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'The wicked wolf of Wall Street . . . Cocaine. Girls. James Bond cars. Billion-dollar deals and jail for fraud . . . the outrageous memoirs of the real Gordon Gekko' (Daily Mail )
'A cocky bad boy of finance recalls ... [his] career as a master of his own universe .... A hell of a read.' (Kirkus )
'A memoir that reads like fiction ... [about a] vast amount of sex, drugs and risky physical behavior Belfort managed to survive.' (Publishers Weekly )
'Reads like a cross between Tom Wolfes Bonfire of the Vanities and Scorseses Goodfellas .... Laugh-out-loud funny' (The Sunday Times )
'Gleefully crass and terribly sad [but] you actually feel for the guy' (Rolling Stone )
'This book reads like The Financial World presented by Ozzy Osbourne . . . One reads a book like this for tales of excess, and Belfort certainly delivers, to the point where you long for a night in with Dad's Army and something eggy on a plate.' (Mail on Sunday )
'For those not completely familiar with Wall Street, this is an important read. Think of it as a tour of the sort of underbelly of the financial market scene, the dark side of which, in some form, is always out there. For those more experienced, this can be, plain and simple, a fun read.' (TheStreet.com )
'A cocky bad boy of finance recalls ... [his] career as a master of his own universe .... A hell of a read.' (Kirkus )
'A memoir that reads like fiction ... [about a] vast amount of sex, drugs and risky physical behavior Belfort managed to survive.' (Publishers Weekly )
'Reads like a cross between Tom Wolfes Bonfire of the Vanities and Scorseses Goodfellas .... Laugh-out-loud funny' (The Sunday Times )
'Gleefully crass and terribly sad [but] you actually feel for the guy' (Rolling Stone )
'This book reads like The Financial World presented by Ozzy Osbourne . . . One reads a book like this for tales of excess, and Belfort certainly delivers, to the point where you long for a night in with Dad's Army and something eggy on a plate.' (Mail on Sunday )
'For those not completely familiar with Wall Street, this is an important read. Think of it as a tour of the sort of underbelly of the financial market scene, the dark side of which, in some form, is always out there. For those more experienced, this can be, plain and simple, a fun read.' (TheStreet.com )
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'A cocky bad boy of finance recalls ... [his] career as a master of his own universe ... A hell of a read.' -- Kirkus 'A memoir that reads like fiction ... [about a] vast amount of sex, drugs and risky physical behavior Belfort managed to survive.' -- Publishers Weekly 'Reads like a cross between Tom Wolfe's Bonfire of the Vanities and Scorsese's Goodfellas ... Laugh-out-loud funny' -- The Sunday Times 'For those not completely familiar with Wall Street, this is an important read. Think of it as a tour of the sort of underbelly of the financial market scene, the dark side of which, in some form, is always out there. For those more experienced, this can be, plain and simple, a fun read.' -- TheStreet.com 'Belfort's narrative is at once gleefully crass and terribly sad. By the time he gets arrested by FBI agents en route to buy his daughter a Rugrats video, you actually feel for the guy.' -- Rolling Stone 'This book reads like The Financial World presented by Ozzy Osbourne ... One reads a book like this for tales of excess, and Belfort certainly delivers, to the point where you long for a night in with Dad's Army and something eggy on a plate.' -- Mail on Sunday
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
jordan belfort was the king of the 'boiler room' in the 1990s. he ran a firm that aggressively sold dodgy stock to naive buyers. once he sold the ipos' to these poor souls the price would then tumble leaving the buyer with nothing of value, while his testosterone pumped colleagues and him danced off into the sunset... the book covers the debauchery that was his life; drugs, hookers, spending, hookers, drugs, embezzling cash, drugs, drugs, drugs, hookers - i think you get the picture. very enyoable if a little far fetched...
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The book tells the story of Jordon Belfont, the "Wolf of Wall Street", a guy who seems to have made insane amounts of money in not strictly legal ways, and then blew as much as he could on drugs, boats, drugs, planes, drugs, prostitutes and, well... more drugs!
And that's pretty much the book, a retelling of how he spent his money, and how the drugs made him feel, before the final crash.
The thing is it missed what I find the most interesting thing in these sorts of books or films, the climb before the fall.
