When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management - Rilegato

Lowenstein, Roger

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ISBN 10: 037550317X ISBN 13: 9780375503177

Casa editrice: Random House Inc, 2000

Riassunto

Chronicles the rise and fall of Long Term Capital Management, a hundred-billion-dollar hedge fund that had to be rescued from collapse by the controversial Federal Reserve buyout.

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Recensione:

Praise for Roger Lowenstein's national bestseller Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist

"A delightful portrait . . . Mr. Lowenstein has done a masterly job."
-- The New York Times Book Review

"A significant contribution to the craft of biography as well as an illuminating and comforting story for investors everywhere."
-- Chicago Tribune

"The singular achievement of Lowenstein's excellent biography... is that it burnishes the Buffett myth while deconstructing it with heavy doses of reality."
-- Barron's

"Lively, smoothly written, and elaborately researched, Buffett is likely to stand as the definitive biography."
-- Business Week

"Thoroughly researched and perceptive . . . a highly readable account."
-- Financial Times

"Lowenstein has accomplished something remarkable."
-- Los Angeles Times

L'autore:

Roger Lowenstein, author of the bestselling Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist, reported for The Wall Street Journal for more than a decade, and wrote the Journal's stock market column "Heard on the Street" from 1989 to 1991 and the "Intrinsic Value" column from 1995 to 1997. He now writes a column in Smart Money magazine, and has written for The New York Times and The New Republic, among other publications. He has three children and lives in Westfield, New Jersey.

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• Editore: Random House Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 037550317X
• ISBN 13: 9780375503177
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 264