The Gambler: How Penniless Dropout Kirk Kerkorian Became the Greatest Deal Maker in Capitalist History
By: William C. Rempel
4.35
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The rags-to-riches story of one of America’s wealthiest and least-known financial giants, self-made…
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1. The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King
By: Rich Cohen
4.10
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A legendary tale, both true and astonishing, from the author of Israel is Real and Sweet and LowWhe… read more
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2. When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
By: Roger Lowenstein
4.20
Format: 264 pages, Paperback
“A riveting account that reaches beyond the market landscape to say something universal about risk … read more
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3. How To Get Rich
By: Felix Dennis
4.17
Format: 277 pages, Paperback
'Making money is a knack, a knack that can be acquired. And if someone like me can become rich, the… read more
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"There is absolutely nothing more likely to dampen the prospects of becoming rich than a nice, fat, regular salary check."-Felix Dennis, How To Get Rich
"Talent is indispensable, although it is 'always' replaceable. Just remember the simple rules concerning talent: Identify It, Hire It, Nurture It, Reward It, Protect It. And when the time comes, Fire …"-Felix Dennis, How To Get Rich
"When you come across real talent, it is sometimes worth allowing them to create the structure in which they choose to labor. In nine cases out of ten, by inviting them to take responsibility and cont…"-Felix Dennis, How To Get Rich
"Sometimes, to ensure that a talented individual will work for you, or will stay working with you, you need to be flexible. Money is not always the great motivator here. Talented people want a good sa…"-Felix Dennis, How To Get Rich
4. Black Edge: Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street
By: Sheelah Kolhatkar
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The story of billionaire trader Steven Cohen, the rise and fall of his hedge fund SAC Capital, and … read more
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5. Am I Being Too Subtle?: Straight Talk From a Business Rebel
By: Sam Zell
3.50
Format: 0 pages,
The traits that make Sam Zell one of the world's most successful entrepreneurs also make him one of… read more
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6. King of Capital: The Remarkable Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Steve Schwarzman and Blackstone
By: David Carey , None , John E. Morris
4.04
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Strippers and Flippers . . . or a New Positive Force Helping to Drive the Economy . . . The unto… read more
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7. The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron
By: Bethany McLean , Peter Elkind
4.01
Format: 560 pages, Paperback
There were dozens of books about Watergate, but only All the President's Mengave readers the full s… read more
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8. The King of Oil: The Secret Lives of Marc Rich
By: Daniel Ammann
3.89
Format: 197 pages, Hardcover
Billionaire oil trader Marc Rich for the first time talks at length about his private life (includi… read more
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9. Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco
By: Bryan Burrough , John Helyar
4.27
Format: 592 pages, Paperback
A #1 New York Times bestseller and arguably the best business narrative ever written, Barbarians at… read more
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"With every girl there was a moment before you broke up when you knew - you just knew - that if you left her right then, you would never make up."-Bryan Burrough, Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco
"Something had to be done fast. A letter: that was the answer. As many lawyers do when nursing a grievance, Nusbaum knew it was important to get their anger down into writing. As Cohen and the investm…"-Bryan Burrough, Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco
10. Den of Thieves
By: James B. Stewart
3.49
Format: None pages, Paperback
A #1 bestseller from coast to coast, Den of Thievestells the full story of the insider-trading scan… read more
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11. Elon Musk
By: Walter Isaacson
4.40
Format: 688 pages, Hardcover
From the author of Steve Jobs and other bestselling biographies, this is the astonishingly intimate… read more
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"[Musk] concluded that Trump as president was no different than he was as a candidate. The buffoonery was not just an act. "Trump might be one of the world’s best bullshitters ever," he says. "Like my…"-Walter Isaacson, Elon Musk
12. The Fund: Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates, and the Unraveling of a Wall Street Legend
By: Rob Copeland
4.04
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The unauthorized, unvarnished story of famed Wall Street hedge-fund manager Ray Dalio. Ray Dalio… read more
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13. The Bond King: How One Man Made a Market, Built an Empire, and Lost it All
By: Mary Childs
3.80
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From the host of NPR’s Planet Money, the deeply-investigated story of how one visionary, dogged inv… read more
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14. The Motive: Why So Many Leaders Abdicate Their Most Important Responsibilities
By: Patrick Lencioni
4.26
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Shay was still angry but shrugged nonchalantly as if to say, it's not that big of a deal. "So, what… read more
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15. The Pyramid of Lies: Lex Greensill and the Billion-Dollar Scandal
By: Duncan Mavin
4.07
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The inside story of one of the superstars of global FinTech, Lex Greensill, and his dramatic fall f… read more
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16. The Gambler: How Penniless Dropout Kirk Kerkorian Became the Greatest Deal Maker in Capitalist History
By: William C. Rempel
4.35
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The rags-to-riches story of one of America’s wealthiest and least-known financial giants, self-made… read more
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17. Zeckendorf: The autobiography of the man who played a real-life game of Monopoly and won the largest real estate empire in history.
By: William Zeckendorf
4.18
Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition
Not since the days of the Louisiana Purchase has America seen any bigger real estate transactions t… read more
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18. What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence
By: Stephen A. Schwarzman
4.13
Format: 400 pages, Audio CD
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From Blackstone chairman, CEO, and co-founder Stephen A. Schwarzman, a lo… read more
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19. American Rascal: How Jay Gould Built Wall Street's Biggest Fortune
By: Greg Steinmetz
4.03
Format: 320 pages, ebook
The gripping biography of Jay Gould, the greatest 19th-century robber barons, whose brilliance, gre… read more
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20. Onassis: An Extravagant Life
By: Frank Brady
3.96
Format: 246 pages, Kindle Edition
“Onassis, as he emerges from these pages, is superb…Onassis was a phenomenon in our time, combining… read more
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