{"title":"Michael Calvey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Calvey\u003c\/strong\u003e offers compelling narratives rooted in contemporary history and personal experience. His works, such as \u003cem\u003eOdyssey Moscow\u003c\/em\u003e, provide insightful perspectives on complex social and political landscapes, inviting readers to explore the intricacies of international business and human drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect richly detailed memoirs and biographies that delve into the challenges and triumphs faced by individuals navigating extraordinary circumstances. Calvey's writing combines clarity with a deep understanding of the forces shaping modern life, making his books a thought-provoking read for those interested in real-world stories.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"odyssey-moscow-by-michael-calvey-9781837050277","title":"Odyssey Moscow","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is dawn on Thursday, 14 February 2019, and armed FSB agents are raiding Michael Calvey's Moscow apartment. He is being arrested for a crime that never happened. Twenty-eight years earlier, Calvey—a newly graduated, aspiring Wall Street hotshot—made a short trip from America to the recently collapsed USSR to look at potential investments. Sensing huge opportunity, he soon based himself in Moscow, where he lived through the 'Wild East' years and went on to build several billion-dollar funds—earning enormous returns for Western investors as Russia opened up to international business.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe gained a reputation that would lead to Bloomberg describing him as \u003cem\u003e\"a legend in the Russian market, with a reputed aversion to any kind of foul play\"\u003c\/em\u003e. But now, he finds himself thrown into Moscow's notorious Matrosskaya Tishina prison on charges trumped up by local business rivals. As the White House and Kremlin argue about his incarceration, Calvey is caught in a Kafka-esque trap, denied access to evidence proving his innocence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOdyssey Moscow\u003c\/em\u003e is the story not just of Michael Calvey, but of how Russia's era of hope and aspiration finally died, and how light can be found in the darkest of places.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAUTHOR:\u003c\/strong\u003e Michael Calvey was a Founder and Co-Senior Partner of Baring Vostok, a private equity firm recognized for its early investments in several innovative and highly successful companies, including Yandex, Tinkoff, and Kaspi. Living in Moscow for almost three decades, he learned the language, married a Russian woman and forged an unmatched network of personal and business contacts. Today, he is Chairman of Baring Ventures, which sold all its Russian assets after Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine and now focuses on other international markets. He is a US citizen living in Switzerland and the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e20 colour illustrations\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47703744151788,"sku":"9781837050277","price":56.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781837050277-odyssey-moscow.jpg?v=1780602848"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/michael-calvey.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}