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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Daniel AmmannImprint: St. Martin's Press Dimensions: Width: 16.50cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 24.30cm Weight: 0.526kg ISBN: 9780312570743ISBN 10: 0312570740 Pages: 302 Publication Date: 13 October 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews<p>“It’s a psychological thriller, each page percolating with the triumphant darkness that is Marc David Rich.”-- Bloomberg News <p> An empathetic look at the notorious Marc Rich, one of the most successful and controversial commodities traders in recent history and a key figure in the invention of the spot market. With unparalleled access to Rich, his family and associates, business journalist Ammann paints a nuanced portrait of the man vilified for trading with Iran and apartheid-era South Africa, accused of being the biggest tax fraudster in U.S. history and recipient of an infamous presidential pardon. This meticulous account sets the record straight on a reluctant public figure who lost in the court of public opinion, but escaped being tried in a court of law. – Publishers Weekly <br> Is Rich a rogue or a philanthropic businessman? Ammann lets readers draw their own conclusion. This book reads like a cross between a rags-to-riches saga and a cloak-a Author InformationDANIEL AMMANN is business editor of the highly regarded Swiss weekly Die Weltwoche. He was educated at Zurich University, UC Berkeley and Fondation Postuniversitaire Internationale in Paris. In 2007 he won the Georg von Holtzbrinck Prize for Business Journalism. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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