Charles R GeisstCharles R. Geisst's previous book, Wall Street: A History (1997), was a New York Times Business Bestseller and a selection of the History Book Club and the Book-of-the-Month Club. The author of nine other books, Geisst is professor of finance at Manhttan College in New York. Formerly a capital markets analyst and investment banker in the City of London, he is also an experienced consultant in financial markets with such clients as Cazenove & Co., S.G. Warburg & Co., the Hudson Institute and J.P. Morgan & Co. A frequent guest on radio and television programs about business and finance, Geisst has also published widely in professional journals and news magazines. Read More Read Less