The Go-Go Years: The Drama and Crashing Finale of Wall Street's Bullish 60s

So, when Amazon put this one out at a discount price, I grabbed the brass ring & purchased a copy for my Kindle. It's just as good today as it was in the early '70s. ... The technology has changed & the problems are somewhat different today, but the raw chicanery is still there!Buy it from Amazon. Borrow it from your local Library. Bot most definitely READ IT! You won't be disappointed!PS. Multiply all dollar amounts in the book by at least 7 to get to today's purchasing power of the US Dollar.

It was a birthday gift to an avid reader.

I very much enjoyed this easy read on 1960's wall street. There are plenty of stories on the rise and fall of conglomerates, mutual funds, and hedge funds. Read this only if you are a financial history buff as these are market related stories and not recommendations. Especially read it if you are a Ross Perot fan. I did, however, find it a bit strange that Michael Lewis is listed prominently on the books' cover, but is only published in the first 3 pages.

I am having trouble getting through this book because it is fairly boring. It goes on and on about tedious subjects, for instance there as an entire chapter on the "back office" culture of wall st. firms in the 60's. I didn't buy this book to read about the lifestyles of accountants and typists. A lot of the info is simply stories and anecdotes and it is very light on data, but I guess that is what you get when you buy a book from a journalist from the New Yorker instead of an academic who has deep data and knowledge. This book is really more about the culture of wall st. in the 60's, and less about the actual statistics, data, and history, and the analysis is quite superficial.

Great book. Really fascinating, still relevant, as much of what happened happened again in the recent crash (2008). It's a great balanced account, not at all ranting and/or lurid. One of the great parts of the book is Brooks' description of how the street soured on liking warfare's ability to ring up returns.This guy was truly a great writer, like David Halberstam, just curious beyond belief and willing to do the hard work to dig into his subjects.

A reread of a very good business writers book. enjoyed it when it first came out

I love Brooks's style. He really paints a vivid and entertaining picture of the characters involved. His allusions to the Classics are spot on but he isn't pompous. He's unafraid to reveal his scathing judgment of many and his admiration of a few. I wish there were more writers like him today.

This is a horrible book. Brooks was a propagandist who didnn't understand economics; he was friends with the right people and pushed the corporate hegemony's agenda, so (no surprise) they say he's a genius. This book is must-read if you're doing a research paper on deluding the masses. I was researching the inflationary atmosphere of the Go-Go Years, and I learned nothing.

Livro interessante. Retrata bem essa época de wall street. Alguns casos que o autor conta são bastante esclarecedores. Vale a pena ler.