{"product_id":"the-accidental-investment-banker-isbn-9780470517345","title":"The Accidental Investment Banker","description":"\"Entertainingly indiscreet . . . Knee's talent for wicked pen portraits is put to good use.\"--Financial Times\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Investment 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, The Accidental Investment Banker is Knee's exhilarating insider's account of this boom-and-bust anything-goes era, when fortunes were made and reputations were lost.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Not since Michael Lewis's Liar's Poker has there been as good, as accessible or as pithy a look at the world of investment banking.\"--The Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"For anyone who remembers the crazy boom times, and the even crazier bust, Jonathan A. Knee's The Accidental Investment Banker 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.\"--Fortune\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"[Knee] captures the glories and agonies of his profession . . . Readers will marvel.\"--The Wall Street Journal\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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.\"--James B. Stewart, author of Den of Thieves and DisneyWar \u003cp\u003e1 A Chicken in Every Pot\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Accidental Investment Banker\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 An Empire on It's Own\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 \"Let's Ask Sidney Weinberg\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 What Investment Bankers Really Do\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Culture of M\u0026amp;A\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Rise of John Thornton\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The House of Morgan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Cracks in the Façade\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Drama of the Gifted Banker\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Take a Walk on the Buy-Side\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 \"Save the Red Carpet for the talent\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 View from the Top\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 The Myth of Meritocracy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 King of the SLC's\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The Long Goodbye\u003c\/p\u003e  \"…\"warts and all\" account of the boom and bust of the late 1990s up until the start of this century.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wharf\u003c\/i\u003e, Thursday 16th August 2007)  \u003cp\u003e\"...a Wall Street soap opera in the vein of Michael Lewis's Liar's Poker about Knee's time at Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs.\"  (\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Saturday 25th August 2007)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“an unusually candid view” (\u003ci\u003eReuters\u003c\/i\u003e, Wednesday 5th September 2007)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"…this is a compelling read for both navel-gazing corporate financiers and voyeurs of the City and Wall Street.\" (\u003ci\u003eCPO Agenda\u003c\/i\u003e, Autumn 2007)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"really a great read...will go down as one of the great books on investment banking, just like Liar's Poker\"  (\u003ci\u003eCity AM Podcast\u003c\/i\u003e, Wednesday 19th December 2007)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Easy enough to understand for even someone outside the industry\" (\u003ci\u003eGulf Business\u003c\/i\u003e, March 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“…candid view of some of the big Wall Street firms, especially Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.” (\u003ci\u003eBreakingviews.com\u003c\/i\u003e , Wednesday 16th April 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJonathan A. Knee\u003c\/b\u003e is now a partner at a boutique investment banking firm. He is also Adjunct Professor of Finance and Economics and Director of the Media Program at the Columbia Graduate School of Business. His writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e , and elsewhere.  “A RARE, RINGSIDE SEAT INSIDE THE MADCAP AND OFTEN EGOMANIACAL WORLD OF WALL STREET’S MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE.” – THE NEW YORK TIMES  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBUSINESSWEEK\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe ACCIDENTAL INVESTMENT BANKER\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJONATHAN A. KNEE\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eINCLUDES NEW MATERIAL BY THE AUTHOR\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Entertainingly indiscreet . . . Knee's talent for wicked pen portraits is put to good use.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\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. \u003ci\u003eWhat happened?\u003c\/i\u003e 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\u003e is 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\"Not since Michael Lewis's \u003ci\u003eLiar's Poker\u003c\/i\u003e has there been as good, as accessible or as pithy a look at the world of investment banking.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\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. 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