More Money Than God by Sebastian Mallaby

More Money Than God by Sebastian Mallaby

The New York Times bestseller

Splendid.the definitive history of the hedge fund, a compelling narrative full of larger-than-life characters and dramatic tales. --The Washington Post

The first authoritative history of hedge funds-from their rebel beginnings to their role in defining the future of finance.

Wealthy, powerful, and potentially dangerous, hedge fund moguls have become the It Boys of twenty-first-century capitalism. Beating the market was long thought to be impossible, but hedge funds cracked its mysteries and made fortunes in the process. Drawing on his unprecedented access to the industry, esteemed financial writer Sebastian Mallaby tells the inside story of the hedge funds, from their origins in the 1960s to their role in the financial crisis of 2007 to 2009 - and explains why understanding the history of hedge funds is key to predicting the future of finance.

Sebastian Mallaby is the author of a number of books, including More Money Than God and Alan Greenspan: The Man Who Knew. Mallaby, a former contributing editor for the Financial Times and a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, is the Paul A. At the Council on Foreign Relations, Volcker is a Senior Fellow for International Economics.

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ISBN 13	9781594202551
ISBN 10	1594202559
Title	More Money Than God
Author	Sebastian Mallaby
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Penguin Press
Year published	2010-06-10
Number of pages	496
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