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The King Of Oil: The Secret Lives Of Marc Rich (2009)

by Daniel Ammann(Favorite Author)

3.81 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0312570740 (ISBN13: 9780312570743)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

St. Martin's Press

review 1: Always been fascinated by news of Marc Rich, especially when you couldn't find out anything about him. First book I bought about him someone stole it before I even got to read it. The King Of Oil is the story much of Marc Rich's life, how he did so well in commodity trading, the strategies and the opportunities which presented themselves. I was left liking him and wanting to know more. This book contrasts poor media coverage.
review 2: Let's put it like this. The story surrounding the "biggest devil of them all" is not at least boring. It can be argued that Mr. Rich (nomen est omen) is, in fact, the most interesting trade figure of the 20th century. Although the claimed start from the bottom (american dream fairy tale) is in fact widely exaggerated, a man can o... morenly admit that he was the best in his business. In the right time, on the right place with the right set of mind (somebody would say that you need the wrong set of mind for his job). Bottom line - his life story is worth reading. And here we come to the point of the quality of the narration. The book could have been better written, the story could have been better told. I was not the least surprised to see that Mr. Amman (the storyteller) is in fact a journalist, because the book feels like a giant news article and that is the only minus I place forward. less

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