▁V int age ▁Books . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁a ▁financial ▁thr iller , ▁Trust , ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Charles ▁E pping , ▁the ▁first ▁novel ▁published ▁by ▁Green leaf ▁Book ▁Group ▁Press . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁work ▁E pping ▁received ▁his ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Notre ▁D ame , ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁Univers ité ▁de ▁Paris ▁IV - S or bon ne , ▁and ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁International ▁Rel ations ▁from ▁Y ale ▁University . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁international ▁fin ance ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 5 ▁years , ▁beginning ▁with ▁Ban que ▁Par ib as ▁Suisse ▁in ▁Gene va ▁( and ▁working ▁in ▁London , ▁Hamburg , ▁São ▁Paulo , ▁and ▁Zur ich ). ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁current ▁man aging ▁director ▁for ▁an ▁international ▁consult ing ▁company ▁based ▁in ▁Switzerland , ▁I FS ▁Project ▁Management ▁AG . ▁ ▁In ▁The ▁ 2 1 st ▁Century ▁Econom y - A ▁Begin ner ' s ▁Guide ▁E pping ▁arg ues ▁that ▁economic ▁liter acy ▁is ▁essential ▁in ▁what ▁he ▁calls ▁our ▁" f usion ▁economy ", ▁where ▁what ▁happens ▁in ▁one ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁glo be ▁can ▁have ▁an ▁immediate ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁book ▁is ▁well - review ed ▁by ▁Library ▁Journal , ▁which ▁calls ▁the ▁work ▁" remark ably ▁accessible ." ▁▁ ▁In ▁Trust , ▁E pping ▁expl ores ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁a ▁forgotten ▁" T reu hand