The $12 Million Stuffed Shark by Don Thompson

The $12 Million Stuffed Shark by Don Thompson

Why would a smart New York investment banker pay twelve million dollars for the decaying, stuffed carcass of a shark?

'If you read no other book about art in your life, read the one that's gripped me like a thriller for the past two days’ – Richard Morisson

‘This enthralling, revelation-rich trip through the “money game” of the art market brings an economist’s eye – and a dry, sceptical wit- to its absurdities.’

‘Don Thompson is an entertaining sceptic when it comes to contemporary art…a much-needed attempt to get to grips with the mysteries of the art market…Thompson’s knowledge of markets and law is a convincing and informative read.’

'If you read no other book about art in your life, read the one that's gripped me like a thriller for the past two days.’ – Richard Morisson

‘ This enthralling, revelation-rich trip through the “ money game” of the art market brings an economist’ s eye – and a dry, sceptical wit- to its absurdities.’

'Intriguing and readable'

‘ Don Thompson is an entertaining sceptic when it comes to contemporary art… a much-needed attempt to get to grips with the mysteries of the art market… Thompson’ s knowledge of markets and law is a convincing and informative read.’

Don Thompson is an economist and professor of business who has taught at the LSE and Harvard Business School. He lives in Toronto.

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ISBN 13	9781845134075
ISBN 10	1845134079
Title	The $12 Million Stuffed Shark
Author	Don Thompson
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Quarto Publishing PLC
Year published	2012-03-18
Number of pages	304
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