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Paul emil erdman was a canadianborn american economist and banker who became known. Editions of the billion dollar sure thing by paul emil erdman. Its set in the mid1970s when americas currency which had been decoupled from the gold standard was facing devaluation. Thats why i called it the billiondollar sure thing. Billion dollar killing by erdman, paul hardback book the fast. International finance, fiction, banks and banking, conspiracies.
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