The Match King: Ivar Kreuger, The Fin...
Frank PartnoyAt the height of the roaring '20s, Swedish emigre Ivar Kreuger made a fortune raising money in America and loaning it to Europe in exchange for matchstick monopolies. His enterprise was a rare success story throughout the Great Depres...
FIASCO: Blood in the Water on Wall St...
Frank Partnoy"Applies an intelligent, clinical eye to [an] excruciatingly complex corner of the financial world." —New York Times A classic of its kind, Frank Partnoy's best-selling FIASCO takes readers inside the rollicking wor...
Wait: The Art and Science of Delay
Frank PartnoyWhat do these scenarios have in common: a professional tennis player returning a serve, a woman evaluating a first date across the table, a naval officer assessing a threat to his ship, and a comedian about to reveal a punch line?In t...