Gonzalo Lira (deleted Wikipedia article from October 2014)

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'''Gonzalo Lira''' is an author and economic commentator.<ref name="Wash Times">{{cite news|last1=Staff writer|title=Confidence in U.S. Bonds Slipped Well before Threat of Downgrade|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/apr/24/confidence-in-us-bonds-slipped-well-before-threat-/?page=all|accessdate=October 17, 2014|newspaper=The Washington Times|date=April 25, 2011}}</ref>

 

In 1997 Lira's book, ''Tomáh Errázurih'', was published by Mondadori.<ref name=Gbooks>{{cite web|last=Lira|first=Gonzalo|title=Tomáh Errázurih|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=1qtwAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Gonzalo+Lira%22&dq=%22Gonzalo+Lira%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=jjJBVKDRHPTP8QH814CIBw&ved=0CEwQ6wEwBg|accessdate=Oct 17, 2014}}</ref> In 1998, his novel, ''[[Counterparts (novel)|Counterparts]]'', was published by Putnam.<ref name=RockyMtn>{{cite news|last1=Mergendahl|first1=Peter|title=Murder Story Hits Close to Protagonist's Heart|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67599133.html|accessdate=Oct 17, 1014|newspaper=Rocky Mountain News|subscription=yes|via=HighBeam|date=February 1, 1998}}</ref> Lira was a story consultant in the 1999 video game ''[[Soldier of Fortune (video game)|Soldier of Fortune]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scribd.com/doc/173686007/Soldier-of-Fortune-Manual-PC|title=Soldier of Fortune - Manual - PC|publisher=|accessdate=30 September 2014}}</ref> The film rights to his novel, ''[[Acrobat (novel)|Acrobat]]'', were sold to [[Miramax Films]]<ref name=Wired>{{cite news|last1=Rose|first1=MJ|title=Preview Copies Go Digital|url=http://archive.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2002/01/49534?currentPage=all|accessdate=Oct 17, 2014|work=Wired|date=Jan 8, 2002}}</ref> and film director [[Sydney Pollack]] in 2002. <ref name=WashPo>{{cite news|last1=Staff writer|title=An unstable ex-mercenary, a CIA Mod Squad, an unenlightened JAG lawyer and assorted baddies.|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-359164.html|accessdate=Oct 17, 2014|newspaper=The Washington Post|subscription=yes|via=HighBeam|date=May 5, 2002}}</ref> Lira is a blog writer for the economic web sites [[Zero Hedge]], [[Seeking Alpha]], [[Naked Capitalism]] and [[Business Insider]].{{fact|date=October 2014}}

 

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