The King of Oil The Secret Lives of Marc Rich

by Ammann, Daniel

• ISBN13: 9780312570743
• ISBN10: 0312570740
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-10-13
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Summary

Billionaire oil trader Marc Rich talks at length about his private life; his invention of the spot oil market which made his fortune and changed the world economy; his lucrative dealings with Iran, Cuba, and South Africa; and near-comical attempts by U.S. officials to kidnap him illegally.

Author Biography

DANIEL AMMANN is business editor of the highly regarded Swiss weekly “Die Weltwoche”. He was educated at Zurich University, UC Berkeley and Fondation Postuniversitaire Internationale in Paris. In 2007 he won the Georg von Holtzbrinck Prize for Business Journalism.

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“It’s a psychological thriller, each page percolating with the triumphant darkness that is Marc David Rich.”--Bloomberg  News

"An empathetic look at the notorious Marc Rich, one of the most successful and controversial commodities traders in recent history and a key figure in the invention of the spot market. With unparalleled access to Rich, his family and associates, business journalist Ammann paints a nuanced portrait of the man vilified for trading with Iran and apartheid-era South Africa, accused of being the biggest tax fraudster in U.S. history and recipient of an infamous presidential pardon. This meticulous account sets the record straight on a reluctant public figure who lost in the court of public opinion, but escaped being tried in a court of law." –Publishers Weekly

"Is Rich a rogue or a philanthropic businessman? Ammann lets readers draw their own conclusion. This book reads like a cross between a rags-to-riches saga and a cloak-and-dagger thriller, but it's also an excellent and timely primer on the world of commodities trading within a global economy and will greatly appeal to readers interested in current events." –Library Journal

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