The Go-Go Years: The Drama And Crashing Finale Of Wall Street's Bullish 60S

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:The Go-Go Years: The Drama And Crashing Finale Of Wall Street's Bullish 60SISBN13:9780471357544ISBN10:0471357545Author:Brooks, John (Author), Lewis, Michael (Foreword by)Description:The Go-Go Years The Go-Go Years Is Not To Be Read In The Usual Manner Ofwall Street Classics You Do Not Read This Book To See Our Presentsituation Reenacted In The Past, With Only The Names Changed Youread It Because It Is A Wonderful Description Of The Way Thingswere In A Different Time And Place --From The Foreword By Michael Lewis The Go-Go Years Is The Harrowing And Humorous Story Ofthe Growth Stocks Of The 1960S And How Their Meteoric Rise Caused Amultitude Of Small Investors To Thrive Until The Devastating Marketcrashes In The 1970S It Was A Time When Greed Drove The Market Andfast Money Was Being Made And Lost As The Go-Go Stocks Surged Andplunged Included Are The Stories Of Such High-Profilepersonalities As H Ross Perot Who Lost $450 Million In One Day, Saul Steinberg's Attempt To Take Over Chemical Bank, And The Fallof America's Last Gatsby, Eddie Gilbert Praise For The Go-Go Years Those For Whom The Stock Market Is Mostly A Spectator Sportwill Relish The Book's Verve, Color, And Memorableone-Liners --New York Review Of Books Please Don't Take The Go-Go Years Too Much For Granted: As Effortlessly As It Seems To Fly, It Is Nonetheless An Unusuallycomplex And Thoughtful Work Of Social History --New York Times Brooks's Great Contribution Is His Synthesis Of All Theelements That Made The 1960S The Most Volatile In Wall Streethistory And Making So Much Material Easily Digestible For Theuninitiated --Publishers Weekly Brooks Is About The Only Writer Around Who Combines Athorough Knowledge Of Finance With The Ability To Perceive Behindthe Dance Of Numbers 'High, Pure, Moral Melodrama On The Themes Ofpossession, Domination, And Belonging ' --Time Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:WILEYPublication Date:1999-09-20Weight:1.07 lbsDimensions:0.98'' H x 8.67'' L x 5.31'' WNumber of Pages:384Language:English

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