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The Bond King: How One Man Made a Market, Built an Empire, and Lost It All by [Mary Childs]

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About the Author

Mary Childs (she/her) is a co-host and correspondent for NPR’s Planet Money podcast. Previously she was a reporter at Barron’s magazine, the Financial Times, and Bloomberg News. She graduated from Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, with a degree in business journalism. --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

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"A vivid and authoritative portrait of one of the most influential figures in American finance." ―Sheelah Kolhatkar, staff writer at The New Yorker and bestselling author of Black Edge

"An instant classic of finance and a joy to read. Mary Childs has a gift for explaining the rise of the modern bond market, one of the most important stories of finance, and interlaces that story with the deeply reported, thrilling, tragic and occasionally comic human story of the downfall of Bill Gross. And it is all written with great style, wit and insight. Anyone looking to understand the nuances of bonds or the difficulties of managing complicated people should read this book." ―Matt Levine, 'Money Stuff' columnist, Bloomberg Opinion

"A most necessary book. Mary Childs is one of a handful of finance writers who understand how the industry has reshaped America and helped create the strange, often failing society we inhabit. And one cannot understand modern finance without understanding the character of the mad bond king Bill Gross. Well-researched and written with verve, this is nothing short of a page-turner." ―Gary Shteyngart, author of Our Country Friends and Lake Success

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08QGKKYX1
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Flatiron Books (March 15 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1525 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 322 pages
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Mary Childs is a co-host for Planet Money, NPR's economics podcast. She has written for Barron's magazine, the Financial Times, and Bloomberg News, covering topics from the bond market and credit-default swaps to capitalism and equality. She was also a Watson Fellow, spending a year traveling the world painting portraits. She lives in Richmond, Virginia.

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