The book starts off with the young Jordon at his first day at Wall Street, flat broke and in awe of all the big-shots and money around him. The chapter ends by Jordon describing how, if you had told him then, he wouldn't have believed that in a few years time he'd employ most of his seniors, and own the posh restaurant he was having lunch in.
Great set up for how he did it, but it never comes. The book jumps straight to him being incredibly successful, with a raging drug habit! It misses what could have been a really interesting ride.
The rest of the book is tales of his debauched lifestyle and eventual re-hab, interesting enough, but there's just too much of it. You do feel a bit bored come the end, which seems to be slightly rushed.
All in all it's an OK read, but could have been so much better. Worth a punt if you've got a long journey and enjoy reading about someone's debauched life.
It's apparently being made into a film, in which case I think it's going to need some padding.
And that's pretty much the book, a retelling of how he spent his money, and how the drugs made him feel, before the final crash.
The thing is it missed what I find the most interesting thing in these sorts of books or films, the climb before the fall.
The book starts off with the young Jordon at his first day at Wall Street, flat broke and in awe of all the big-shots and money around him. The chapter ends by Jordon describing how, if you had told him then, he wouldn't have believed that in a few years time he'd employ most of his seniors, and own the posh restaurant he was having lunch in.
Great set up for how he did it, but it never comes. The book jumps straight to him being incredibly successful, with a raging drug habit! It misses what could have been a really interesting ride.
The rest of the book is tales of his debauched lifestyle and eventual re-hab, interesting enough, but there's just too much of it. You do feel a bit bored come the end, which seems to be slightly rushed.
All in all it's an OK read, but could have been so much better. Worth a punt if you've got a long journey and enjoy reading about someone's debauched life.
It's apparently being made into a film, in which case I think it's going to need some padding.
Format:Paperback
Written in an English style which was a pleasant surprise and easy on the eyes. I think the book will occupy most of your holiday but none the worse for that.
Unless the reader has first hand drug knowledge the litany of misuse can prove tiresome but the story is as addictive as the content.
Unless the reader has first hand drug knowledge the litany of misuse can prove tiresome but the story is as addictive as the content.
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Wolf of Wall St has some bite.
Good book, could not put it down when I started it, and finished it as soon as I could. Disappointed that there was a 2nd book - I did not know (it did not come up as a... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Poolmanouvre
WOW! you pick it up and cant put it down
Jordan Belfort writes with such intelligence. He presents such an arrogant image and constantly brags about his power calling everyone around him his 'rats'...still.. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Monkey
Save your money!
As I was reading this book, I got the overwhelming sense the guy was just bragging rather than showing any real remorse. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Reader
Dodgy writing, but phenomenal story
My problem with this book is that, though we're assured it's all true, it just, in many cases, doesn't seem plausible. Read more
Published on 10 Aug 2009 by Steven Griffin
Compulsively readable
I loved this book and simply couldn't put it down. Despite the greed of Jordan's early professional life he is such a likeable and intelligent man you can't really dislike him. Read more
Published on 2 Aug 2009 by J. Stephenson
Fantastic
This book is extremly well written and goes into depth about what it was like being the infamous 'wolf of wall street'
One can only imagine how he survived, but... Read more
One can only imagine how he survived, but... Read more
Published on 23 Feb 2009 by Liam Richards
Drugs, greed and money - captivating
Jordan Belfort was living proof of the American dream in the heady days of Wall Street. Nicknamed the "Wolf of Wall Street", he lived in a fabulous mansion, with his beautiful wife... Read more
Published on 8 Nov 2008 by J. Cronin
Superb book
I confess that I did not buy this from Amazon, having read an article in The Guardian about this book and the author, I was fascinated and added it to my reading list. Read more
Published on 3 Oct 2008 by Thomas Parrott
Totally complelling, totally insane
Wow, what a book. I read it practically cover to cover on a long haul flight, I just couldn't put it down.
Jordan Belfort is like James Bond gone bad. Read more
Jordan Belfort is like James Bond gone bad. Read more
Published on 22 Sep 2008 by Mr. J. Lewis
WHAT A MAD BOOK, BUT WHAT A GREAT READ.
THIS IS A PAGE TURNER. YOU JUST CANNOT PUT THIS BOOK DOWN AS YOU WANT TO READ WHAT "THE WOLF OF WALL STREET" DOES NEXT. FANTASTIC READ.
Published on 4 Aug 2008 by MOD.
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