Wednesday, November 04, 2009

A Shameless Plug

One of my craftiest opponents in Fantasy Football last season happens to be a business writer. Aside from matching wits and strategy with the likes of me and my brother and welcoming a brand new baby girl into the world, he was working on his latest masterpiece. It is now out. Please pick it up if you have an interest in what's been happening in the finance and banking world as of late.
Besides, don't you want to support a guy that had this to say for Mo's inscription? Gah! It would be funny if it weren't so true!
USA Today writes:

Last Man Standing: The Ascent of Jamie Dimon and JPMorgan Chase, the meticulously researched new book by Duff McDonald, quilts together Dimon anecdotes from more than four dozen first-person sources. The result is a business bio that's flattering but not fawning... Patricia Crisafulli's The House of Dimon, published in April, and Last Man Standing are both good behind-the-scenes business primers and valentines to Dimon. The details in McDonald's book make it more entertaining.

BusinessWeek writes:
Dimon's colorful career, from ousted Citigroup heir apparent to top dog of U.S. banking, is deftly chronicled in Last Man Standing: The Ascent of Jamie Dimon and JPMorgan Chase by Duff McDonald, a contributing editor at New York magazine.
Bloomberg.com writes:
Last Man Standing is an easy, compelling read. McDonald’s fluid style masks a careful attention to detail that rivals that of his subject. The book benefits from his extensive interviews with Dimon, his family and friends -- interviews that help explain how Dimon’s rational and emotional sides coexist.