{"product_id":"the-accidental-investment-banker-inside-the-decade-that-transformed-wall-street-paperback-1","title":"The Accidental Investment Banker: Inside the Decade That Transformed Wall Street - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan A. Knee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInvestment bankers used to be known as respectful of their clients, loyal to their firms, and chary of the financial system that allowed them to prosper. What happened? From his prestigious Wall Street perches at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, Jonathan A. Knee witnessed firsthand the lavish deal-making of the freewheeling nineties, when bankers rode the wave of the Internet economy, often by devil-may-care means. By the turn of the twenty-first century, the bubble burst and the industry was in free fall. Told with biting humor and unflinching honesty, populated with power players, back-stabbers, and gazillionaires, \u003ci\u003eThe Accidental Investment Banker \u003c\/i\u003eis Knee's exhilarating insider's account of this boom-and-bust anything-goes era, when fortunes were made and reputations were lost. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A rare, ringside seat inside the madcap and often egomaniacal world of Wall Street's Masters of the Universe . . . For would-be bankers, the book is an excellent primer on what it's really like; for current bankers it will be a guilty pleasure.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Finally we have someone willing to lift the curtain. . . . With refreshing candor and engaging prose, [this book] takes us inside the world of investment banking.\"\u003cbr\u003e-James B. Stewart, author of \u003ci\u003eDen of Thieves\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDisneyWar\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[Knee] captures the glories and agonies of his profession. General readers will marvel.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Entertainingly indiscreet . . . Knee's talent for wicked pen portraits is put to good use.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"For anyone who remembers the crazy boom times, and the even crazier bust, Jonathan A. Knee's \u003ci\u003eThe Accidental Investment Banker\u003c\/i\u003e is a must. This tell-all chronicles Knee's time at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, revealing a world that rivals 24 in intrigue and drama.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan A. Knee\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Accidental Investment Banker: Inside the Decade That Transformed Wall Street\u003c\/i\u003e and the co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Curse of the Mogul\u003c\/i\u003e. Professor Knee's writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ethe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and elsewhere. Knee is a Professor of Finance and Economics at the Columbia Graduate School of Business, and has previously taught at Northwestern University. He is also a Senior Advisor at Evercore Partners, a boutique investment banking firm. Before joining Evercore, he was a managing director and co-head of Morgan Stanley's Media Group.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 7.96 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 31, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43791289057415,"sku":"9780812978049","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/kn8AeUVBXn9780812978049.webp?v=1769734230","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-accidental-investment-banker-inside-the-decade-that-transformed-wall-street-paperback-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}