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Summary: The Jurassic Park of Investment Banking
Review: Paul Erdman is to investment banking what Michael Crighton is to paleo-genetics. A wildly entertaining fiction with deep insight into derivatives, debt financing and foreign currency exchange. Only fiction I ever read that moved me to write the author.
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Summary: Character-driven story with a technical plot
Review: Something Paul Erdman does that many of his comtemporaries neglect to do is he gives his characters personality and life. The dialogue has some spark.Besides good characters, Erdman is good with the technical details of finance. You get to dabble with offshore corporation, shell companies, underwriting and the like. It does not read like a textbook. It reads more like what you can imagine Micheal Milken doing in a meeting with his minions as he's setting up something - lots of charisma, some financial details, but not so much details that it would put us laypeople to sleep. His other books are like this, too. Except for the Swiss Account (which reads like a history book) and The Panic of 89 (which reads like a Tom Clancy thriller).
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Summary: Fast Pace, Talented Author
Review: This book's release in the pre-internet days prevents it from getting its deserved recognition. Erdman has written well-received books since the 1970s. Snappy dialog containing factual information about the world of high finance both educates and entertains the reader.
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Summary: A Great Read
Review: This is a fun book. Even if you don't have an interest in the markets, you can still really enjoy it. Erdman does a great job of explaining the sometimes complicated market elements. And for those with a market bent, the concepts the author interweaves are intriguing and thought-provoking.
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