Rigged
by Ben Mezrich
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From the author who brought you the massive New York Times bestseller Bringing Down The House, Rigged is the startling, rags-to-riches story of an Italian-American kid from the streets of Brooklyn who claws his way into the wild, frenetic world of the oil exchange. Black Gold. Texas Tea. Everybody wants oil but only a rare few have truly made a killing mastering its intricacies. One of those lucky bastards is Johnny Castino, a ballsy Italian-American from Brooklyn with an ego and a keen intellig
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This explosive narrative plunges readers into the high-stakes, adrenaline-fueled world of the global oil exchange, tracing the unlikely ascent of a brash kid from Brooklyn who gambles everything to conquer it. Ben Mezrich, master of the true-life thriller, delivers another propulsive account of ambition and audacity, chronicling how Johnny Castino leverages his street smarts and formidable ego to decode the intricate, cutthroat oil trading markets. The book is a masterclass in high-finance drama, pulling back the curtain on the volatile world of crude oil, black gold, and the few who dare to play its dangerous game.
What makes this story so compelling is its classic, almost mythic rags-to-riches arc, grounded in the gritty reality of the trading floor. Mezrich excels at transforming complex financial machinations into an accessible and breathlessly paced narrative, making the esoteric world of oil futures and commodity trading feel like a high-octane sport. Readers who thrive on stories of underdog triumph, ruthless ambition, and the intoxicating allure of immense wealth will be completely absorbed from the first page to the last, left with a stark understanding of the price of power in a rigged system.
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