{"product_id":"merry-go-round-broke-down-a-novel-of-guilt-greed-globalization-9798895655801","title":"Merry-Go-Round Broke Down: A Novel of Guilt, Greed \u0026 Globalization","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"What a fantastic tapestry of wordsmithing and storytelling! It left me with a much better understanding of how the world was woven so tightly by globalization, all through the dramatic stories of fascinating cultures and characters that are relevant to this day.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Paul Tudor Jones, Chief Investment Officer of Tudor Investment Corporation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA novel of nine linked parables about globalization, ambition, hope, love, and greed spanning two decades and eight countries.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFall 2008. The Waldorf Astoria New York. Two armed men storm the hotel's famed bar and hold the occupants hostage: an American corporate raider, a Chinese tycoon, a British hedge fund manager, a Japanese housewife-turned-celebrity, a Mexican undocumented worker, a Wall Street bond salesman, and a Norwegian environmentalist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Who are these terrorists? What do they want? And what ties them to their captives? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eMerry-Go-Round Broke Down \u003c\/i\u003eis a genre-breaking novel that explores globalization's \"butterfly effect\" how choices made in one corner of the world ignited an unstoppable chain of consequences that upended lives across continents.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Woo,Margalit Shinar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Regalo Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.14h x 6.07w x 1.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798895655801","brand":"Regalo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47467656544393,"sku":"9798895655801","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_02bd4a6b-773e-4129-af44-f6bc66638912.jpg?v=1784061993","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/merry-go-round-broke-down-a-novel-of-guilt-greed-globalization-9798895655801","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}