Monkey Business by John Rolfe audiobook

Monkey Business: Swinging Through the Wall Street Jungle

By John Rolfe and Peter Troob
Read by John Rolfe and Peter Troob

Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Book Group 9780446525565
8.47 Hours • Unabridged
Format : CD (In Stock)
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This behind-the-scenes memoir of a brief and brutal career at a hot Wall Street investment bank is "the funniest read since Michael Lewis's Liar's Poker." —The Industry Standard Newly graduated business students John Rolfe and Peter Troob thought life at major investment banking firm Donaldson, Lufkin, & Jenrette would be a dream come true. Instead they discovered Wall Street employees to be overworked and at their wit's end. Twenty-hour work days, strip clubs, and inflated salaries–this hilarious book reveals it all. Monkey Business is a wild ride following two young men as they realize they're selling their souls in exchange for the American Dream. "Deadly accurate … [a] no-holds-barred take on associate life." —Fortune "An adrenaline-fueled Animal House." —Entertainment Weekly "Not for the faint of heart." —Details

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Summary

This behind-the-scenes memoir of a brief and brutal career at a hot Wall Street investment bank is "the funniest read since Michael Lewis's Liar's Poker." —The Industry Standard

Newly graduated business students John Rolfe and Peter Troob thought life at major investment banking firm Donaldson, Lufkin, & Jenrette would be a dream come true. Instead they discovered Wall Street employees to be overworked and at their wit's end. Twenty-hour work days, strip clubs, and inflated salaries–this hilarious book reveals it all.

Monkey Business is a wild ride following two young men as they realize they're selling their souls in exchange for the American Dream.

"Deadly accurate … [a] no-holds-barred take on associate life." —Fortune

"An adrenaline-fueled Animal House." —Entertainment Weekly

"Not for the faint of heart." —Details

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Editorial Reviews

“The funniest read since Michael Lewis’ Liar’s Poker." —Industry Standard

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Author Bio: John Rolfe

Author Bio: John Rolfe

John Rolfe graduated from Virginia Tech, the University of Florida, and Wharton Business School. At Wharton, he was the editor of The Wharton Vulgarian. Following his sentence with DLJ, he spent several years working at a private investment fund. In 2001, he co-founded an equity-oriented money management firm, and today manages the firm from a top secret location deep in Vermont. He lives with his wife and two children, and is currently attempting to learn how to produce maple syrup.

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Author Bio: Peter Troob

Author Bio: Peter Troob

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Available Formats : CD
Category: Nonfiction/Business & Economics
Runtime: 8.47
Audience: Adult
Language: English