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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Definitely an eye opener,
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This review is from: Rogue Trader (Paperback)
I was stuck in an airport lounge with a delayed flight and a teeny bookshop, so I picked up this, thinking "aha! smug city twat has a miserable time! I'll enjoy this!" In fact, the honesty and sheer guilt of the book completely turned me around. When the SFO won't let him do his sentence in England to save EMBARRASSMENT, it's even tragic- particularly, too, the homages to his wife, who of course subsequently divorced him. It's like being seven again and doing something bad and waiting for your father to come home- except he felt that way for *two years*. This book reads like a car crash- gripping, horrifying and difficult to keep your eyes away from. Recommended.
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Outstanding Stuff!,
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This review is from: Rogue Trader (Paperback)
Nick Leesons interpretation of the events that lead to Baring's demise is gripping and funny. His description of his rise from a back office settlement clerk is remarkable if only for the simple fact that it happened in the first place. He takes you on a intense and exciting ride from the start of the book. It's obvious that he made mistakes and the consequences lead to many people being unemployed. But, doesn't the fact that it was allowed to happen make you think on a wider scale? Were old Merchant Banks chasing the 'quick buck' without much knowledge? Would it have happened in another bank? Then ask if it was a mixture of Nick Leesons greed and Barings terrible infrastructure. Terrible mistakes, written in a excitingly brilliant way. I definitely recommend this book.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Compulsive account of how Leeson brought down Barings Bank,
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This review is from: Rogue Trader (Paperback)
There's always something compelling about reading someone's account of getting themselves deeper and deeper into mortal trouble. Then add the racy dark humour that is peppered throughout the book as Nick Leeson looks back on his futile attempts to rectify his increasingly desperate trading situation, whilst those around him are oblivious to the impending disaster. The narrative cleverly reveals just enough detail to vividly depict the general atmosphere of things without being bogged down in flowery descriptions, helping to maintain a good pace.This is a classic story of a classic dilemma - what to do if you (or someone you are responsible for) makes a serious mistake. Do you face the immediate consequences and come clean with those affected by the mistake, or do you work around it and try and remedy the mistake before anyone finds out, whilst risking making things even worse? Whatever the morals of the decisions Nick made in response to such a dilemma, one just can't help but empathise and be swept up in his predicament. The fact that it all happened for real makes this book so much more gripping than some trashy corporate thriller. You are likely to finish it within days, if not in a single sitting as I did. And read it again only a few months later.
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