{"product_id":"gambling-man-the-secret-story-of-the-worlds-greatest-disruptor-masayoshi-son-9781668070758","title":"Gambling Man: The Secret Story of the World's Greatest Disruptor, Masayoshi Son","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe former editor of the\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e delivers, \"with literary flair and stunning revelations\" (Steve Coll, Pulitzer Prize winner), the unputdownable first Western biography of SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, financial disruptor and personification of the 21st century's addiction to instant wealth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Wall Street swooned and boomed through the last decade, our livelihoods have--now more than ever--come to rely upon the good sense and risk appetites of a few standout investors. And amidst the BlackRocks, Vanguards, and Berkshire Hathaways stands arguably the most iconoclastic of them all: SoftBank's Masayoshi Son. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this \"meticulously researched, balance, thoroughly readable\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) biography, we go behind the scenes of the world's most monied halls of power in New York, Tokyo, Silicon Valley, Saudi Arabia, and beyond to see how Son's firm SoftBank has defied conventional wisdom and imposing odds to push global tech and commerce into the future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the dizzying highs of Uber, DoorDash, and Slack to the epic lows of WeWork and tech-infused dog-walking app Wag, Son and SoftBank have been at the center of cutting-edge capitalism's absolute peaks and valleys. In the process, Son, son of a pachinko kingpin who grew up in a slum in Japan, has been a hero, a villain, and even a meme-ified hero to the internet tech- and finance-bro set all at once. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Based on in-depth research and eye-opening interviews, \u003ci\u003eGambling Man\u003c\/i\u003e is \"not only a first-rate biography of an elusive billionaire\" (\u003ci\u003eBloomberg\u003c\/i\u003e), it's also an alarming true story of 21st-century commerce that will stick with you long after you turn the final page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria\/One Signal Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668070758\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.50w x 0.88d","brand":"Lionel Barber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52122308673717,"sku":"9781668070758","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_81888cb7-45c3-47dc-8c38-362df140584c.jpg?v=1766512483","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/gambling-man-the-secret-story-of-the-worlds-greatest-disruptor-masayoshi-son-9781668070758","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}