving light on the state of today's economy." Conference Board Review, "… a rambunctious rollercoaster that dodges bullets and missiles, maneuvers around shady characters, and speeds through all sorts of danger…shines an unnerving light on the state of today's economy." Conference Board Review, "...one of the best books I have read about what it has been like to do business in the crazy...international debt markets of the past 30 years. It's an immensely engaging and often exciting memoir... lessons are particularly germane to today's financial crisis..." Providence Journal, "Smith offers lessons relevant for U.S. investors seeking opportunity overseas...also shares his take on the importance of narrowing the gap between rich and poor; the U.S. role in the global economy; and an increasingly integrated world trade system." -- Associated Press, "…one of the best books I have read about what it has been like to do business in the crazy…international debt markets of the past 30 years. It's an immensely engaging and often exciting memoir... lessons are particularly germane to today's financial crisis…" Providence Journal, "A gripping read….his yarns of successes, failures, and dangerous near-misses are thrilling." Publishers Weekly
Dewey Edition
22
eBook Format
Portable Document Format
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Dewey Decimal
332.67/3091724
Table Of Content
C O N T E N T S AUTHOR 'S NOTE, ix CHAPTER 1 EL SALVADOR Bullets, Bombs, and Bonds, 1 CHAPTER 2 VIETNAM The Early Education of an Economic Warrior, 44 CHAPTER 3 TURKEY Selling the Letter ''M'' for a Cool Half Million, 69 CHAPTER 4 GUATEMALA/PANAMA Risky Business, 103 CHAPTER 5 NIGERIA Promises, Promises, 126 CHAPTER 6 RUSSIA Boom to Bust and Back, 149 CHAPTER 7 IRAQ Mission Not Accomplished, 186 CHAPTER 8 AMERICAN TWILIGHT, 215 ACKNOWL EDGMENTS , 233 INDEX, 237 ABOUT THE AUTHOR, 243
Synopsis
Today, Robert P. Smith is a legend in the world of finance. Part adventurer and part economic warrior, this Indiana Jones of the financial world was an advance man for the forces of globalization, having spent more than thirty years traveling through five continents, buying and selling high-risk securities in the world's most downtrodden economies. So tenuous was his operation and so covert the transactions, that an overnight fluctuation in a country's currency rate could mean the difference between a spectacular profit or a devastating loss. Today, the trade in emerging market debt is worth more than five billion dollars a day, but it was virtually nonexistent when Smith, a one-time collections lawyer, pioneered the business in the late 1970s. Riches Among the Ruins is the extraordinary story of Robert Smith's search to make money doing the riskiest kind of business. We are at his side as he travels through the treacherous and exhilarating world of the debt trader, dodging bullets and roadside bombs in post-Saddam Iraq, and risking his life on the chaotic streets of Nigeria. As he engages in a battle of wills with businessmen in Istanbul, and loses millions overnight in the ruins of the post-Soviet Russian economy, we experience all of the thrill and terror that accompanies making big money in emerging markets. At once adrenaline-fueled and utterly compelling, this is the gripping story of one man's quest for fortune where others fear to tread.
LC Classification Number
HG5993.S65 2009
As told to
Zheutlin, Peter
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