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Each week, berkeley news is highlighting faculty who are new to campus this fall. Playing the money markets by michael lewis in 1999 and monkey business. As a young derivatives salesman at morgan stanley, frank partnoy learned to buy and sell billions of dollars worth of securities that were so complex many traders themselves didnt understand them. Finalist for the pulitzer prize one of the washington post book worlds 10 best books of the year one of times 10 best books of the year usa todays nonfiction book of the year a new york times notable book the definitive account of the american militarys tragic experience in iraq fiasco is a masterful reckoning with the planning and execution of the american military invasion and. These particular books are not the best among related books by wall street whistle blowers such as liars poker. He is one of the world\s leading experts on the complexities of modern finance and financial market regulation and. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. In this tell all, revengetinged book, he makes the crew at morgan stanley look like nerdy brutes without conscience, intent. Partnoy, now a law professor at the university of san diego, was a derivatives salesman for first boston and then morgan stanley, 199395.
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