The imprint’s program extends
Prior to joining CUP, Myles founded TEXERE, a global non-fiction publisher in finance, economics, marketing and technology. TEXERE had offices in
Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in the Markets and in Life by Nassim Taleb
- Worldwide bestseller
- Selected as one of the top ten books of the year by BusinessWeek
- Led to the author’s publication of the New York Times’ bestseller The Black Swan
Real Options: A Practitioner’s Guide by Tom Copeland & Vladamir Antikarov
Investing: The Last Liberal Art by Robert G. Hagstrom
Paradoxes of Prosperity: Why the New Capitalism Benefits All by Diane Coyle
- Recognized for its outstanding contribution by the Professional and Scholarly Publishing division of American Association of Publishers
Empires of Profit: Commerce, Conquest, and Corporate Responsibility by Daniel Litvin
- Recognized for its outstanding contribution by the Professional and Scholarly Publishing division of American Association of Publishers
In an Uncertain World: Tough Choices from Wall Street to Washington by Robert F. Rubin (The UK and European edition)
From 1992 until he left to found TEXERE in 2000, Thompson was the Publisher of the Finance and Investment Program in the Professional, Reference and Trade division of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. He joined Wiley to acquire, develop and publish trade, professional and cross-over academic titles in finance and investment and was Wiley's Editor of the Year twice.
Notable titles Myles published at John Wiley & Sons, Inc. include:
Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk by Peter L. Bernstein
- Winner of Financial Times / Booz Allen Best Finance Book of the Year
- One of the top ten business books of the year for BusinessWeek
- Global bestseller
- #2 bestselling nonfiction title in 1996 for Amazon.com
The Warren Buffett Way by Robert G. Hagstrom
- John Wiley’s first New York Times bestseller—was on this list for twenty one weeks
- One of the top ten business books of the year for BusinessWeek
- Global bestseller
Bloomberg by Bloomberg by Michael R. Bloomberg
- Global bestseller
Soros by Soros: Staying Ahead of the Curve by George Soros
- Global bestseller
Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies by Tim Koeller, Marc Goedhart, and David Wessels
- A bestselling title in MBA Programs
- Global bestseller
Developed the Wiley Investment Classic Series and republished such titles as:
- Reminiscences of a Stock Operator by Edwin LeFevre
- Common Stock and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings by Philip A. Fisher
- Where are the Customers’ Yachts?: or a Good Hard Look at Wall Street by Fred Schwed
- A Fool and His Money: The Odyssey of an Average Investor by John Rothchild
- The Go-Go Years: The Drama and Crashing Finale of Wall Street's Bullish 60s by John Brooks
- Mania, Panics, and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises by Charles P. Kindleberger
Myles holds a BA and MA in Anglo-Irish Literature from the National University of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland. He has lectured for the NYU Publishing Institute in NYC and Beijing.