New York: Random House, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 389pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with number sequence to "2" as called for by Random House. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($24.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy of the author's second book; a follow-up to "A Conspiracy of Paper

Sinopsis

The Edgar Award--winning novel A Conspiracy of Paper was one of the most acclaimed debuts of 2000. In his richly suspenseful second novel, author David Liss once again travels back in time to a crucial moment in cultural and financial history. His destination: Amsterdam, 1659--a mysterious world of trade populated by schemers and rogues, where deception rules the day.On the world's first commodities exchange, fortunes are won and lost in an instant. Miguel Lienzo, a sharp-witted trader in the city's close-knit community of Portuguese Jews, knows this only too well. Once among the city's most envied merchants, Miguel has lost everything in a sudden shift in the sugar markets. Now, impoverished and humiliated, living on the charity of his petty younger brother, Miguel must find a way to restore his wealth and reputation.Miguel enters into a partnership with a seduc-tive Dutchwoman who offers him one last chance at success--a daring plot to corner the market of an astonishing new commodity called "coffee." To succeed, Miguel must risk everything he values and test the limits of his commercial guile, facing not only the chaos of the markets and the greed of his competitors, but also a powerful enemy who will stop at nothing to see him ruined. Miguel will learn that among Amsterdam's ruthless businessmen, betrayal lurks everywhere, and even friends hide secret agendas.With humor, imagination, and mystery, David Liss depicts a world of subterfuge, danger, and repressed longing, where religious and cultural traditions clash with the demands of a new and exciting way of doing business. Readers of historical suspense and lovers of coffee (even decaf) will be up all night with this beguiling novel.From the Hardcover edition.

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El Dec 7 2010, CoffeeMillionaire dijo:

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Detalles

Librería: Brenner's Collectable Books (US)
Inventario del vendedor #: 010081
Título: The Coffee Trader
Autor: Liss, David
Formato/Encuadernación: Tapa dura
Estado del libro: Usado - Aceptable
Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine
Cantidad disponible: 1
Edición: 1st Edition
ISBN 10: 0375508546
ISBN 13: 9780375508547
Editorial: Random House
Lugar de publicación: New York
Fecha de publicación: 2003
Catálogos del vendedor: Mystery/Suspense/Crime Drama;

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