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A newsletter about the pursuit of wealth and power
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Landon Thomas Jr.
James Gorman. The Second Coming of.....Phil Purcell?
The news that James Gorman, the chief executive of Morgan Stanley, will be stepping down within a year has produced a stream of encomiums, lauding his…
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Landon Thomas Jr.
The Sadness in Newton Thornburg
How do you capture a man’s bleak time? John Cheever did it via his Journals and John Updike gave us Rabbit Angstrom. Arguably, David Gates’ Jernigan…
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Landon Thomas Jr.
Inside Salman Rushdie's Brain
I’ve tried over the years to love Salman Rushdie’s books. I read Midnight’s Children and Shame closely, many years ago, but I do not recall embracing…
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Landon Thomas Jr.
John D. MacDonald and Money
Today as a writer, I am a small businessman in a highly competitive field, fabricating a product for sale in a buyers’ market, and required to establish…
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Landon Thomas Jr.
Vietnam Books
Books on Vietnam ebb and flow in terms of quality and originality. By now, there have been so many, that the ability to not succumb to cliche and rehash…
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Landon Thomas Jr.
Kennedy Porn
I like Kennedy porn. I read the latest biographical effort on JFK – Coming of Age – with alacrity, and look forward to the second volume. But I have to…
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Landon Thomas Jr.
What Is it about FDR....
Thanks for reading Mammon Led Them On! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. My bookshelf groans from the weight of books about…
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