Skinny Dipping at Low Tide
A Saga of Squeezed Shorts, Shattered Dreams, and Embarrassing Riches
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
26 February 2026
Summary
A Confederacy of Dunces meets Liar’s Poker in this rollicking roman à clef from inside PwnShop’s “bored” room as the embattled company hobbles through an extraordinary short squeeze.
Why do good things happen to bad companies?
In early 2021, the stock value of PwnShop—a dead to rights bricks-and-mortar retailer disrupted by the digital downloading of video games—inexplicably ballooned overnight. While much has been written about the mechanics of the …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798895650752 |
|---|---|
| Author: | M.F. Hamlin |
| Publisher: | Permuted Press |
| Imprint: | Permuted Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 26 February 2026 |
| Weight: | 331g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm x 25mm |
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About The Author
M.F. Hamlin
Frank “MF” Hamlin devoted the first nine years of his career to the music business in Nashville with Arista Records and Sony Music Publishing. He completed his MBA at Harvard University in 1997 and progressed through prominent senior marketing and operating roles in retail and e-commerce. He served as chief marketing officer at Guitar Center, EVP and chief marketing officer of Tailored Brands (parent of Men’s Wearhouse and Jos. A Bank), and EVP and chief customer officer of GameStop. Frank Hamlin has served on the boards of several public and private corporations and is now focused on his recent appointments to the Board of Trustees for the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia, and as trustee and marketing committee chair for the Dallas Theater Center.
All proceeds from Skinny Dipping at Low Tide will support the Causeways Program, founded by the author at the University of Virginia, to inspire and guide future student leaders in fostering constructive engagement, resolving conflicts, and driving positive change.
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