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Serge Lefebvre

Livrer rapidement

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 22, 2022

Excellent livre ….

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 18, 2022

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Very interesting read particularly for current events in the World today….. very well researched book and authors do a wonderful job presenting the normally opaque world of commodity traders

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Sabby

Love to read interesting topics.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on July 31, 2021

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Makes you think.

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Interesting content but sensationalist and repetitive at times

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on June 3, 2021

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I bought this book for interest in physical commodity trading. Interesting read and I learnt a few new things. The writing style is sensationalist and repetitive at times.

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A valuable insight into the history & evolution of commodity trading

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on August 5, 2021

Fantastic book , it was hard to put down. The history of the big trading houses , the evolution of the commodity trading industry , the geopolitics , the actors , well researched , and well presented. Highly recommended for those with an interest in the history of commodity trading.

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Good book to understand commodity business

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on December 29, 2022

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Some points were unexpected and anyone looking to sharpen their global business knowledge including students can take up this book , very informative and witty .It won't disappoint.

Bayard B.

Terrific book! Tells of licit and illicit international trading to become fabulously wealthy.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 20, 2022

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I thought this was a fantastic book on international commodities trade and finance. It is written in a style that makes it easy and fun to read. You don’t need any knowledge of commodities accounting to understand and appreciate it.

The book tells of the individuals who created the very concepts of international commodities trading in the 1950s and then moved to establish private partnership companies specializing in certain commodities such as coal, oil, copper, ferrous ores, nickel, cobalt, and now in the 21st century the rare earth metals necessary for cellphones and computers. By the 1990s or early 21st century the profits were in the billions of dollars.

There are many stories how a trader rescued an entire country or government from potential bankruptcy. There are also stories of how one or more of these trading companies were complicit in aiding a local dictator to raid his country of resources for him to become fabulously wealthy.

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Yanni P.

Fascinating

Reviewed in Germany 🇩🇪 on January 21, 2023

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This book is extraordinary because it just is one of a kind. There is no other book out there describing the commodity market behind the scenes.
Nothing to do with trading, just stories of the people that created the market and still running the show.
Reading as a thriller, I expect to see it on its way to the cinemas. Highly recommended

Bruna Boyle

I devoured this book in 3 days

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 22, 2022

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A rare delight of a read. I was worried that it would be dry and boring, but it was the opposite. These writers weave a zippy narrative that is chockful of great info, I especially the gossipy stuff. My only complaint is that it was written before the war in Ukraine upended Rolfe commodity market. I’d love to get an update from these two master journalists.

Javier FG

Awesome read

Reviewed in Spain 🇪🇸 on January 6, 2023

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The book reads like a novel and provides all insights you need to know about the commodity trading industry from the very early days. Awesome read!

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