Billions to Bust - and Beyond (New and Updated Edition): How I made, lost and rebuilt a fortune, and what I learned on the way

A must-read for anyone with entrepreneurial spirit - - Nick Leeson, Management TodayA self-confessed deal junkie afloat on the turbulent seas of global capitalism, this latter day Thor's life story of triumph, disaster and, it seems, redemption is in the finest tradition of Viking sagas. He provides a gripping insider's perspective on the causes of the financial crisis and its aftermath that you won't read anywhere else - Matthew BishopThor Bjorgolfsson made $4billion by the time he was 40 and lost most of it by the time he was 41. His story has much to tell about entrepreneurship. dogged ambition and the brutal might of global markets. A classic tale of how a young man from a small island reached for the sky, achieved riches beyond his dreams and then saw the sky come crashing in on him - Brent Hoberman