{"product_id":"private-equity-a-memoir-paperback","title":"Private Equity: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarrie Sun\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eTIME Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e's Must-Read Books of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The joys of Sun's memoir lie in the absurdity of her tasks: coaxing a famous athlete to a company party, sourcing Mitt Romney's phone number on a deadline, coordinating private-jet departures... It's [Sun's] personal revelations that elevate the book above a typical tell-all.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eTIME Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA gripping memoir of one woman's self-discovery inside a top Wall Street firm, and an urgent indictment of privilege, extreme wealth, and work culture \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen we meet Carrie Sun, she can't shake the feeling that she's wasting her life. The daughter of Chinese immigrants, Carrie excelled in school, graduated early from MIT, and climbed the corporate ladder, all in pursuit of the American dream. But at twenty-nine, she's left her analyst job, dropped out of an MBA program, and is trapped in an unhappy engagement. So when she gets the rare opportunity to work at one of the most prestigious hedge funds in the world, she knows she can't say no. Fourteen interviews later, she's in. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarrie is the sole assistant to the firm's billionaire founder. She manages his work life, becoming the right hand to an investor who can move mountains and markets with a single phone call. Eager to impress, she dives headfirst into the firm's culture, which values return on time above all else. A luxury-laden world opens up for her, and Carrie learns that money can solve nearly everything. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePlaying the game at the highest levels, amid the ultimate winners in our winner-take-all economy, Carrie soon finds her identity swallowed whole by work. With her physical and mental health deteriorating, she begins to rethink what it actually means to waste one's life. A searing examination of our relationship to work, Carrie's story illuminates the struggle for balance in a world of extremes: efficiency and excess, status and aspiration, power and fortune. \u003ci\u003ePrivate Equity \u003c\/i\u003eis a universal tale of self-invention from a dazzling new voice, daring to ask what we're willing to sacrifice to get to the top--and what it might take to break free and leave it all behind.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarrie Sun \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in China and raised in Michigan. She holds an MFA in creative writing from The New School. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband. \u003ci\u003ePrivate Equity \u003c\/i\u003eis her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42702328758335,"sku":"9780593655016","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/88cd39122d239f534df4853aba822de4.webp?v=1765024089","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/private-equity-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}