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The Accidental Investment Banker: - Hardcover, by Knee Jonathan A. - Very Good
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195307925
ISBN-13
9780195307924
eBay Product ID (ePID)
51575675
Product Key Features
Book Title
Accidental Investment Banker : inside the Decade That Transformed Wall Street
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Topic
Banks & Banking, Finance / General, Corporate & Business History
Genre
Business & Economics
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
18.6 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
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Trade
LCCN
2006-010822
Reviews
"Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear, when giants like Mary Meeker moved millions with a single appearance on CNBC. Knee, a partner at boutique investment bank Evercore Partners whos also logged time at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, here provides a candid and irreverent insiders account of an industry in free fall during the boom-and-bust decade and into the 21st century. Knee takes aim at a range of Street figures, from Joseph Perella to new Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. But theres also a bit of self-stroking, as the author celebrates the virtues of boutique firmslike his own."--BusinessWeek "The best account I've read of how the Internet boom and bust was experienced inside the investment banking department of a big Wall Street firm."--Michael Lewis, Bloomberg.com "The fashion world has 'The Devil Wears Prada'. Hollywood has 'You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again'. Now Wall Street is getting...The Accidental Investment Banker.... A rare, ringside seat inside the madcap and often egomaniacal world of Wall Street's Masters of the Universe.... For would-be bankers, the book is an excellent primer on what it's really like; for current bankers it will be a guilty pleasure."--Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times "Entertainingly indiscreet.... Knee's talent for wicked pen portraits is put to good use because he worked in the vicinity of some the most colorful and intriguing investment bankers of the 1990s."--John Gapper, Financial Times "Articulate and funny.... One of the street's top media bankers, Knee has written what is at once an homage to old school investment banking and an insider's reflection on how the boom era reshaped hisindustry.... A very good picture of work life on Wall Street through the turn of the century."--MarketWatch.com "For anyone who remembers the crazy boom times, and the even crazier bust, Jonathan A. Knee's 'The Accidental Investment Banker' is a must.... Reveals a world that rivals '24' in intrigue and drama."--Fortune "Not since Michael Lewis's 'Liar's Poker' has there been as good, as accessible or as pithy a look at the world of investment banking.... Unlike Lewis, who was a flash in the Wall Street pan, Knee has spent more than a decade working his way up the ladder, and he has a pleasant and self-effacing way of weaving his own experiences at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley with the history of those firms. Knee has great fun cutting some of Wall Street's biggest egos down to size while exposing how little there really is to all that high-priced financial wizardry. He's written a wonderful primer for anyone who has wondered how Wall Street really works, and a wonderful reminder for those who already know how far professional standards have fallen."--Steve Pearlstein, Washington Post "This insider's chronicle brims with humor and insight as it depicts a civilized world driven mad by money."--Fast Company "A thumping ride across deep waters, Knee evokes the precarious, risky thrills courted by businesspeople great and small. Smart, clever and unfailingly articulate.... Knee maintains a reporter's sense of detachment, observing how the decade in question turned into an economic house of mirrors as money-guzzling dotcoms bloomed and withered, playing havoc with long-established rules and mores, nurturing an era of incompetence and brawling, veiled in thetraditional pseudo-gentility of a privileged profession.... Funny and knowing, this business memoir debut should appeal to a wide swath of business veterans."--Publishers Weekly "A refugee from the investment-banking implosion that accompanied the various other bubble bursts of the late '90s, Knee argues that his profession has sold out its legacy of independence and solid judgment, much to its own shame--and to the clear and present danger of those affected by its decisions (which is to say everyone)."--Atlantic Monthly "Captures the glories and agonies of his prof
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22
TitleLeading
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Dewey Decimal
332.660973
Synopsis
In this candid and irreverent insider's account of an industry in free fall, Knee captures an exhilarating era of fabulous dealmaking in a freewheeling Internet economy--and the catastrophe that followed when the bubble burst., Jonathan A. Knee had a ringside seat during the go-go, boom-and-bust decade and into the 21st century, at the two most prestigious investment banks on Wall Street--Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. In this candid and irreverent insider's account of an industry in free fall, Knee captures an exhilarating era of fabulous deal-making in a free-wheeling Internet economy--and the catastrophe that followed when the bubble burst. Populated with power players, back stabbers, celebrity bankers, and godzillionaires, here is a vivid account of the dramatic upheaval that took place in investment banking. Indeed, Knee entered an industry that was typified by the motto "first-class business in a first-class way" and saw it transformed in a decade to a free-for-all typified by the acronym IBG, YBG ("I'll be gone, you'll be gone"). Increasingly mercenary bankers signed off on weak deals, knowing they would leave them in the rear-view mirror. Once, investment bankers prospered largely on their success in serving the client, preserving the firm, and protecting the public interest. Now, in the "financial supermarket" era, bankers felt not only that each day might be their last, but that their worth was tied exclusively to how much revenue they generated for the firm on that day--regardless of the source. Today, most young executives feel no loyalty to their firms, and among their clients, Knee finds an unprecedented but understandable level of cynicism and distrust of investment banks. Brimming with insight into what investment bankers actually do, and told with biting humor and unflinching honesty, The Accidental Investment Banker offers a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes of the most powerful companies on Wall Street., Jonathan A. Knee had a ringside seat during the go-go, boom-and-bust decade and into the 21st century, at the two most prestigious investment banks on Wall Street'e"Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. In this candid and irreverent insider's account of an industry in free fall, Knee captures an exhilarating era of fabulous deal-making in a free-wheeling Internet economy'e"and the catastrophe that followed when the bubble burst. Populated with power players, back stabbers, celebrity bankers, and godzillionaires, here is a vivid account of the dramatic upheaval that took place in investment banking. Indeed, Knee entered an industry that was typified by the motto "first-class business in a first-class way" and saw it transformed in a decade to a free-for-all typified by the acronym IBG, YBG ("I'll be gone, you'll be gone"). Increasingly mercenary bankers signed off on weak deals, knowing they would leave them in therear-view mirror. Once, investment bankers prospered largely on their success in serving the client, preserving the firm, and protecting the public interest. Now, in the "financial supermarket" era, bankers felt not only that each day might be their last, but that their worth was tied exclusively to howmuch revenue they generated for the firm on that day'e"regardless of the source. Today, most young executives feel no loyalty to their firms, and among their clients, Knee finds an unprecedented but understandable level of cynicism and distrust of investment banks. Brimming with insight into what investment bankers actually do, and told with biting humor and unflinching honesty, The Accidental Investment Banker offers a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes of the most powerful companies on Wall Street.
LC Classification Number
HG4930.5.K57 2006
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- e***n (2193)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseExcellent seller. Great communication , fast delivery, extra care in packing for shipment 📦, great price 💰, Came as shown in photo📸, I would do repeat buys in 1 sec with this seller. AAAA ++++