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"This is a disturbing account of one man working for Morgan Stanley in the world of high-stakes, high-risk finance known as derivatives. The author takes great care to sufficiently explain the concepts behind derivatives, including the specifics in such blow-ups in the early to mid 90's involving Orange County, P & G, and Mexico. "
Matthew Van Leeuwen, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Big Business story?
Yes
Business:
- story of bad businessman
job/profession:
- businessman
Job/profession/poverty story
Yes
Period of greatest activity?
- 1950+
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- trader
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity
- White
Nationality
- American (!)
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Genius (really!)
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 5 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Century:
- 1980's-Present
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Book makes you feel?
- thoughtful
Is book humorous?
Yes
If humorous, kind of humor
- puns
- eccentric personalities
- Dry-cynical
- sarcastic/sardonic
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- licking
Lot of foul language?
Yes
Writer's slant towards subject:
- very unfavorable
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of set of events during life
If this is a kid's book:
- Age 16-Adult
Autobiography?
Yes
Pictures/Illustrations?
- None
How much dialogue in bio?
- significantly more descript than dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 76%-100% of book
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