The adventure capitalist : camels, carpets and coffee : how face-to-face trade is the new economics / Conor Woodman.

By:

Woodman, Conor

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Pan, 2009.Description: 246 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 20 cmISBN:

9780330467889 (pbk)
0330467883 (pbk)

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LOC classification:

bW892a 2009

Summary: Economist Conor Woodman has decided to test his negotiating skills, charm and eye for a bargain against some of the world's oldest trading cultures. He's sold his house to finance the trip, but if his hunches are right - trading Sudanese camels for Zambian coffee, coffee for South African red wine and then off to China to buy jade with the proceeds - he'll return six months later with a lot of money, some new tricks and a whole raft of brilliant tall tales. The Adventure Capitalist offers an exciting insight into the human story behind the money in our pockets, and reminds us that making a living is about exactly that - living.

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First published as: Around the world in 80 trades. London : Macmillan, 2009.

Economist Conor Woodman has decided to test his negotiating skills, charm and eye for a bargain against some of the world's oldest trading cultures. He's sold his house to finance the trip, but if his hunches are right - trading Sudanese camels for Zambian coffee, coffee for South African red wine and then off to China to buy jade with the proceeds - he'll return six months later with a lot of money, some new tricks and a whole raft of brilliant tall tales. The Adventure Capitalist offers an exciting insight into the human story behind the money in our pockets, and reminds us that making a living is about exactly that - living.

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