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Finance Books – An A to Z Guide
The Bank that Lived a Little by Philip Augar
Based on unparalleled access to those involved, and told with compelling pace and drama, The Bank that Lived a Little describes three decades of boardroom intrigue at one of Britain’s biggest financial institutions.
Read more on the Penguin website
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Geoff’s thoughts:
“This is a great book about the history of Barclays focusing on the merchant/investment bank. I worked for BZW during the mid-1990’s so particularly relevant to me!”
Black Edge by Sheelah Kolhatkar
The story of billionaire trader Steven Cohen, the rise and fall of his hedge fund SAC Capital, and the largest insider trading investigation in history for readers of The Big Short, Den of Thieves, and Dark Money.
Read more on Sheelah Kolhatkar’s website
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Geoff’s thoughts:
“An eye opening book showing the amount of insider trading that went on in what was one of the biggest hedge funds in the world – and how it got shut down”
Confessions of a Wall Street Insider: A Cautionary Tale of Rats, Feds, and Banksters by Michael Kimelman
Confessions of a Wall Street Insider was written while Kimelman was an inmate at Lewisburg Penitentiary. In nearly two years behind bars, he reflected on his experiences before incarceration rubbing elbows and throwing back far too many cocktails with financial titans and major figures in sports and entertainment; making and losing hundreds of thousands of dollars in daily gambles on the Street; getting involved with the wrong people, who eventually turned on him; realizing that none of that mattered in the end.
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Red Notice by Bill Browder
A financial caper, a crime thriller, and a political crusade, Red Notice is the story of one man taking on overpowering odds to change the world, and also the story of how, without intending to, he found meaning in his life.
Read more on Simon and Schuster
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Geoff’s thoughts:
“Great book!”