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The Greatest Trade Ever: The Behind-the-Scenes Story Of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street And Made Financial History (2009)

by Gregory Zuckerman(Favorite Author)

3.94 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0385529910 (ISBN13: 9780385529914)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Crown Business

review 1: This book was great. I am a major fan of financial literature told in a novel format and this book delivered. George Zuckerman was able to write in an engaging manner that kept my interest throughout the story and his creation of John Paulson as an almost "antihero" gave great context in what is still the most financially profitable trade for an individual in Wall Street history. My one critique is actually the one thing I also like about the book the most. It is written like a novel, and because of this fact the "characters" are sometimes arch-typed in a way that doesn't feel real. Is it relevant for me to know that one particular trader has women that stay with him (presumably escorts) wherever he travels. There are lots of anecdotal stories that keep your interest... more, but also make you wonder if the author was just filling in the blanks with sometimes potentially salacious information that is irrelevant to the story.Overall I give this book a very respectable 4 out of 5 stars and recommend it to anyone who is business minded.
review 2: Zuckerman successfully creates a narrative around the Paulson trade, and brings other players to our attention too. Not exactly a page turner, but very readable. It seems to glorify the business success - we are talking billions of dollars here, people - without taking much time to dwell on the experiences of home buyers who lost everything because of greed by large mortgage providers and the financial institutions. less

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