Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco87 reviews Bryan Burrough, John Helyar Collins Business, 2003 A Big Deal + Better than "Wall Street" + Ladies And Gentlemen, The 1980s!!! Barbarians at the Gate is a classic of the business book genre, and with the private equity boom we have seen in the last couple of years, it is still as relevant as it was when it came twenty years ago. It is the story or some extremely unlikable rich people brought low by equally unsavory, but ...             The Great Gatsby1119 reviews F. Scott Fitzgerald Scribner, 1999 As American as apple pie... + The Summer of '22 + The Great Gatsby + An intimate, touching story that deserves its praise while still being thoroughly relevant despite its age; a solid "A" + Gatsby Believed in the Green Light             Reminiscences of a Stock Operator (Wiley Investment Classics)200 reviews Edwin Lefèvre Wiley, 2006 Reminiscences of a Stock Operator + Best Book for traders and non traders + Oldy but a great Goody + The more things change ... the more they stay the same - Required reading! + An Investment Classic             Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds57 reviews Charles Mackay Three Rivers Press, 1995 Charles Mackay Extraordinary Popular Delusuions and the Madness of Crowds + A fun and easy read on the stupidity of people + A classic must-read! Very, very insightful! Thank you for sending me this book. In fact, because of an administrative mixup, I received two, but I shall be giving the second one to one of my friends. I had never suspected that any person writing as early as 1852 had viewed the large scale adoption of religeous or financial convictions in ...             Hedgehogging81 reviews Barton Biggs Wiley, 2006 Excellent book + Elegantly-written, in-your face report on hedge funds Its a great book, I came on here to buy another copy for a friend who runs a well known hedge fund. Well organized? No, not really, but it doesn't matter. It really does capture the flavor of the world nicely. The quality of the writing is substantially better than expected - which is to say ...             The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance52 reviews Ron Chernow Grove Press, 2001 Learn the history of American finance as a whole by studying one titanic banking empire. + History repeating itself + The House of Morgan + Chernow's breadth of knowlege is breathtaking + Great Book if Specifically Interested in JPM             Hedge Funds For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance))6 reviews Ann C. Logue For Dummies, 2006 Fasten Your Seat Belts + An excellent overview of hedge funds in the US + Great for Hedge Fund Managers Too! + Credible Look at Basics of Hedge Funds             Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk155 reviews Peter L. Bernstein Wiley, 1998 Great Reward + Excellent overview of the history of financial risk management + Today's hero is often tomorrow's blockhead. + Very Interesting!             The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance52 reviews Ron Chernow Grove Press, 2001 Learn the history of American finance as a whole by studying one titanic banking empire. + History repeating itself + The House of Morgan + Chernow's breadth of knowlege is breathtaking + Great Book if Specifically Interested in JPM             Hedge Funds For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance))6 reviews Ann C. Logue For Dummies, 2006 Fasten Your Seat Belts + An excellent overview of hedge funds in the US + Great for Hedge Fund Managers Too! + Credible Look at Basics of Hedge Funds             Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco87 reviews Bryan Burrough, John Helyar Collins Business, 2003 A Big Deal + Better than "Wall Street" + Ladies And Gentlemen, The 1980s!!! Barbarians at the Gate is a classic of the business book genre, and with the private equity boom we have seen in the last couple of years, it is still as relevant as it was when it came twenty years ago. It is the story or some extremely unlikable rich people brought low by equally unsavory, but ...             Hedgehogging81 reviews Barton Biggs Wiley, 2006 Excellent book + Elegantly-written, in-your face report on hedge funds Its a great book, I came on here to buy another copy for a friend who runs a well known hedge fund. Well organized? No, not really, but it doesn't matter. It really does capture the flavor of the world nicely. The quality of the writing is substantially better than expected - which is to say ...             Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds57 reviews Charles Mackay Three Rivers Press, 1995 Charles Mackay Extraordinary Popular Delusuions and the Madness of Crowds + A fun and easy read on the stupidity of people + A classic must-read! Very, very insightful! Thank you for sending me this book. In fact, because of an administrative mixup, I received two, but I shall be giving the second one to one of my friends. I had never suspected that any person writing as early as 1852 had viewed the large scale adoption of religeous or financial convictions in ...             The Great Gatsby1119 reviews F. Scott Fitzgerald Scribner, 1999 As American as apple pie... + The Summer of '22 + The Great Gatsby + An intimate, touching story that deserves its praise while still being thoroughly relevant despite its age; a solid "A" + Gatsby Believed in the Green Light             Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk155 reviews Peter L. Bernstein Wiley, 1998 Great Reward + Excellent overview of the history of financial risk management + Today's hero is often tomorrow's blockhead. + Very Interesting!             Reminiscences of a Stock Operator (Wiley Investment Classics)200 reviews Edwin Lefèvre Wiley, 2006 Reminiscences of a Stock Operator + Best Book for traders and non traders + Oldy but a great Goody + The more things change ... the more they stay the same - Required reading! + An Investment Classic