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Paperback. Condition: Good. 364 pages. pp 364 slight edge wearThe definitive, classic account of the fall of the House of Baring and the ultim ate rogue trader Nick Leeson. John Gapper, associate editor of the Financial Tim es, and his co-author Nick Denton, now founder of Gawker Media, interviewed the major players involved in the collapse of one of England's oldest banks. All Tha t Glitters reveals the Faustian deal struck between the whizz-kid traders who se emed to be bringing in huge profits and the grandees who were happy to pocket th em without asking too many questions. For the first time, the actions and motive s of Nick Leeson and all the participants are explained, including the final day s when politicians and bankers made a last-ditch attempt to save the bank.…