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Fascinating insider's account of what really happens on Wall Street. This irreverent and hilarious birds-eye view of Wall Street's heyday will appeal to anyone intrigued by the allure of million dollar deals. Now in trade paper. First serial to Manhattan Inc.
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Characters/People edit
- Lewie Ranieri: Forced to create the first mortgage bond dept in Solomon Brothers. Once bonds took off, he had a ball bullying others in the company.
- John Gutfreund: John H. Gutfreund is the former CEO of Salomon Brothers Inc, an investment bank that gained notoriety in the 1980s.
- Volcker: head of the Fed in the 70s
- Michael Milken: Aan American business magnate, financier, and philanthropist noted for his role in the development of the market for high-yield bonds (also called junk bonds) during the 1970s and 1980s, for his 1990 guilty plea to felony charges for violating US securities laws, and for his funding of medical research.
- Alexander: Took the author under his wing for no other reason than being a nice guy. Helped the author out greatly in his new job as a bond salesman.
- Howie Rubin: Add a description of this character.
- Matty
- Tom Strauss: Head of one of the other depts at Solomon Bros
- O'grady
- Michael Mortara
- John Meriwether
- Mortara
- Bob Dall
- Ronald Perelman: An American business magnate. Through his company MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc., he has invested in various companies in grocery, cigar, licorice, makeup, car, photography, television, camping, security, lottery, jewelry, banks, and comic book industries.
- Jim Massey
- Andy Stone
- Kronthal
- Warren Buffett: World renown financial person.
- Herman
- Dash Riprock: Sat near the author when he started, and passed on wisdom, as well as terse comments.
- Kilberg
- Horowitz
- Smith
- Bill Simon
- Bill Voute
- Goldman Sachs
- Brittenham
- D'antona
- Tom Kendall
- Steve Joseph
- Corbett
- Henry Kaufman
- Ginnie Mae
- Dick
- Mario
- Marro
First Sentence edit
IT WAS sometime early in 1986, the first year of the decline of my firm, Salomon Brothers.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in The Goldman Sachs Suggested Reading List - Industry Background & Flavour. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Michael Lewis (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1989
ISBN: 0393027503
Page Count: 256
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1989
ISBN: 0393027503
Page Count: 256
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 332.620973
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