{"title":"Mary Childs","description":"\u003cp\u003eMary Childs offers compelling biographies that delve into the lives of remarkable individuals with depth and nuance. Her works illuminate the paths of influential figures, blending thorough research with engaging storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect richly detailed narratives that explore ambition, power, and resilience. \u003cem\u003eThe Bond King\u003c\/em\u003e exemplifies her skill in capturing the complexities behind public personas and private struggles within the world of finance and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-bond-king-by-mary-childs-9781250120847","title":"The Bond King","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the host of NPR's \u003cem\u003ePlanet Money\u003c\/em\u003e, the deeply-investigated story of how one visionary, dogged investor changed American finance forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBefore Bill Gross was known among investors as the Bond King, he was a gambler. In 1966, a fresh college grad, he went to Vegas armed with his net worth ($200) and a knack for counting cards. $10,000 and countless casino bans later, he was hooked: so he enrolled in business school.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Bond King\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of how that whiz kid made American finance his casino. Over the course of decades, Bill Gross turned the sleepy bond market into a destabilized game of high risk, high reward; founded Pimco, one of today's most powerful, secretive, and cutthroat investment firms; helped to reshape our financial system in the aftermath of the Great Recession—to his own advantage; and gained legions of admirers, and enemies, along the way. Like every American antihero, his ambition would also be his undoing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo understand the winners and losers of today's money game, journalist Mary Childs argues, is to understand the bond market—and to understand the bond market is to understand the Bond King.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244526285036,"sku":"9781250120847","price":64.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781250120847-the-bond-king-1.jpg?v=1787999153"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/mary-childs.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}