Review:Its rare that someone can capture the complicated and sometimes boring world of wall-street's money mongering in a witty and interesting way, but Michael Lewis has done just that. In addition, after reading this book, I feel I have a good understanding of what occurred with the greatest financial disaster of our time. Read more

Review:Many of my writing assignments pertain to accounting and compliance issues. Reading this book about what all went wrong at Enron helps me understand why various compliance acts and various accounting rules changes were enacted since 2001. Read more

Review:Talk about a boring book, this is one of them. Who cares? I can't imagine being interested in things that happened a long time ago and of little real interest as well. The author could have made this a better book to read, but didn't. Read more

Review:If Antonio Martinez never writes another book, he will still go down as the author who best captured the Zeitgeist in the hottest (dare I say central?) industry of our times.

Much like Michael Lewis’ debut a short 26 years ago, this is the story of a young graduate who lands a seat at the high table without having formally been invited, makes the most of it, keeps his sanity and lives to tell.

So you follow him from the Vampire Squid to Adchemy, you cheer for him when he persuades ... Read more

Review:This book is surprising timely (rare to read something that speaks to current issues when they are happening). The beginning is quick historical summary and then into the morass of our current situation. The ending was uplifting and hopeful which in today's mass media prophesying of doom and gloom was a welcomed break. There is no quick fix, but strong willed people can effect change by being conscious beings (look at what you buy and who you elect and continue to ACT)! Thank you for the his... Read more

Review:The author shares some interesting anecdotes and has some interesting perspectives, gained from an unusual perch. However, the prose is very bulky and difficult to get through and the writer's voice is annoying, filled with over-generalizations and self-aggrandizement. The author credits himself with having been much more plugged into the power structure than he could possibly have been and credits himself with having more insight into the world than he likely has. Read more

Review:We are told over and over that history repeats itself.
Apparently, are so called leaders haven't learned very much.
This book is a real window into what is coming.
The parallels are eerily simular to what is happening today Read more

Review:Who pays for your coffee? With this simple yet mistaken (think about it!) question, Tim Harford introduces David Ricardo's theory of economic rent. Using the coffee stands at London's Waterloo station, he shows how the rents of the best locations are governed by the worst, the marginal sites at which the price can just cover the cost of production. `Undercover' does not imply illegality and danger, just a man going about his everyday business with a few extra intellectual tools.

Fortunate... Read more

Review:This is a fascinating book about a growing culture in this country. A good deal of the book follows people the author had gotten to know as she traveled with them living as a nomad. Although most of them were living as nomads because of unfortunate personal downturns, they have come up with amazing innovative ways to live. The author also points out that it is made more difficult for them because most cities don't have good legal places for people living in vehicles to park. Camping spots should... Read more

Review:If you really want to read a tale about the very worst of US corporate practices, The Smartest Guys in the Room is the book for you! authors McLean and Elkind spare no detail of dodgy finance, sleaze, greed and ineptitude as they bring us an accurate dissection of the rise and fall on Kenny-Boy Lay and his associates.

The authors, both writers for Forbes, are well-qualified to understand their subject and present it in good, journalistic prose form. The book makes a fine double-read wit... Read more