Man vs. Markets: Economics Explained (Plain and Simple) Paperback - 2012
by Paddy Hirsch
From the rear cover
After years of TV and radio coverage, gallons of newsprint ink, and billions of scholarly opinions on the blogosphere, do we really understand the financial engineering that brought the global economy to the brink?
The terms and acronyms that make up the language of economics are enough to cause the layman's head to start spinning: leverage, securitization, futures, options, MBS, CDS, CDO. Luckily, we have veteran journalist Paddy Hirsch--senior producer at APM's Marketplace and acknowledged Whiteboard Guru--to help us crack the code. In Man vs. Markets, he proves that it's not impossible to understand what's going on in the glass-and-steel canyons of Wall Street; that most international financial transactions aren't all that different from those taking place every day in stores, in car dealerships, even on the playgrounds of Main Street.
Bonds? They're basically loans. Futures? You probably used one when you ordered your Thanksgiving turkey last year. Options? Ever bought a fully transferable, returnable airline ticket? That's pretty much the same thing.
With a winning combination of acquired wisdom, common sense, market savvy, and an outrageous sense of humor, Hirsch clearly explains and defines the instruments that power our financial system and very nearly caused its demise. Clever, insightful, hugely educational, and always entertaining, Man vs. Markets translates the often confusing language of finance, enabling every one of us to truly comprehend what makes the markets tick.
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- Title Man vs. Markets: Economics Explained (Plain and Simple)
- Author Paddy Hirsch
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Original
- Pages 224
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Business
- Date 2012-08-28
- Features Index
- ISBN 9780062196651 / 0062196650
- Weight 0.66 lbs (0.30 kg)
- Dimensions 8.96 x 7.05 x 0.62 in (22.76 x 17.91 x 1.57 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Finance, Personal, Investments
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012026763
- Dewey Decimal Code 332.024
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Citations
- Kirkus Reviews, 08/15/2012, Page 0
- Publishers Weekly, 07/02/2012, Page 59
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