Among the various things I liked about Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less by Jeffrey Archer is the way the plot unfolds; the author gives the reader just a brief picture of the plans before each of the them are carried out. And when the plans actually unfold they are simply brilliant! It keeps the reader intrigued and in anticipation. The plans are so meticulous and perfectly timed that it seems like a scene from a thrilling movie! This is way better than his recent novels. It does not try too hard to sound very clever. There are no punchlines in every line, but humor sprinkled throughout.

And meanwhile, my own Me was just simply lost and bemused. I didn't fit into their mold (ouch, very punny). While it's obvious that the events at Ascot needed to be fictionalized to serve the story, it was also jolting that the "Race of the Century" received none of the detail given to an inconsequential first-round women's match at Wimbledon. Harvey / Rosalie's race certainly benefitted from the play-by-play; perhaps Harvey's preoccupation with his own horse precluded him from noticing any other aspects of the race, but it still felt odd that the historical aspects of the 1975 race were ignored. (It is difficult to believe that the race had not taken place while Archer was writing this section given his correct game-by-game detail of the Kathy May (Fritz) / King match) Earlier, in 1966, he had failed to acquire Lot 49, Mademoiselle Ravoux, from Christie, Manson & Woods, the London art dealers; although the Rev. Theodore Pitcairn, representing the Lord’s New Church in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, had pushed him over the top, he had only whetted his appetite further. The Lord giveth, and on that occasion the Lord had taken away. Although it was not fully appreciated in Boston, it was already recognised in the art world that Harvey had one of the finest Impressionist collections in the world, almost as widely admired as that of Walter Annenberg, President Nixon’s Ambassador to London who, like Harvey, had been one of the few people to build up a major collection since the Second World War. Jeffrey Archer τον γνώρισα από τη σειρά "Τα χρονικά των Κλίφτον". 7 βιβλία σε audio books, που με διασκέδασαν αφάνταστα, στην αρχή της χρονιάς. This is the first full-length novel I read of Archer, and I remember the story, the characters even after 15 years. And that speaks a lot about this book. Doesn't it?Cause most of us start out that way, but not insecure me. I started weak, gradually worked up a heavy head of steam, and, in retirement fell down deep - eventually, into the perfect peace of a clear conscience. Ah, those Milton Friedman eighties, replete in a very wet summer with a bumper crop of towering fungi - the grabbers, takers and brutal levellers of the Me Generation. And this confused little me was now at the mercy of relentlessly whirling data tapes at our workplace computer centre.

The story is so descriptive, informative, greatly entertaining and hilarious at times. It covers the whole spectrum of no integrity, but how strangers can become friend if fighting for the same cause. I particularly liked the scene during the wedding at the end of the book, it was highly intense and super hilarious. urn:oclc:786167705 Republisher_date 20130502050228 Republisher_operator [email protected] Scandate 20130424003612 Scanner scribe2.shenzhen.archive.org Scanningcenter shenzhen Source Primul capitol incepe cu regula de aur de pe Wall Street: "A face un milion de dolari in mod legal a fost intotdeauna greu. A face un milion de dolari in mod ilegal a fost intotdeauna ceva mai usor. A pastra milionul dupa ce l-ai facut este probabil cel mai dificil dintre toate". Eu as aduga la asta ca este important si cu care din ele incepi. Romanul il are in prim plan pe Harvey Metcalfe, un rechin de pe Wall Street care a pornit de jos si care si-a murdarit mainile in toate felurile pentru a ajunge foarte sus. Un tip fara scrupule de o inteligenta iesita din comun care nu stie sa piarda si care joaca dupa sloganul: inseala, loveste, pleaca. Dupa ce cucereste tot ce se poate in America, Harvey hotareste sa dea un tun si in Anglia infiintand o societate care se ocupa cu exploatarea petrolului din Marea Nordului. Gaseste un tanar entuziast pe care-l pacaleste cu un raport geologic masluit si care la randul lui gaseste alti naivi care sa investeasca in actiunile companiei. In momentul in care se epuizeaza vanzarea actiunilor Harvey lichideaza compania si pretul actiunilor se prabuseste, investitorii ramanand in faliment. Cara-cara yang diorang guna akan membuat kita tersenyum dan memang sampai mati pun Metcalfe belum tentu perasan yang diorang tu dah dapat balik hak diorang, each and every penny.Change the plan you will roll onto at any time during your trial by visiting the “Settings & Account” section. What happens at the end of my trial? He was unable to sleep that night and became steadily more restless in his small open-windowed but airless room. At 1 A.M. he could stand the uncertainty no longer, so he jumped out of bed, shaved, dressed and took a subway to Grand Central Station. From there he walked to Times Square where with trembling hands he bought the first edition of the Wall Street Journal For a moment he couldn't take in the news, although it was shrieking at him in banner headlines:

