Description
In 1972, a Soviet trader quietly bought enough American grain to change global food prices forever. No one saw it coming—until it was too late.
The world thought it understood supply and demand................it didn’t.
When a devastating crop failure pushed the Soviet Union to the brink of mass starvation, one man was sent into the heart of the American grain trade with an impossible mission:
Buy millions of tonnes of grain… without driving up the price.
What followed was one of the most audacious and misunderstood trades in history.
Moving in secrecy across Moscow, Geneva, Winnipeg, Chicago, and New York, veteran Soviet buyer Mikhail Fisenko executes a strategy built on misdirection, timing, and nerve—outmaneuvering elite traders, multinational grain giants, and even the U.S. government.
By the time the truth surfaced, the market had already moved............and the consequences were permanent.
Prices surged.
Governments scrambled.
And global food economics changed forever.
Told from an insider’s perspective, Limit Up pulls back the curtain on the hidden world of commodity trading—where fortunes are made in silence, information is everything, and a single deal can reshape the world.
Blending historical fact with high-stakes storytelling, this is not just a novel.
It’s the story of the trade that rewrote the rules.
If you enjoy the real-world tension of The Big Short or the insider edge of Flash Boys, Limit Up delivers a gripping, behind-the-scenes look at a moment in history most people never knew happened—but still feel every time they buy food.
Written by a former commodity trader with firsthand experience in the markets that shaped these events.
ASIN: 1999280520
VSKU: BVV.1999280520.A
Condition: Acceptable
Author/Artist:Crawford, Russ
Binding: Paperback
Note: Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.
Condition Notes: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
ASIN: 1999280520
VSKU: BVV.1999280520.A
Condition: Acceptable
Author/Artist:Crawford, Russ
Binding: Paperback
Note: Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.
Condition Notes: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.