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A physicians memoir of life, love and loss with parkinsons disease and dementia union square press, 2008, with robert p. Adventures in the dark corners of the global economy can be summed up in one word. Peter zheutlin smiths memoir of a career spent brokering sales of sovereign debts also known as government debts makes for a gripping read. Riches among the ruins is the extraordinary story of robert smiths search to make money doing the riskiest kind of business. Riches among the ruins is the extraordinary story of robert smith s search to make money doing the riskiest kind of business. Robert peter smith february 18, 1940 january 7, 2019 was a financial pioneer. It is well written and keeps the reader enthralled the whole time. Riches among the ruins byzheutlin hardcover 2009 by zheutlin author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Riches among the ruins is heavy on the narrative side and paints a genuinely exciting landscape of debt trading in emerging markets before that term even became the ubiquitous buzzword it is today. Robert smith is also the model for the character sammy the spread, who deals in thirdworld debt emerging market debt, in john d. Home peter zheutlin the work of author and journalist peter. Israels treasure chest of wild riches and ruins opens. Riches among the ruins by robert p smith with peter zheutlin.
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