M AKING A MILLION legally has always been difficult. Making a million illegally has always been a little easier. Keeping a million when you have made it is perhaps the most difficult of all. Henryk Metelski was one of those rare men who had managed all three. Even if the million he had made legally came after the million he had made illegally, Metelski was still a yard ahead of the others: he had managed to keep it all. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Jeffrey Archer was so chuffed that the BBC wanted to adapt his first novel that he sold the television rights for one penny. The debut novel has all the tropes that Jeffrey Archer repeats in every book. Love at first sight, sweet romance, a dramatic wedding, collection of rare paintings, lessons in English aristocracy, corporate politics... You may change or cancel your subscription or trial at any time online. Simply log into Settings & Account and select "Cancel" on the right-hand side.

Harvey Metcalfe adalah businesman yang mengumpulkan kekayaan dengan cara 'mengenakan' orang. Ada 4 orang yang sudah 'terkena' dengan Harvey Metcalfe ni decide untuk bergabung idea dan tenaga untuk mengutip kembali setiap sen yang telah dirampas oleh Metcalfe. Bagaimana caranya? Cara yang diorang guna tulah yang membuatkan cerita ini menarik. 4 orang dengan kelebihan dan kebijaksanaan yang berbeza. Bukan calang-calang orang yang Metcalfe pekena. Sorang pensyarah Oxford, dia ni kira chief la. Dia kumpul balik 3 orang mangsa penipuan Metcalfe iaitu a doctor, sorang dealer artwork dan sorang anak orang kaya. Anak orang kaya tu memandangkan dia tak der kemahiran macam the other 3, dia guna pendekatan mengorat anak Metcalfe and married her :) They christened her Rosalie, and she became the centre of Harvey’s attention; his only disappointment came when a prolapse closely followed by a hysterectomy prevented Arlene from bearing him any more children. He sent Rosalie to Bennetts, the most expensive girls’ school in Washington, and from there she was accepted at Vassar to major in English. This even pleased old man Hunter, who had grown to tolerate Harvey and adore hs granddaughter. On gaining her degree, Rosalie continued her education at the Sorbonne, after a fierce disagreement with her father concerning the type of friends she was keeping, particularly the ones with long hair who didn’t want to go to Vietnam – not that Harvey had done much during the Second World War, except to cash in on every shortage. The final crunch came when Rosalie dared to suggest that morals were not to be decided only by length of hair or political views. Harvey missed her, but refused to admit the fact to Arlene. Making a million legally has always been difficult. Making a million illegally has always been a little easier. Keeping a million when you have made it is perhaps the most difficult of all.” Harvey Matcalfe , the king of successful financial con's , has conned a million dollar with empty promises of oil bonanza and instant wealth. Overnight, four men - the heir to an earldom, a Harley Street doctor, a Bond Street art dealer and an Oxford don find themselves penniless. But this time Harvey conned the wrong people. They unite and device a plan of revenge.They christened her Rosalie, and she became the center of Harvey's attention; his only disappointment came when a prolapse closely followed by a hysterectomy prevented Arlene from bearing him any more children. He sent Rosalie to Bennetts, the most expensive girls' school in Washington, and from there she was accepted at Vassar to major in English. This even pleased old man Hunter, who had grown to tolerate Harvey and adore his granddaughter. On gaining her degree, Rosalie continued her education at the Sorbonne, after a fierce disagreement with her father concerning the type of friends she was keeping, particularly the ones with long hair who didn't want to go to Vietnam--not that Harvey had done much during the Second World War, except to cash in on every shortage. The final crunch came when Rosalie dared to suggest that morals were not to be decided only by length of hair or political views. Harvey missed her, but refused to admit the fact to Arlene. Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less was Jeffrey Archer's first novel, first published in 1976. It was said to have been inspired by Archer's real-life experience of near- bankruptcy. The conned: an Oxford don, a revered society physician, a chic French art dealer, and a charming English lord. They have one thing in common. Overnight, each novice investor lost his life's fortune to one man. The con: Harvey Metcalfe!!