Name: Cap'n McNasty's Pirate Guide
SKU: 58009648
Price: 353.00 ZAR
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Author: Michael Lewis
ISBN: 9781455625253

Type

Physical Book

Author

Michael Lewis

Illustrated by

Stan Jaskiel

Publisher

Pelican Publishing Company

Language

English

Pages

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

23.1x18.8x0.8 cm

Weight

0.27 kg.

ISBN13

9781455625253

Synopsis "Cap'n McNasty's Pirate Guide"

Cap'n McNasty is lookin' fer a crew, so if ya want to be a pirate, this is what ya do! This colorfully illustrated guidebook provides humorous instructions on how to be tough, work hard, have fun, and measure yer loot. Then one day, if ya set yer mind to it, you can be captain of yer very own ship, givin' orders like him!

Michael Lewis

(Author)

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Michael Lewis (New Orleans, 1960) is a renowned American writer and journalist specialized in economics, finance, and popular culture. Graduated in Art History from Princeton University and with a master's in Economics from the London School of Economics, he worked as a bond trader at Salomon Brothers, an experience he narrated in his first book, Liar’s Poker (1989). Since then, he has published numerous non-fiction works that combine rigorous research with an accessible and engaging narrative

Among his most notable titles are Moneyball: Breaking the Rules (2003), The Blind Side (2006), The Big Short (2010), and Flash Boys: The Wall Street Revolution (2014). Several of these works have been successfully adapted into films, including Moneyball and The Big Short, the latter winning the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. His most recent book, Going Infinite (2023), addresses the rise and fall of Sam Bankman-Fried and the FTX platform. Lewis has been awarded prizes such as the Gerald Loeb Award and was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2023.

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