Bombardiers

by Po Bronson

Overview

This hilarious, electrifying novel does for money what Catch-22 did for war. An entertaining depiction of greed & dishonesty on Wall Street, it portrays the craziness of investment banking in its money-junkie phase. The novel is a vicious, hilarious satire of bond traders & by extension, the prevailing mindset of corporate America.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781913727499
Publisher:	Silvertail Books
Publication date:	03/20/2025
Pages:	388
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.86(d)

About the Author

Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman's NurtureShock was on the New York Times bestseller list for six months. One of the most influential books about children ever published, NurtureShock landed on more than thirty-five "Year's Best" lists and has been translated into sixteen languages. The authors have won nine national awards for their reporting, including the PEN USA Award for Literary Journalism and the American Association for the Advancement of Science Award for Outstanding Journalism.Prior to their collaboration, Bronson authored five books, including What Should I Do with My Life?, a #1 New York Times bestseller with more than ten months on the list. His first novel, Bombardiers, was a #1 bestseller in the United Kingdom. He is a founder of The San Francisco Writer's Grotto, a cooperative workspace for writers and filmmakers. Po Bronson lives in San Francisco with his wife and two children.

Hometown:

San Francisco, California

Date of Birth:

March 14, 1964

Place of Birth:

Seattle, Washington

Education:

B.A., Stanford University, 1986; M.F.A., San Francisco State University, 1995

What People are Saying About This

Tom Wolfe

Ranks with Liar's Poker as a portrayal of the craziness of investment banking in its money—junkie phase.

Editorial Reviews

The most entertaining work of fiction on Wall Street since Tom Wolfe’s Bonfire of the Vanities.”
—USA Today

“A hilarious must read for anyone with a brokerage account or mutual fund.”
—USA Today

“The prose explodes with the force of a volcano, the dialogue is as flashy as a fireworks display, and the characters are as relentlessly driven as motorcycles on the wall of death.”
—Time Out

“Perhaps the most entertaining depiction of greed and dishonesty on Wall Street ever to see print...Bronson is a major talent, able to craft the kind of passages you reread just to revel in prose with a compelling cadence all its own.”
—BusinessWeek

“The first thing you’ll want to do after reading Bombardiers...is to buy futures on Bronson’s career. This first novel is both funny and wise.”
—San Francisco Chronicle

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