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  The Elephant Hunters: Chronicles of the Moneymen (Hardback) By (author) Amielle Lake, By (author) Andrew Kakabadse, By (author) Nada Kakabadse

  

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  Short Description for The Elephant HuntersJust plain greedy? Intrinsically corrupt? Or victims of the greatest game on earth, that of making money? The Elephant Hunters penetrates the secret world of big deals and investment banking and exposes the psyche and activities of one of the most powerful sects -financiers.
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  • Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
  • Published: 01 November 2008
  • Format: Hardback 184 pages
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  • Categories: Finance | Financial Services Industry
  • ISBN 13: 9780230553699 ISBN 10: 0230553699
  • Sales rank: 735,845

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• Entertainingly written, capturing the tribulations and triumphs of powerful investment bankers, The Elephant Hunters is based on years of in-depth research and hundreds of interviews with leading figures in the world of finance. With the 'Elephant' as the big deal and the 'Hunter' as the moneyman, this book examines the personal qualities and behaviour necessary to join a big name bank, then tracks down what it takes to acquire the kind of wealth that some can only dream of. Given special attention is one of the most powerful hunters of all, the woman - in the trade glowingly termed the 'powerbitch'. Her instinct to track her prey and close the deal is a feat of discipline, intellect and cunning. If you want to know more about the people who drive our lives and can remould societies, read this book.