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When Genius FailedRoger Lowenstein, Roger Lowenstein

When Genius Failed

282 pagesFirst published 20007 editions
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"John Meriwether, a famously successful Wall Street trader, spent the 1980s as a partner at Salomon Brothers, establishing the best - and the brainiest - bond arbitrage group in the world. A mysterious and shy midwesterner, he knitted together a group of Ph.D.-certified arbitrageurs who rewarded him with filial devotion and fabulous profits. Then, in 1991, in the wake of a scandal involving one of his traders, Meriwether abruptly resigned. For two years, his fiercely loyal team - convinced that the chief had been unfairly victimized - plotted their boss's return. Then, in 1993, Meriwether…

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Editions

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FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
EditionHarperCollins Publishers Limited20142889780007375790
PaperbackFourth Estate20022759781841155043
PaperbackRandom House Trade Paperbacks20012889780375758256
EditionPenguin Random House2001—9781299059733
EditionRandom House Inc20012889780375506444
EditionFourth Estate20012649781841155036
EditionRandom House20002649780375503177
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