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| 1. | Great accounting of the infamous "King of the Universe" |
| (Phoenix, AZ USA) October 24, 2002 - 5.0/5 stars |
| One of three must read books on the Michael Milken, Drexel Burnham Lambert
1970's & 80's era on Wall Street. Wonderful storytelling and accounting of
the many deals financed with junk bonds by Milken & gang. The other... read full review |
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| 2. | Very nice book |
| (New York, USA) June 27, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars |
| I am an MBA student, and I was recommended to read this book for my
corporate control class. This book is very helpful--it reads easy even for
a complete layman; however, it contains good explanations for a great deal... read full review |
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| 3. | Excellent Book! |
| (Cleveland,, Texas United States) August 14, 2001 - 5.0/5 stars |
| This book was an outstanding coverage of the age of the junk bond raiders.
Junk bonds were the favorite financial tool of corporate raiders
everywhere. The junk bond was also used to finance many new
businesses(Donald... read full review |
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| 4. | The inside story on Drexel |
| (New York, NY USA) July 14, 2000 - 5.0/5 stars |
| Yes, Drexel was an ugly firm. Connie Bruck's detailed account of the firm's
rise to and fall from glory does a tremendous job of explaining exactly how
and why junk bonds were so lucrative and so dangerous. This book will... read full review |
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| 5. | A groundbreaking book in its day. One that is still great |
| (Richmond, Ky USA) February 15, 2003 - 5.0/5 stars |
| This book was the first real insight into the world of junk bonds, Drexel
Burham Lambert and what an important role they played in the business
world. Written at a time when Drexel was at its peak, it was a
groundbreaking,... read full review |
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| 6. | extremely interesting |
| (Mountain View, CA United States) January 6, 2003 - 5.0/5 stars |
| an interesting story very well written. i could not put the book down. |
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| 7. | Highly recomended |
| (Mountain View, CA United States) February 24, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars |
| I am a lawyer myself, doing Masters degree right now. This book was
recomended for M&A class. The reading is amazing. I read it in 4 days
(taking into account that English is not my native language). I would not
spend a... read full review |
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| 8. | Brilliant |
| (Mountain View, CA United States) June 7, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars |
| This is the story of a genius. The story of an unflinching determination.
Unfortunately, this is also the story of Hubris.
For a man who
single handedly created half a dozen billionaires, who brought back the
owner managers... read full review |
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| 9. | Fascinating look at Milken, Junk Bonds & Drexel Burham |
| (Boston, MA) February 9, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars |
| A year or two ago I heard someone refer to "the infamous Michael Milken,"
and I had no idea what they were talking about. This book gave me the
answer. The Predators' Ball tells about the rise of Drexel Burham
Lambert,... read full review |
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| 10. | Good, entertaining reading about finance issues in the 80's |
| (Allen, Tx USA) March 1, 2002 - 4.0/5 stars |
| This book, Liars Poker, Den of Thieves and Barbarians at the Gate are the
books that define Wall Street in the 1980's. This book was an outstanding
coverage of the age of the junk bond raiders. Junk bonds were... read full review |
