| High Financier: The Lives and Time of Siegmund Warburg Contributor(s): Ferguson, Niall (Author) |
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ISBN: 0143119400 ISBN-13: 9780143119401 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Business - History | Modern - 20th Century - Business & Economics | Corporate & Business History - General |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.24" H x 5.58" W x 8.37" (1.07 lbs) 592 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the bestselling author of The Ascent of Money and The Square and the Tower Prodigiously researched but also splendidly written-clear and vivid and precise. --The Wall Street Journal Drawing on more than ten thousand hitherto unavailable letters and diary entries, bestselling author Niall Ferguson tells the story of Siegmund Warburg, a complex man who was as much a psychologist, a politician, and an actor-manager as a banker. An obsessive perfectionist with an aversion to excessive risk, Warburg-and the S. G. Warburg firm-adopted a financial philosophy that was the antithesis of the debt-fueled, algorithm-driven banking of our time. In High Financier, Niall Ferguson recaptures the meticulous business methods and strict ethical code that set Warburg apart from the mere speculators and traders who inhabit today's financial world. |