Love the Wallstreet movies? – Well then, you’ll love Short.
The book follows Joe Gallagher, a newbie in the energy trading company he works for. He’s looking to strike it rich but has to decide how he will do it. Will he follow the careful, old school Andrews or will he follow the fast & aggressive Ghost, the new boss who pushes the envelope and goes all in – all the time.
Every character in this novel is brilliantly described. You can see them, smell them, and more often than not be disgusted by them. And the story feels real – the awkward situations, the tenseness you even get a sense of how drained they must be at the end of a long insanely stressful day. The steak dinners, the wins/losses of tens of millions of dollars in a single day – everything culminates into a wonderfully detailed book.
While the book is hilarious – I did get a bit bogged down by the energy market’s language. I can say that I understood it better by the end of the book but I still felt like I had to reread passages and look at the glossary at the back of the book to figure out what was going on in the beginning. Either way, I did get the Office meets WallStreet kind of vibe from the book and would suggest it to those who are interested in stocks and energy trading with a whole lot of humor thrown in.
This week we’re giving away Short by Cort McMeel to THREE Lucky Manolith Readers!
Here are a few ways to enter:
The more times you enter, the more chances you have to win! Just remember to leave a comment for each contest entry you complete. (Ex. “I tweeted this” and then add the link of your tweet.)
Note: Please use a valid email address. Contest open to North American residents only.
The winners will be chosen randomly. Giveaway ends Wednesday February 2, 2011. The winner will be reached by email, and announced on the blog on that same day.
Good luck!
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Paul A
January 26th, 2011 - 12:15:00 PM
This seems like a book I would really want to read. Also, I can give it to my mom to read after. She is a total bookworm!
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January 26th, 2011 - 12:16:56 PM
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January 26th, 2011 - 12:21:37 PM
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Dan
January 26th, 2011 - 2:21:02 PM
I hear this is a really great book and would love to read it!
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Jack
January 26th, 2011 - 4:23:51 PM
I would like to win to learn more about energy trading. Thanks!
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January 26th, 2011 - 4:24:22 PM
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Kemper
January 27th, 2011 - 8:23:59 AM
I read "Short" and agree that it is richly detailed and funny as hell. To Tiffany's one critique about the trading language, I simply recommend that before anyone reads the story, skip to the back and read the 2 pages - Notes on Trading. It describes all anyone needs to know about the 101 on trading, and I knew nothing about that industry before I read the book. Gives the reader all the background one needs in an accessible way.
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Sammi
January 29th, 2011 - 12:52:01 AM
I'm fascinated by that wall street stuff - I'd read this in a day!
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January 29th, 2011 - 1:10:47 PM
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January 30th, 2011 - 9:23:53 AM
I think this sounds really good. Besides, with the economy today, it is always good to learn about the language used in trading. twoofakind12@yahoo.com
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January 30th, 2011 - 1:29:40 PM
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