18 books like Why I Left Goldman Sachs

What to read after Why I Left Goldman Sachs — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Investment Banking For Dummies

Investment Banking For Dummies Matthew Krantz & Robert R. Johnson · 2014 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Shares Investment banking with this book.

The Billionaire's Apprentice

The Billionaire's Apprentice Anita Raghavan · 2015 · 512p · ≈ 17h · Moderate A revealing history of Indian-Americans' rise through the ranks in business, from immigrants to powerbrokers. The collapse of the Galleon Group—a hedge fund that managed more than seven billion dollars in assets—from criminal charges of insider trading was a sensational case that pitted prosecutor Preet Bharara, himself the son of Indian immigrants, against the best and brightest of the South… Shares Businesspeople

House of Cards

House of Cards William D. Cohan · 2009 · 468p · ≈ 15h · Moderate 'House of Cards' is a narrative about corporate greed on a truly epic scale. Cohan relates how the lack of foresight and regulation in an uncertain economy forced the government and Wall Street to take increasingly desperate and unprecedented measures to stop the carnage before the entire economy melted down. Shares Investment banking

Bitter Brew

Bitter Brew William Knoedelseder · 2012 · ★ 4.0 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Shares Businesspeople with this book.

One Good Trade

One Good Trade Mike Bellafiore · 2010 · ★ 4.0 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate An inside look at what it really takes to become a better trader A proprietary trading firm consists of a group of professionals who trade the capital of the firm. Their income and livelihood is generated solely from their ability to take profits consistently out of the markets. The world of prop trading is mentally and emotionally challenging, but offers substantial rewards to the select few… Shares Investment banking

Street Fighters

Street Fighters Kate Kelly · 2009 · ★ 3.8 The acclaimed New York Times bestseller—an explosive, inside look at the demise of a Wall Street giantThe fall of Bear Stearns in March 2008 set off a wave of global financial turmoil that rippled around the world. How could one of the oldest, most resilient firms on Wall Street go so far astray that it had to be sold at a fire sale price? How could the street fighters who ran Bear so… Shares Investment banking

The Frackers

The Frackers Gregory Zuckerman · 2013 · ★ 4.5 · 432p · ≈ 14h · Moderate "The riveting, untold story of the men who are transforming global energy. In five years, the United States has seen a historic burst of oil and natural gas production, easing our insatiable hunger for energy. A new drilling process called fracking has made us the world's fastest growing energy power, on track to pass Saudi Arabia by 2020. But despite headlines and controversy, no previous book… Shares Businesspeople

H.J. Heinz Company

H.J. Heinz Company Debbie Foster & Jack Kennedy · 2006 · 129p · ≈ 4h · Light Shares Businesspeople with this book.

Investment Banking

Investment Banking Joshua Rosenbaum & Joshua Pearl · 2009 · ★ 5.0 · 512p · ≈ 17h · Moderate "Investment Banking, University Edition is a highly accessible and authoritative book written by investment bankers that explains how to perform the valuation work at the core of the financial world. This body of work builds on Rosenbaum and Pearl's combined 30+ years of experience on a multitude of transactions, as well as input received from numerous investment bankers, investment professionals… Shares Investment banking

Autobiography Andrew Carnegie · 1920 · 385p · ≈ 12h · Moderate “This story of the great financier’s childhood in Scotland and his early years and final success in America is a revelation of his geniality, indomitable cheerfulness, canny common sense, and idealism.” — A.L.A. Catalog 1926 “Interesting as a frank and sincere recital of the early struggles and later successes of the well-known millionaire. Contains reminiscences of several noted persons,… Shares Businesspeople

Good Guys and Bad Guys

Good Guys and Bad Guys Joe Nocera · 2008 · 294p · ≈ 9h · Moderate The greatest columns and profiles by the bestselling coauthor of All the Devils Are Here. What's it like to be a top tobacco executive when your kid asks you about smoking? How did a young liberal arts major become the hottest tech-stock analyst of the '90s, and why did he self-destruct? How did one family's dysfunction change the media landscape?Some people think business journalism is all… Shares Businesspeople

Pour Your Heart Into It

Pour Your Heart Into It Howard Schultz · 1997 · ★ 4.3 · 351p · ≈ 11h · Moderate A must-read for every entrepreneur and Starbucks lover. Howard Schultz shares the Starbucks story in a heart-felt way. Shares Businesspeople

Shoe Dog Phil Knight · 2014 · ★ 4.4 · 432p · ≈ 14h · Moderate "In this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight shares the inside story of the company's early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world's most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands. In 1962, fresh out of business school, Phil Knight borrowed $50 from his father and created a company with a simple mission: import… Shares Businesspeople

My life and work Ford, Henry · 1922 · 220p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Henry Ford's classic treatise on life and business Written by the legendary inventor and industrialist who pioneered the American automotive industry, My Life and Work is a unique combination of memoir and business treatise. In straightforward and inviting prose, Henry Ford describes his early life as a mechanically inclined farmer's son, the inner workings of his famed motor company, and the… Shares Businesspeople

Chaos Monkeys

Chaos Monkeys Antonio Garcia Martinez · 2016 · ★ 3.6 · 536p · ≈ 17h · Moderate "The industry provocateur behind such companies as Twitter and a nascent Facebook presents an irreverent exposé of life inside the tech bubble that traces his hedonist lifestyle against a backdrop of early social media and online marketing, sharing critical insights into how they are shaping today's world."--NoveList. Shares Businesspeople

Dombey and Son Charles Dickens · 1800 · ★ 4.0 · 578p · ≈ 19h · Challenging Dombey and Son is both a firm and a family and the ambiguous connection between public and private life lies at the heart of Dickens' novel. Paul Dombey is a man who runs his domestic affairs as he runs his business: calculatingly, callously, coldly and commercially. Through his dysfunctional relationships with his son, his two wives, and his neglected daughter Florence, Dickens paints a vivid… Shares Businesspeople

Steve Jobs Walter Isaacson · 2011 · ★ 4.5 · 667p · ≈ 22h · Moderate Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years -- as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues -- Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six… Shares Businesspeople

Fifty Shades Freed E. L. James · 2011 · ★ 3.8 · 640p · ≈ 21h · Moderate Cuando la inexperta estudiante Anastasia Steele conocio al joven, seductor y exitoso empresario Christian Grey, nacio entre ellos una sensual relacion que cambio sus vidas para siempre.Sin embargo, desconcertada y llevada al limite por las peculiares practicas eroticas de Christian, la joven lucha por conseguir un mayor com promiso por parte de Grey. Y Christian accede con tal de no… Shares Businesspeople

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