101 Brain Booster Activity Book: Fun Activity Book For Children

101 Brain Booster Activity Book: Fun Activity Book For Children

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A #1 bestseller from coast to coast， Den of Thieves tells the full story of the insider-trading scandal that nearly destroyed Wall Street， the men who pulled it off， and the chase that finally brought them to justice。

Pulitzer Prize–winner James B。 Stewart shows for the first time how four of the eighties’ biggest names on Wall Street—Michael Milken， Ivan Boesky， Martin Siegel， and Dennis Levine —created the greatest insider-trading ring in financial history and almost walked away with billions， until a team of downtrodden detectives triumphed over some of America’s most expensive lawyers to bring this powerful quartet to justice。

Based on secret grand jury transcripts， interviews， and actual trading records， and containing explosive new revelations about Michael Milken and Ivan Boesky written especially for this paperback edition， Den of Thieves weaves all the facts into an unforgettable narrative—a portrait of human nature， big business， and crime of unparalleled proportions。

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TrZaLu ，

this book are definitive good

Joseph Pepe ，

Den of Thieves was a fascinating look into the culture and corruption surrounding 1980's Wall Street and the cast of characters that profited immensely， and then suffered dearly as a result。 Much of the story read like a movie （of course the film "Wall Street" is loosely based on these events）， and the author （James Stewart） goes into tremendous detail on the relationships， conversations， and inner-workings of various banks， brokers， and traders who shared inside information to earn personal pro Den of Thieves was a fascinating look into the culture and corruption surrounding 1980's Wall Street and the cast of characters that profited immensely， and then suffered dearly as a result。 Much of the story read like a movie （of course the film "Wall Street" is loosely based on these events）， and the author （James Stewart） goes into tremendous detail on the relationships， conversations， and inner-workings of various banks， brokers， and traders who shared inside information to earn personal profits， and profits for their friends/clients。 Much of the story revolves around the tremendous rise of Michael Milken， and his creation of the junk （or high yield） bond division at Drexel Burnham， which were used to finance Leveraged Buyouts and massive takeovers that were all the rage of the 1980's。 Arbitrageurs， like Ivan Boesky， were able to use tips from bankers at Drexel， Kidder Peabody， Goldman， and others to trade of the information of a pending merger。 What was fascinating to me was how simple and corrupt it all was。 Traders （like Boesky， Dennis Levine， and others） would communicate around the clock looking for inside information on what companies were "in play" - or about to be purchased。 The banks （and lawyers） had all the info since they were financing the deals or brokering the acquisitions。 The traders would simply buy up the stock of the company about to be acquired， then sell it once the news broke and the share price ran up。 Many were deeply involved in the scheme， which included stock parking， bribes， payoffs， tax evasion， etc。 It was incredible to see how a few people on Wall Street took advantage of a low-regulatory environment to make hundreds of millions of dollars， and ultimately took down well-established investment banks and transformed Wall Street forever。 One can't help but reflect on the power of greed and how many of the characters （most of which were making millions of dollars legitimately）， sacrificed so much just to make more - nothing was ever enough。 In the end， they all paid with jail time， and hundreds of millions in fines。 Though the criticism is that they did not pay enough， as many still came out as multi-millionaires through their ability to hide much of their massive wealth。 This is a great read for anyone interested in the high-flying and blatantly corrupt culture of 80's Wall Street。 My only critique is the end of the book drags a bit as the author gets into the minutiae of the legal proceedings， and it becomes difficult to follow the many characters he introduces。 。。。more

Chris Chen ，

Super thorough investigative journalism。 The little details that are included， like a “bunny with a good nose” make the story vivid and authentic。Gets a bit finance geeky， but a great cautionary tale about hubris， greed， and being mindful of both the agenda of others and power dynamics in relationships。

Dan ，

Good except for the "the finance industry seems pretty chastened by the whole ordeal！！！！" bit at the very end Good except for the "the finance industry seems pretty chastened by the whole ordeal！！！！" bit at the very end 。。。more

Madison Hearne ，

Who doesn’t love an insider trading scandal？ Bizarre to think this really happened！ Definitely worth a read！ {no major knowledge of Wallstreet lingo needed} ;）

