Present Value: A Novel - Tapa blanda

"Present Value is a really good story...and much more. It's a trove of useful information about the law, the economy, and Wall Street, with intriguing insights into some of the flimsy threads of today's culture and the sturdier values that can redeem it. Willett's intelligence, sense of humor and craftsmanship are even more impressive." -Mario Cuomo

"Out of nowhere, this novel grabbed me by the throat and wouldn't let go until I finished. It takes you into boardrooms and bedrooms, it explores the post-9/11 psyche, the culture of business, pokes below the surface of a "perfect" marriage, and provides a comic description of the noisome Blackberry culture that leaves us staring at the tops of people's heads. Sabin Willett has the eye of a fine satirist, and the fluid writing style of a Tom Wolfe." -Ken Auletta

"If you love to hate lawyers, psychotherapists, political correctness, suburban oppressiveness, Blackberrys, CEOs, and/or CFOs; if you have a taste for tales of corporate intrigue told from the inside out; or if you enjoy dead-on 21st century comedies of manners, then Present Value is your book. "- Kurt Andersen, author of Turn of the Century

The perfect lives of toy company executive Fritz Brubaker and his attorney wife, Linda, unravel when his company's stock value plunges, he is arrested for insider trading, Linda's image conscious firm suspends her, their house is repossessed, and their kids run amok, as the power couple is forced to reassess their lives. Reader's Guide included. Reprint. 18,000 first printing.