Erdman, the edgar awardwinning author of the billion dollar sure thing and creator of the financial thriller genre, returns to the world of high finance for this gripping, edgarnominated novel about a bold scheme to rig the silver market. The supernovel about supermoney, and the crash of 79, and more on. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The swiss account is an explosive inside look at switzerlands financing of the third reich, and it gives us a switzerland none of us have known.
In past novels, hes used the thirdperson and has mixed the narrative voices. Thomas big novel of big money on wall street, we asked the novelist and former lehman brothers partner about the books and movies that get the street right. Featured accessing cloudlibrary digital library collection. Takeover artist willy saxon returns from prison to wall street with a ruthlessand beautifulaccomplice, an airtight plan, and a taxfree bond worth billions. Paul emil erdmans most popular book is the crash of 79. February 1, 2016 from the godfather of the financial thriller. Potsdam public library 2 park street, potsdam, ny 676.
Setup by paul erdman, paul erdman, paperback barnes. It was the first one i read and it convinced me to read as many as possible. Erdman converts saxon, mid stream, to a george sorosstyle currency speculator and thus rescues saxon as you watch the bond market regulatory authorities close in on him. Call state farm insurance agent paul erdman at 303 2770767 for car, home, life insurance and more in golden, co.
See all books authored by paul emil erdman, including the billion dollar sure thing. Paul erdman s fastpaced, suspenseful story centers on a billiondollar, topsecret coup intended to protect the u. Unlimited simultaneous users no limit on the number of users who can use the e book at one time. His previous books include the silver bears, the crash of 79, the panic of 89, and zero coupon. Financial world paul erdman is the king of the financial thriller. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover pauls. Paul is a seasoned guitar player with his roots in the farmlands of southern indiana. Books by paul erdman, paul erdman books online india, paul. Publishers weekly erdman has carved a unique niche in the thriller market with a succession of novels set in the world of high finance, where crimes are committed with green, not guns.
Now, twenty years later, this book no longer works as a cautionary tale if it ever did. This is the first paul erdman book ive read, and ill definitely read another. It was published in 1992 so its style is more in keeping with erdmans latter books than the former. Due to its neutrality, switzerland is the spy capital of europe, but by 1945 our chief spymaster, allen dulles, is faced with a foe as ruthless as himmlers ss the swiss banking establishment. Among other clandestine activities, dulles runs a trio of youthful agents he code names the swiss account. Paul erdmans fastpaced, suspenseful story centers on a billiondollar, topsecret coup intended to protect the u. Login to enjoy the indias leading online book store sapnaonline discount sales on your favourite author paul erdman books, with free delivery. I never write about a place unless ive been there, says the financial guruturnednovelist, back at his healdsburg home following a month of research in central asia for a work in progress.
Now, aided by a beautiful woman, he shakes the worlds money tree in a daring hustle based on taxfree zerocoupon bonds. Unlike erdmans other books however it not only contains lots of economic and financial information that are making more educated about the twisted world of international finance, but it also deals with switzerland and its. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. I am paul erdman, adobe certified instructor and owner of creative. Buy a cheap copy of zero coupon book by paul emil erdman.
Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. The setup by paul erdman is available in these libraries. Home page of paul erdman, an americana group from south bend. Erdman writes of money the way other novelists write of spies. All enoch pratt free library locations are closed our digital library remains open. The 66yearold author admits characterization isnt his strength. Paul emil erdman books list of books by author paul emil. Worldlywise bestselling novelist erdman the crash of 79, the last days of america is also a ph. Paul emil erdman has 18 books on goodreads with 33 ratings. Swiftly he brings wall street and the arrogant european bankers to their knees. Unlike erdmans other books however it not only contains lots of economic and financial information that are making more educated. Books by paul emil erdman author of the crash of 79. Erdman was born in ontario, canada, to american parents.
Federal reserve board, finds himself in jail suddenly and inexplicably imprisoned by the swiss police. An exlibrary book and may have standard library stamps andor stickers. Read epub, mobi, fb2, cbr, and other e book and document formats. When paul erdman begins working on a novel, he focuses on setting and plot. Back in 1980, institutional investor put me on its cover alongside the rubric wall streets first bestselling. The setup by paul erdman overdrive rakuten overdrive. The country sounds of indiana blend well with his early blues influences and he has stretched his repe.
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Read ebooks and listen to audiobooks with the vastly improved, intuitive, userfriendly replacement for overdrive that weve all been waiting for. Library ebooks come from different vendors with different license agreements, but they can be divided into two major types. The billion dollar sure thing kindle edition by paul e. Publishers weekly erdman has carved a unique niche in the thriller market with a succession of novels set in the world of high finance, where crimes are. In order to protect the health and safety of our customers and staff during the coronavirus covid19 outbreak, all physical locations of the pratt library are closed. On my list to reread as well as some other paul erdman books. Dear customer, if you wish to purchase more than 5 copies or in bulk, please contact our bulk purchase department at email protected. Paul emil erdman s most popular book is the crash of 79. The edgar awardwinning author of the billion dollar sure thing returns to the world of international finance for this gripping novel about a plot to rig the. Its members include two antinazi nationals, peter burckhardt scion of a banking dynasty and his sister felicitas a brilliant physics student, plus plucky. Visit our enduring standards page to see some of our perennially bestselling backlist books.
Producing blockbuster novels that read like a cross between adam smith and sidney sheldon, paul erdman created a genre of fiction based on the world of highfinance, which he dubbed fifi. It is one of his latest books since it was published in 1997. Erdman and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Digital master created according to benchmark for faithful digital reproductions of monographs and serials, version 1.
Stern, george alden edson and other ebooks from all genres of literature, both fiction and nonfiction, historical documents and sheet music, all of which are available on a subscription basis. He had intended to write an economics treatise, but his privileges did not extend to a research library, so he switched to fiction. Paul erdman project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The setup is my favorite of paul erdman s financial thriller books. View paul erdmans profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. A bestselling author and creator of the financial thriller genre, paul erdman 1932 2007 wrote the silver bears, the crash of 79, the last days of america. On a routine visit to an international bank in switzerland, charles black, the just retired chairman of the u. This is the access model the vet med library prefers to purchase when possible. Paul emil erdman may 1932april 2007 was one of the leading business and financial writers in the united states who became known for writing novels based on monetary trends and historical facts concerning complex matters of international finance. The library is committed to providing accurate information.
Erdman recently decided the story could best be told in firstperson narration. Willy saxon counts milken and boesky among his peersand, like them, hes served hard time. Paul erdman localization developer ii cts languagelink. Denver post paul erdman is the sir arthur conan doyle of global finance. Municipal bonds are a weak point in finance, and erdmans main man, willy saxon, works a reader easily and clearly through the mysteries zero coupon munis, a speculators tool.
Paul emil erdman books list of books by author paul emil erdman. Paul erdman author paul erdman was one of the leading authors on business and finance in the united states and used him intimate knowledge of these matters to write a number of best selling novels based in the world of international finance. Municipal bonds are a weak point in finance, and erdman s main man, willy saxon, works a reader easily and clearly through the mysteries zero coupon munis, a speculators tool. Paul emil erdman was a canadianborn american economist and banker who became known.
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