{"product_id":"the-accidental-investment-banker","title":"The Accidental Investment Banker","description":"\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. This tell-all chronicles Knee's time at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, revealing a world that rivals \u003ci\u003e24\u003c\/i\u003e in intrigue and drama.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFortune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"[Knee] captures the glories and agonies of his profession . . . Readers will marvel.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\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—\u003cb\u003eJames B. Stewart, author of \u003ci\u003eDen of Thieves\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDisneyWar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jonathan Knee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42818186608701,"sku":"9780470517345","price":24.26,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9780470517345_895f643e-7921-40ed-b405-115cb998c2a2.jpg?v=1766915662","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/the-accidental-investment-banker","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}