Zero Coupon [Import] [Paperback]

Paul Erdman (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Pan MacMillan; New Ed edition (1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 033032487X
• ISBN-13: 978-0330324878
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,314,712 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Character-driven story with a technical plot, June 7, 2000

By 

S. McHale (Costa Mesa, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zero Coupon (Mass Market Paperback)

Something Paul Erdman does that many of his comtemporaries neglect to do is he gives his characters personality and life. The dialogue has some spark.

Besides good characters, Erdman is good with the technical details of finance. You get to dabble with offshore corporation, shell companies, underwriting and the like. It does not read like a textbook. It reads more like what you can imagine Micheal Milken doing in a meeting with his minions as he's setting up something - lots of charisma, some financial details, but not so much details that it would put us laypeople to sleep.

His other books are like this, too. Except for the Swiss Account (which reads like a history book) and The Panic of 89 (which reads like a Tom Clancy thriller).

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fast Pace, Talented Author, August 5, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Zero Coupon (Audio Cassette)

This book's release in the pre-internet days prevents it from getting its deserved recognition. Erdman has written well-received books since the 1970s. Snappy dialog containing factual information about the world of high finance both educates and entertains the reader.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Move over Gecko, Willy Saxton is in town!, April 30, 2002

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Alan Smithee "Reason..." (SRQ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Zero Coupon (Mass Market Paperback)

After reading Den of Thieves this books brings us over from reality to fiction by way of the Grisham / Clancy type drama and action of high finance and intrigue.
Beginning where Den of Thieves leaves off (in the real world) this takes us on a fast passed romp through start-up, cutting deals, leveraging coin, and turning up the heat to create a trading operation in the woods north of San Francisco.
The Willy Saxton character is perfect and handles the presure well.
This of course is not great literature, but it sure is a fast and great read. Books like this are like "Text Movies". They grab and entertain you.
If you like high finance, drama, and intrigue then this is it!