Sandeep ，

A detailed accounting of the biggest insider trading in Wall Street that occurred in the mid 80s。 The first half of the book details the actual insider trading scheme with Michael Milken at securities firm Drexel as the big fish。 The cast of characters that colluded to reap millions in profit reminded me of a cartel。 The second half of the book details the unraveling of the scandal and the government’s efforts to prosecute the ring leaders。The book could’ve been condensed to half its length by l A detailed accounting of the biggest insider trading in Wall Street that occurred in the mid 80s。 The first half of the book details the actual insider trading scheme with Michael Milken at securities firm Drexel as the big fish。 The cast of characters that colluded to reap millions in profit reminded me of a cartel。 The second half of the book details the unraveling of the scandal and the government’s efforts to prosecute the ring leaders。The book could’ve been condensed to half its length by leaving out many of the details。 For example the book goes into excruciating details of the deals and bargaining that prosecutors tried to employ to bring some of the perpetrators to justice。 Given that there were about ten people the government after this got repetitive after a while。 Nonetheless， it was gratifying to find that white collar criminals were actually held accountable and served prison sentences unlike the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis。 However I doubt this episode will eliminate market manipulation by powerful Wall Street brokers。 If you want to skin the book， I’d suggest reading the first half， skipping the second half and reading the epilogue。 。。。more

Jacob Faulkner ，

Very long but only because it is very in-depth。 It made me want to trade stocks （save the insider information of course） and I think that any book that has the power to alter the path of your life a bit is a good one。 I would recommend this book to a friend who likes stonks but not to one who doesn't Very long but only because it is very in-depth。 It made me want to trade stocks （save the insider information of course） and I think that any book that has the power to alter the path of your life a bit is a good one。 I would recommend this book to a friend who likes stonks but not to one who doesn't 。。。more

Joshua Ives ，

I really liked this book。 The topic itself is really interesting to me， but the author's writing style made it even more enjoyable than I hoped。 I really liked this book。 The topic itself is really interesting to me， but the author's writing style made it even more enjoyable than I hoped。 。。。more

Hans Guttmann ，

Interesting， but too detailed， too many facts， too many people to keep track of。

Darren Carmon ，

Spectacular book

Cheng Jun ，

Fantastic storytelling。

George ，

This is an excellent deep dive into the Wall Street of the 1990s

Raven ，

Fascinating， detailed play-by-play of the Michael Milken and Ivan Boesky insider trading scandals from the 1980s。 The author has accumulated a huge amount of detail and information， including dialogue from meetings and conversations that I assume is from the court evidence and interviews with participants。 Most struck by the government's difficulty in proving and trying the case in spite of the cooperation of a number of corroborating witnesses and the fascinating character details of the partic Fascinating， detailed play-by-play of the Michael Milken and Ivan Boesky insider trading scandals from the 1980s。 The author has accumulated a huge amount of detail and information， including dialogue from meetings and conversations that I assume is from the court evidence and interviews with participants。 Most struck by the government's difficulty in proving and trying the case in spite of the cooperation of a number of corroborating witnesses and the fascinating character details of the participants themselves。 Overall a surprisingly fun read that makes the case for regulation of financial activity and aggressive enforcement of securities fraud。 。。。more

Robert Martin ，

Den of Thieves is set at the height of the roaring 80s， characterised by brazen corporate takeovers fuelled by cheap financing。 Drexel's junk bond empire （and its king – Mike Milken） played a significant role in this: Milken's power over the junk bond market and his "reality distortion field" among clients allowed him to repeatedly raise billions in financing over just a weekend， providing the critical ammunition needed for mega-deals like KKR's takeover of RJR Nabisco （as told in Barbarians at Den of Thieves is set at the height of the roaring 80s， characterised by brazen corporate takeovers fuelled by cheap financing。 Drexel's junk bond empire （and its king – Mike Milken） played a significant role in this: Milken's power over the junk bond market and his "reality distortion field" among clients allowed him to repeatedly raise billions in financing over just a weekend， providing the critical ammunition needed for mega-deals like KKR's takeover of RJR Nabisco （as told in Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco）。 This was a capitalist utopia。 Underlying all this splendour， however， was widespread criminality。 Milken essentially bribed clients to buy his securities， embezzled profits from them （in the form of warrants）， and used his knowledge of the financings to tip-off "arbitrageurs" as to what deals were going through。 Ivan Boesky was the king of these arbs。 He is the character around which Gordon Gekko was supposedly based – in a university commencement speech， Boesky quipped "Greed is all right， by the way。 I want you to know that。 I think greed is healthy。 You can be greedy and still feel good about yourself"。In a way， it is easy to feel sorry for several of the characters – many felt very guilty and were aware that what they were doing was wrong。 However， they rationalised it as "just this once"， or "I really owe him this tip"。 I suppose the takeaway is that these financial ethical violations are a slippery slope indeed。Den of Thieves is a long book – a little too long if I'm being honest。 As with many of the other books in this genre， the first 200 pages are quite slow and mostly about introducing the characters and their shenanigans （though given the brazenness of the financial crime going on， this is still interesting）。 It does become a page-turner later on; Stewart masterfully ramps up the pace in part two， when the dominos start falling and people start turning on each other。 But it doesn't have quite the same energy and urgency as Burrough and Helyar manage to create in Barbarians。 。。。more

