The Adventure Capitalist: Camels, Carpets and Coffee: How Face-to-face Trade is the New Economics
Author(s): Conor Woodman
Offers an insight into the human story behind the money in our pockets, and reminds us that making a living is about exactly that - living. This title helps to discover the dark arts of haggling from the carpet merchants of Marrakech and learn what the ancient camel markets of Sudan can teach us about the current banking crisis.
Product Information
Conor Woodman is the star of Channel Four's 'Around the World in 80 Trades'. He has an MA in Development Economics and worked for several years in corporate finance and financial training. This is his first book.
General Fields
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- : Pan Macmillan
- : Pan Books
- : 01 September 2009
- : 197mm X 130mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Conor Woodman
- : Paperback
- : 9-Sep
- : 338.092
- : 256
- : Travel writing; Economics