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Title: Monkey Business : Swinging Through the Wall Street Jungle by John Rolfe, Peter Troob ISBN: 0-446-67695-0 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.3 (246 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great book
Comment: Monkey Business is great! The book is well written and extremely entertaining. The story is lively and the overall cadence of the book makes it easy and fast to read. Rolfe and Troob have a nice style of writing and are two authors that the reader really likes. They seem like good guys. What I really like about the book is that it is not about deals. I was worried that when I picked it up to read that it would be about boring deals. It is just the opposite. It is a joy to read and I think I learned something in the process.
I have lots of friends who are bankers and I never understood why they never seemed happy. They made lots of money, but always seemed nervous and jumpy. This book allows the reader to "jump on board" and experience what junior investment bankers do. The stories are great and the characters are unforgettable. This book is not just for men. Monkey Business is a great read for anyone who wants to understand banking and laugh while reading and learning. It is perfect for a plane trip or while on vacation. It is lots of fun.
Rating: 5
Summary: Controversial? I'd say so.
Comment: The reviews for Monkey Business are almost as interesting as the book itself (almost, but not quite!). The most interesting thing about the reviews is that the vast majority of the people panning the book are either bankers themselves or other "insiders", the exact group that Monkey Business puts in a headlock. Since they can't attack the book's veracity they make due by attacking the authors. I find it amusing that some reviewers complain of the author's intolerance and/or elitism. These people miss the authors' point -- that Wall Street banks are elitist institutions filled with a bunch of white wealthy wanna-bes who consider themselves holier than thou. Rolfe and Troob weave this fact into their narrative in an incredibly humorous fashion. Unfortunately, it seems that a lot of people just don't get it and think that the authors are the cause of the problem, not simply commentators. Monkey Business was optional reading for my B-school survey class on investment banking. It was a real eye opener and the best book on the list. I loved the book, and think that anybody who can get over their own arrogance should read it and take its lessons to heart. And, oh yeah, by the way the uptight bankers out there should probably steer clear. You're not going to like the reflection that you see reflected in the mirror.
Rating: 5
Summary: Hillarious!!!
Comment: This book made me laugh out loud several times. It is very entertaining but sometimes gets graphically vulgar so it should be rated R++. A great guys book and an eadsy read. I looked forward to my treat each evening of getting to the next pages.
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Title: Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street by Michael Lewis ISBN: 0140143459 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: October, 1990 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: When Genius Failed : The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management by Roger Lowenstein ISBN: 0375758259 Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks Pub. Date: 09 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: DEN OF THIEVES by James B. Stewart ISBN: 067179227X Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 01 September, 1992 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Predators' Ball: The Inside Story of Drexel Burnham and the Rise of the Junk Bond Raiders by Connie Bruck ISBN: 0140120904 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: June, 1989 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Barbarians at the Gate : The Fall of RJR Nabisco by Bryan Burrough, John Helyar ISBN: 0060536357 Publisher: HarperBusiness Pub. Date: 27 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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