More Money Than God by Sebastian Mallaby

More Money Than God by Sebastian Mallaby

The New York Times bestseller

"The bright light shed by More Money Than God is particularly welcome. Mr. Mallaby . . . brings a keen sense of financial theory to his subject and a vivid narrative style." --Wall Street Journal

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

The first authoritative history of hedge funds-from their rebel beginnings to their role in defining the future of finance, from the author of The Power Law

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	9780143119418
ISBN 10	0143119419
Title	More Money Than God
Author	Sebastian Mallaby
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2011-05-31
Number of pages	512
Prizes	Winner of Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award.
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