Publishers Weekly Reviews The Gods of Greenwich
Vonnegut, a financial professional himself, not only gets the language and tone of Wall Street right but has an instinctive feel for dialogue and action. Especially enjoyable is the rip-roaring finale at the Bronx Zoo.
The Shoe Craze Sweeping Australia
Forget Jimmy Choo. Or Ugg boots for that matter. There’s a new fashion statement sweeping through Brisbane, and you saw it here first.
Leave it to the Aussies! You’ve got to admire their resiliency of spirit in the wake of the natural disasters.
Wall Street: “We’re No Brain Surgeons”
Here’s something to consider the next time that trader yells in a throaty voice, “Five million Buckeye 5 7/8’s of ’47 to go at six.” Traders earn more money than neurosurgeons. So do I-bankers. According to Bloomberg today, the comparison isn’t even close.
Australia: The Rain Just Keeps Coming Part I
Until Monday Jan 10th, everyone thought Brisbane would only get minor floods because of king tides.Then, a monster thunderstorm came up from the south west, dumped 5 inches of rain in an hour on the city of Toowoomba.
Australia: The Rain Just Keeps Coming Part II
All this water together with the continuous rain Brisbane has been getting means that at 4.00 am thursday Jan. 13th ( about midday Wed Jan.12th NYC time) Brisbane will be flooded and it will be bad. So bad that if we had breakfast again at your hotel, we would need snorkel & flippers.
More Flooding in Australia
I just received an update from Rob, the author of the email in my last post about flooding in Australia. Here’s what he had to say and the photo he sent.
Top Ten Reasons Facebook May Not Be Worth $50 Billion
Is Facebook’s $50 billion valuation “God’s work” or more engineering from the organization that brought us the Abacus fiasco?
Queensland Floods: An Email from Australia
As you might guess, I’ve been following the Queensland floods with a mix of shock and concern. Yesterday, I received this email from a friend. He does a great job explaining the magnitude of the crisis from a personal perspective:
Norb Vonnegut
The New York Times describes my novels as “money porn,” “a red-hot franchise,” and “glittery thrillers about fiscal malfeasance.” Through fiction I explore the dark side of money and the motivations of those who have it, want more, and will steamroll anybody who gets in their way.