Arturo ，

A classic！！This book is a classic whether you are familiar， interested in the stock and financial markets。 It is flawlessly written， deeply researched and very easy and entertaining to read。

Peter Fedichev ，

got to read this book once I finished "American Kingpin"。 The former is written well and yet it's much for fun to read the latter。 The point is that the AK's character steers sympathy， whereas DoT's folks are plain thieves got to read this book once I finished "American Kingpin"。 The former is written well and yet it's much for fun to read the latter。 The point is that the AK's character steers sympathy， whereas DoT's folks are plain thieves 。。。more

Kraig Dodge ，

Interesting to learn more about something I remember hearing about in the news for much of the 80's and early 90's。 However， it got a little in the weeds and got a bit boring。 Interesting to learn more about something I remember hearing about in the news for much of the 80's and early 90's。 However， it got a little in the weeds and got a bit boring。 。。。more

Arthur Cluet ，

Great book about 1980's junk's bond era。A little bit long though Great book about 1980's junk's bond era。A little bit long though 。。。more

Denise ，

Interesting how much of this parallels 2020。 We haven't learned anything from the past。 Interesting how much of this parallels 2020。 We haven't learned anything from the past。 。。。more

Gary Ross ，

Very good book。 Even with the cast of characters at the front， it was still often hard to keep up with who was who。

Sam Richter ，

Necessary reading for anyone who wants to understand financial markets and the blatant and rife rule-breaking by wall street in the 80's。 Den of Thieves features a ring of insider trading with Dexil Burnham Lambert and Michael Milken at it's head。 The network sprawled across financial institutions， including Goldman Sachs， and white-shoe law firms。 The search for black-edge is never-ending but criminals adapt and often the mistakes they make are not the same ones that undid their predecessors。 E Necessary reading for anyone who wants to understand financial markets and the blatant and rife rule-breaking by wall street in the 80's。 Den of Thieves features a ring of insider trading with Dexil Burnham Lambert and Michael Milken at it's head。 The network sprawled across financial institutions， including Goldman Sachs， and white-shoe law firms。 The search for black-edge is never-ending but criminals adapt and often the mistakes they make are not the same ones that undid their predecessors。 Essential read。 。。。more

Dao Le ，

Best financial history book I've read since Barbarians at the Gate， depicting the most despicable greed on Wall Street in the 1980s。 Mike Milken is a truly abhorrent and loathsome man with a broken， or worse， non-existent moral compass - I could not fathom why young people to this day are still enamored with this so-called "junk bond king。" Also unbelievable is the fact that Trump has just pardoned Milken in 2020， sending two horrible messages to the public， as James Stewart wrote in the NY Time Best financial history book I've read since Barbarians at the Gate， depicting the most despicable greed on Wall Street in the 1980s。 Mike Milken is a truly abhorrent and loathsome man with a broken， or worse， non-existent moral compass - I could not fathom why young people to this day are still enamored with this so-called "junk bond king。" Also unbelievable is the fact that Trump has just pardoned Milken in 2020， sending two horrible messages to the public， as James Stewart wrote in the NY Times: "When it comes to justice， money counts。 And white-collar crime doesn’t really matter。" 。。。more

Jim Woolwine ，

Only three stars not because the book was poorly written， which it was not， or because it was insufficiently researched， which it was not， but because the characters were despicable。 What's worse， the characters are real people - shameless， unprincipled crooks。 Who did not get what they deserve。 Only three stars not because the book was poorly written， which it was not， or because it was insufficiently researched， which it was not， but because the characters were despicable。 What's worse， the characters are real people - shameless， unprincipled crooks。 Who did not get what they deserve。 。。。more

Cosmictimetraveler ，

Had the potential for a 4 star rating until the last third of the book， which contained an extremely tedious legal story-line。 Would recommend The Smartest Guys in the Room instead， or Liar's Poker if you want something from the same time period。 Had the potential for a 4 star rating until the last third of the book， which contained an extremely tedious legal story-line。 Would recommend The Smartest Guys in the Room instead， or Liar's Poker if you want something from the same time period。 。。。more

