EPISODE · Aug 25, 2015 · 2H
The Invisible Hand - Ayad Akhtar
from Listen to Premium Digital Audiobooks in High Quality · host Ayad Akhtar
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241592 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Invisible Hand Author: Ayad Akhtar Narrator: Ayad Akhtar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 0 minutes Release date: August 25, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: LGBTQ+ Publisher's Summary: A chilling examination of how far we will go to survive and the consequences of the choices we make. In remote Pakistan, Nick Bright awaits his fate. A successful financial trader, Nick is kidnapped by an Islamic militant group, but with no one negotiating his release, he agrees to an unusual plan. He will earn his own ransom by helping his captors manipulate and master the world commodities and currency markets. '[A] tense, provocative thriller about the unholy nexus of international terrorism and big bucks....'-Seattle Times 'Ahktar again turns hypersensitive subjects into thought-provoking and thoughtful drama'-Newsday 'The prime theme is pulsing and alive: when human lives become just one more commodity to be traded, blood eventually flows in the streets'-Financial Times 'Whip-smart and twisty'-Time Out New York 'The Invisible Hand offers genuine insight into the future of the West' (Village Voice).
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/241592 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Invisible Hand Author: Ayad Akhtar Narrator: Ayad Akhtar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 0 minutes Release date: August 25, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: LGBTQ+ Publisher's Summary: A chilling examination of how far we will go to survive and the consequences of the choices we make. In remote Pakistan, Nick Bright awaits his fate. A successful financial trader, Nick is kidnapped by an Islamic militant group, but with no one negotiating his release, he agrees to an unusual plan. He will earn his own ransom by helping his captors manipulate and master the world commodities and currency markets. '[A] tense, provocative thriller about the unholy nexus of international terrorism and big bucks....'-Seattle Times 'Ahktar again turns hypersensitive subjects into thought-provoking and thoughtful drama'-Newsday 'The prime theme is pulsing and alive: when human lives become just one more commodity to be traded, blood eventually flows in the streets'-Financial Times 'Whip-smart and twisty'-Time Out New York 'The Invisible Hand offers genuine insight into the future of the West' (Village Voice).
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