{"product_id":"the-match-king","title":"The Match King","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAt the height of the roaring '20s, Swedish 'migr' 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 Depression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eYet after Kreuger's suicide in 1932, the true nature of his empire emerged. Driven by success to adopt ever-more perilous practices, Kreuger had turned to shell companies in tax havens, fudged accounting figures, off-balance-sheet accounting, even forgery. He created a raft of innovative financial products -- many of them precursors to instruments wreaking havoc in today's markets. When his Wall Street empire collapsed, millions went bankrupt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFrank Partnoy, a frequent commentator on financial disaster for the Financial Times, New York Times, NPR, and CBS's \"60 Minutes,\" recasts the life story of a remarkable yet forgotten genius in ways that force us to re-think our ideas about the wisdom of crowds, the invisible hand, and the free and unfettered market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eAuthor: Frank Partnoy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003ePages: 288\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eDimensions: 8.3 in H | 5.5 in W\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eOn sale date: March 9, 2010\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003ePublisher: PublicAffairs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Telegraph Hill Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67806809981142,"sku":"9781586488123","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/6649\/7238\/files\/TheMatchKing.jpg?v=1793133330","url":"https:\/\/telegraphhillbooks.com\/products\/the-match-king","provider":"Telegraph Hill Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}