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Fiction Confessions of a Wall Street Shoe Shine Boy Doug Stumpf A Wall Street comedy of manners by Vanity Fair deputy editor Stumpf, this fast-paced debut novel updates The Bonfire of the Vanities. Gregarious young Brazilian émigré Aguilar Gil Benicio shines shoes at a prominent firm, where his customer base is almost entirely white, male and exorbitantly pampered. When a janitor is unjustly fired, Gil relates the details to Glossy magazine writer Greg Waggoner, who suspects the incident masks an insider-trading scandal. F Stu Stephen Frey Penned by the “John Grisham of financial thrillers”, The Insider features Jay West who jumps at the chance to work for a powerful Wall Street investment firm. Little does he know that he is being set up by the man who hired him. Check the catalog for additional titles. John Le Carre A story of corrupt liaisons between criminal elements in the new Russian states and the world of legitimate finance in the West. Masterfully, le Carre returns us to fathers and sons, betrayal and redemption, themes as old as international finance is new. A journey that extends from London to the Republic of Georgia to Istanbul. F Lec
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Jim Rogers Starting in Iceland, this "Indiana Jones of finance" travels through 116 countries, spending time with nomads, camels; eating silkworms, iguanas and more to prove that the best way to profit from the global situation is to see the world mile by mile. Non-F 332.6 Rog
And the Money Kept Rolling In (and Out): Wall Street, the IMF, and the bankrupting of Argentina Paul Blustein Argentina's economic boom in the 1990s made it a "poster-child" for the "Washington consensus" of market-oriented reform; when the currency, banking system, economy and a succession of governments all collapsed in 2001, the country became an object lesson in the pitfalls of that model. Journalist Blustein offers a fine postmortem of the debacle, from a more centrist perspective than the subtitle might suggest. Non-F 330.982 Blu The Boom and the Bubble : the US in the world economy Robert Brenner In this crisp and far-sighted book, Brenner demonstrates that the "New Economy" was always a fragile phenomenon that never broke free from fundamental problems continuing to afflict the global economy. Carefully dismantling the myths and hype that surround the US expansion, he shows that transcending economic stagnation in the near future is anything but a foregone conclusion. Non-F 330.973 Bre
China Inc.: How the Rise of the Next Superpower Challenges America and the World Ted C. Fishman Provocative, timely, and essential, this dramatic account of China's growing dominance as an industrial superpower by journalist C. Fishman explains how the profound shift in the global economic order has occurred - and why it already affects us all. Non-F 338.951 Fis CD 338.951 Fis (sound recording)
Choose Costa Rica: Travel, Investment, and Living Opportunities for Every Budget John Howells Information on managing investments, cost of living, and medical care and safety in Costa Rica makes this guide perfect for retirees looking to relocate. Non-F 917.286 How Loosing the Bonds: The United States and South Africa in the Apartheid Years Robert Kinloch Massie Massie, an ordained Episcopal minister and longtime liberal activist, offers the most complete account of how anti-apartheid crusaders in the United States waged economic war on South Africa through a strategy of divestment and sanctions. Non-F 327.73068 Mas The Power of Productivity: Wealth, Poverty, and the Threat to Global Stability William W. Lewis The chronic poverty of many nations affects more than the citizens and economies of those nations; it threatens global stability. This authoritative and compelling view of the global economy today will inform political and economic debate throughout the world for years to come. Non-F 338.06 Lew
Contact Cynthia Lambert 609.924.9529, ext. 220/218 clambert@princetonlibrary.org
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