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It dedicates over a third of the book to the financial crisis. Using countless hours of interviews with dimon and his full circle of friends. Jamie dimon biography, age, jpmorgan chase, net worth, wife. Overall, i thought the web london character was boring and shallow. Oct 19, 2010 dimon s continued triumph in the face of an industrywide meltdown has made him a paragon of finance. In an excerpt from his soonto bepublished book, last man standing, author duff mcdonald sheds new light on one of the most complicated personal relationships in modern american capitalism. Last man standing book by duff mcdonald official publisher. Dans guest is duff mcdonald, author of the book last man standing. Of course, his recent success has overshadowed his weaknesses but nonetheless, dimon appears to be a man on a mission.

Last man standing the ascent of jamie dimon and jp morgan. Dimon, 62 years old, joined jpmorgan as president and chief operating officer in july 2004, following its merger with bank one corp. The ascent of jamie dimon last man standing 12d medium. Click download or read online button to get the last man standing book now. In the midst of this disastrous economic climate, one executive h. An admiring biography of jamie dimon of jpmorgan chase, who the author believes can point wall street in a new direction. Last man standing is an american sitcom created by jack burditt for abc, later airing on fox. Mar 26, 2010 i just finished duff mcdonalds last man standing the ascent of jamie dimon and jp morgan chase.

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