Damn, it Feels Good to Be a Banker: And Other Baller Things You Only Get to Say If You Work On Wall Street,   ISBN:B0023RSZKU

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After reading this book, I cant help but think how absurd it is.
It reminds me of a bunch of hormone-injected frat boys pretending to be
someone they are not. I know that working "the Street" can be very exciting
but in all reality, a traders life expectancy is somewhere between a minute man and a
Pac-Man. The humor was a little funny, but still, it pokes too much fun at
people groups and defaces the instution of business in general. There is probably
some truth interlaced in there, but I wouldn't know, I'm not in Fih-nance! Kind of snobish
attitudes prevail within. If you are looking for a pretty funny but "not to be taken serious book", then
this book is worth $1.50 used. When your done with it, let the dog read it.

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When I first came across this, I was thinking it was from Office Space. (Great movie BTW. If you've never seen it, you're missing out.) I quickly realized I was thinking "Gangster" not "Banker", so was a bit disappointed. Nonetheless, I went ahead and made the purchase as a gift -- and after sneaking a quick read of it before sending the gift along it's way, am very glad I made the purchase.

As my title says, the book is hilarious. I never heard of LSO (Leveraged Sell Out) before, but may have to check the website. It amazed me how the author could tie-in Wall Street to real life for us mere mortals.

I have an MBA, so the finance references didn't go over my head, but even if you have no involvement in finance (and don't understand it one bit), I would still encourage it for an entertaining read, as well as to gain insight into the greed that has led to our financial systems collapse.

The author is definitely a bit narcissistic, but even if half of what he's saying is true, I can't say as I blame him in that regard -- I would be to.

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The book was quite funny and brushed over the majority of the technical aspects that books like Liar's Poker harped on. It is an extremely quick read and is even more funny if you've ever worked at a "Bulge Bracket Bank." Unfortunately, with the fall of Lehman Bros, Bear Stearns, etc... much of this culture is probably dead.

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The book somehow manages to teach a quite few things here and there about the financial world while being hilarious throughout. However, the author's carefully crafted pompous alter ego can be irritating at times, so readers who get riled at casual arrogance should be leery.

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Getting beyond how ill-timed the book is, the most fascinating thing is that it retreads material from 10-20 years ago. The same basic stories are all in American Psycho and In the Company of Men, except those were much darker and funnier. And the gangsta-talk thing was old when it was done in Boiler Room.