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The Wolf of Wall Street | 
 enlarge | Author: Jordan Belfort
Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
Category: Book
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 26691
Media: Paperback
Pages: 528
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5 x 1.3
ISBN: 0340953756
EAN: 9780340953754
ASIN: 0340953756
Publication Date: September 4, 2008
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Drugs, greed and money - captivating November 8, 2008
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 and child, flew his helicopter, indulged in copious amounts of drugs, all while running a busy brokerage firm, Stratton Oakmount, which he had founded.
Stratton Oakmount found fame as one of the biggest "boiler room" brokerage firms. Belfort was eventually convicted of selling purpotedly profitable stocks at inflated prices and spent two years in jail. This book attempts to tell the tale of his high life and how it all fell apart around him as his drug addiction spiralled out of control.
There is no doubting what this man, and his company did, was odious. But as you read the book, what really comes across are Belfort's superb skills as a salesman and motivator.Also apparent from the book is the scale of Jordan's intelligence. He comes across as quite a clever person, who however, devoted a significant part of his life to circumventing stock trading laws. His descrption of how he bugged the SEC personnel who were investigating his books is quite amusing and novel.His descriptions of his drug taking make you realise how easy it can be for an intelligent person to persuade themselves that their drug problem is under control not a problem at all.
This book is quite a quick-paced, interesting and amusing read. Granted, the subject matter is unpleasant to some, but it is entertaining and quite an interesting insight into the mind of Jordan Belfort.
 Superb book October 3, 2008
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. I struggled to find it in the book store as they had decided to list it under business books - it is definitely not in that category!
If you enjoyed reading (not the films)American Psycho, Bonfire of the Vanities, Wall Street, Bright Lights, Big City, Howard Marks or Fear and Loathing, then you will enjoy this hedonistic autobiography which almost parodies the authors own rise and fall. The books' tempo is dictated by the emotional roller-coaster created from a cocktail of drugs consumed throughout each chapter.
I found myself laughing out loud at various points when Jordan's decline had reached embarrassing levels. There are also some tragic moments within the storyline but these are lightened as Jordan explains the situation and his [over]reactions through a fog of narcotics.
Maximum respect to him for making it out alive.
Totally complelling, totally insane September 22, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
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. His life represents excess in every way conceivable - money, drugs and women. But the strange thing is that no matter what he does you can't but help find yourself liking the guy as you read his book. The writing isn't top drawer to be truthful but that really doesn't matter because this book grips you from the first page.
For aspiring Gordon Gekko's - this book will not give you any useful insights into how to be a successful businessman. What it does is tell a story that is so crazy you'd it swear must be fiction, if you didn't know it was true.
WHAT A MAD BOOK, BUT WHAT A GREAT READ. August 4, 2008
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.
A thouroughly enjoyable read June 3, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Sure you have understand this is a virgin author, and there are some gaps such as the missing years - the early ones, but look upon this as a wonderfuly honest tale, and so funny i laughed out loud many times. He has an interesting lifestyle and he is a guy with true charisma !
Looking forward to the sequel !
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