Rigged - Ben Mezrich

Rigged is a great book written by Ben Mezrich which tells the story of a newcomer to Wall Street who ends up changing the world of oil through his dealings with the Sheiks of the United Arab Emirates. The story is meant to be based on a true story but it is fairly loosely based on a true story and all names and time periods have been changed greatly. The story focuses on the main character, David Russo, a young Italian-American guy from Brooklyn New York who ends up working for the Mercantile Exhange on lower Manhattan where billions of dollars of oil are traded each week. The story follows the experiences of Russo, starting his job and the many barriers he ...  Read the complete review