The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King by Rich Cohen

The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King

Rich Cohen

270 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction biography business history reflective medium-paced
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Named a Best Book of the Year by the San Francisco Chronicle and The Times-Picayune The fascinating untold tale of Samuel Zemurray, the self-made banana mogul who went from penniless roadside banana peddler to kingmaker and capitalist revolutionar...

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reflective: 41%

inspiring: 20%

dark: 10%

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sad: 10%

hopeful: 6%

funny: 3%

lighthearted: 3%

mysterious: 3%


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