Charles Dalton ，

Enthralling

Joe Frustaci ，

You hear all about the excesses on Wall St of the 1980s but I don't recall hearing about Michael Milken and， how in a half decade， he amassed the largest private fortune of all time。 Unbelievable in the perniciousnes of the crimes and even more unbelievable are the dollar amounts especially considering this was the 80s。 Makes you feel very insignificant in the overall economy。。。。concretes the fact that self preservation/interest trumps ethics nearly every time。 You hear all about the excesses on Wall St of the 1980s but I don't recall hearing about Michael Milken and， how in a half decade， he amassed the largest private fortune of all time。 Unbelievable in the perniciousnes of the crimes and even more unbelievable are the dollar amounts especially considering this was the 80s。 Makes you feel very insignificant in the overall economy。。。。concretes the fact that self preservation/interest trumps ethics nearly every time。 。。。more

James Lloyd ，

The pros of the book:1） First 60%-75% of the book is easy to listen to and immersive。 You get to know the people involved and their histories with each other。 It pretty much involves four parallel story lines: Marty Siegel， Dennis Levine， Ivan Boevsky， and Michael Milken， with Ivan being the common person among all of them。 Towards the end， the Seigel， Levine， and Boesvsky plots are essentially wrapped up， and they are replaced with the US government and Drexel， Burnham （led by Joseph） character The pros of the book:1） First 60%-75% of the book is easy to listen to and immersive。 You get to know the people involved and their histories with each other。 It pretty much involves four parallel story lines: Marty Siegel， Dennis Levine， Ivan Boevsky， and Michael Milken， with Ivan being the common person among all of them。 Towards the end， the Seigel， Levine， and Boesvsky plots are essentially wrapped up， and they are replaced with the US government and Drexel， Burnham （led by Joseph） characters/plots。 There are definitely some important sub-plots and other people involved and discussed in the book， but that is the way I categorized the book while I was listening。 2） I'll list this under cons too， but an aspect that makes the book so immersive at first is that the author will say what the person was thinking at the time of action， and this is true for pretty much every major character。 3） While the first chapter and the last chapter are preachy as to a） what you will be reading about is very wrong and bad， and b） what you just read about was very wrong and bad， the book stays away from moralizing in everything in between。 It lets the characters， through expressing their inner thoughts， say whether something felt right or wrong at the time。 4） As other reviewers have written， this book seems aimed at being a history book for the junk bond era of the 1980s。 I take that as a good thing and something to be commended。 Cons1） Once the bargaining phase between the government and the various institutions and characters begins re: criminal charges or SEC complaints， the book loses its steam。 It probably very accurately recounts the many， many back and forths of negotiation， but it started to become very tedious。 2） Too often the author references someone's inner thoughts to the point where I started to ask: "how does the author know this？ can I really believe what I'm listening to？" Since this is a work of non-fiction， I thought the author should have used the inner thought process less often than he did。 。。。more

Hila ，

2。5 rounded。 This isn't a subject that fascinates me much。 And， honestly， a lot of the book was hard for me to understand， because I don't understand the ins and outs of Wall Street。 My father-in-law， though， does enjoy the stock market stuff， and he thought I might be interested。 I will say I DID learn stuff from reading this。 It was lengthy and very， very descriptive， so it took me over 6 months to read it。 But I have a better understanding of "junk bonds" （and a new appreciation for their par 2。5 rounded。 This isn't a subject that fascinates me much。 And， honestly， a lot of the book was hard for me to understand， because I don't understand the ins and outs of Wall Street。 My father-in-law， though， does enjoy the stock market stuff， and he thought I might be interested。 I will say I DID learn stuff from reading this。 It was lengthy and very， very descriptive， so it took me over 6 months to read it。 But I have a better understanding of "junk bonds" （and a new appreciation for their part in the movie THE WEDDING SINGER） and why there are a lot of laws pertaining to the stock exchange。 My biggest take-aways:Greed is badGreed shares a bed with a host of other immoral behaviorsIf you are willing to cheat and lie to get rich， you'll never be rich enough to be satisfiedI think I prefer being an average person who isn't rich。 。。。more

Christina Abel ，

There were parts of this book that got a little monotonous and slow， however that's mostly due to the legalese used。 I found this book extremely intriguing。 It's about white collar crime and Wall Street， and it gives insight to both the defendants and the prosecutors that tried their cases。 While I was alive during this time， I was young enough that I had no knowledge of the happenings。 Admittedly， the thought of how easy it was in the '80s to make such vast amounts of wealth astound me。 It give There were parts of this book that got a little monotonous and slow， however that's mostly due to the legalese used。 I found this book extremely intriguing。 It's about white collar crime and Wall Street， and it gives insight to both the defendants and the prosecutors that tried their cases。 While I was alive during this time， I was young enough that I had no knowledge of the happenings。 Admittedly， the thought of how easy it was in the '80s to make such vast amounts of wealth astound me。 It gives a whole new meaning to the idea of the "Me Decade。" 。。。more

Glenn ，

Long and tedious but， having lived through that era， I found it interesting。

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