INFO & STATS: Author of new book “Rigged”
TOPICS: Talked about his new book “Rigged” / Discussed the kid he wrote about in the book / Touched on how the trading floor was to be more computerized, but the traders did not want that / The book is a true story and talked about hanging out with the kids in the book / Feels Dubai is the Vegas of the future / Dubai has an underwater hotel, an indoor ski-slope, a manmade island that can be seen from space in the shape of a palm tree / No gambling in Dubai, but the country has the best parties / Discussed a proposed partnership for oil presented to the main character / His main character fought his way to respect within the exchange / Discussed buying big on oil based on what is going on in the world / Talked about his friendships with people in his other books / Talked about pitched ideas given by fans / Talked about a call from Kevin Spacey about making his books into movies / ‘21’ comes out in March, and feels the movie is close to the book / Caller talked about Dubai rebuilding an exact copy of Vancouver within the country / Talked about people who lose on the exchange floor / He had many sources on his books, but some people he talked to, he just had to take at their word / Writes his books more for non-literary types and how fun “The Sun Also Rises” is to read for him / Tried to copy the book and drink across Paris, and lasted 2 days / Talked about the dark side of Dubai / Has to immerse himself somewhat into what he is researching / Talked about the “Jim Rome” book idea and why one would be a good idea / Feels Iran is trying to create an oil exchange program. / 10-25-2007
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