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Rigged : the true story of a Wall Street novice who changed the world of oil forever / Ben Mezrich.

By: Mezrich, Ben.
Publisher: London : Bloomsbury, 2008Description: vii, 294 p. ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9780747596356 (pbk.); 0747596352 (pbk.).Subject(s): Petroleum industry and trade -- United States -- Biography | Italian Americans -- BiographyDDC classification: 332.6442282092 Summary: Tells a rags-to-riches story of David Russo, an Italian-American upstart from the streets of Brooklyn who claws his way into the wild, frenetic world of the testosterone-laced warrens of the Merc Exchange, and the asylum-like oil trading center located in lower Manhattan where billions of dollars trade hands every week. "Rigged" tells an incredible rags-to-riches story of David Russo, an Italian-American upstart from the streets of Brooklyn who claws his way into the wild, frenetic world of the testosterone-laced warrens of the Merc Exchange, the asylum-like oil trading center located in lower Manhattan where billions of dollars trade hands every week, a place where former garbagemen become millionaires overnight and fistfights break out on the trading floor. But the Merc is just the starting place of an adventure that leads David to private yachts in Monte Carlo, the gold-lined hotel palaces of Dubai, and dangerous deals in the back alleys of Beijing. "Rigged" tells the true story of one man's adventure to revolutionize the oil trading industry - and along with it, the world.
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Main Collection Taylor's Library-TC

Floor 4, Shelf 38 , Side 2, TierNo 2, BayNo 1

332.6442282092 MEZ (Browse shelf) 1 Available GENxx,GENxx,02,GR 5000090246
Main Collection Taylor's Library-TC

Floor 4, Shelf 38 , Side 2, TierNo 2, BayNo 1

332.6442282092 MEZ (Browse shelf) 1 Available GENSH,GENSH,02,GR 5000088733

Tells a rags-to-riches story of David Russo, an Italian-American upstart from the streets of Brooklyn who claws his way into the wild, frenetic world of the testosterone-laced warrens of the Merc Exchange, and the asylum-like oil trading center located in lower Manhattan where billions of dollars trade hands every week. "Rigged" tells an incredible rags-to-riches story of David Russo, an Italian-American upstart from the streets of Brooklyn who claws his way into the wild, frenetic world of the testosterone-laced warrens of the Merc Exchange, the asylum-like oil trading center located in lower Manhattan where billions of dollars trade hands every week, a place where former garbagemen become millionaires overnight and fistfights break out on the trading floor. But the Merc is just the starting place of an adventure that leads David to private yachts in Monte Carlo, the gold-lined hotel palaces of Dubai, and dangerous deals in the back alleys of Beijing. "Rigged" tells the true story of one man's adventure to revolutionize the oil trading industry - and along with it, the world.