Wall Street Meat: My Narrow Escape from the Stock Market Grinder - Andy Kessler

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Wall Street Meat chronicles the twisted world of Wall Street analysts and bankers. The author worked with now notorious analysts Jack Grubman and Mary Meeker, did deals with uber-banker Frank Quattrone and befriended Internet analyst Henry Blodget. Many firsthand fun stories enlighten readers to how Wall Street works and what went wrong. n nWall Street is a funny business. All you have is your reputation. Taint it and someone else will fill your shoes. Longevity comes from maintaining that reputation. n nAsk Jack Grubman, the All-Star telecom analyst from Salomon Smith Barney; uber-banker Frank Quattrone at CS First Boston; Morgan Stanley's Mary Queen of the Net Meeker; or Merrill Lynch's Henry Blodget.n nWell, they probably won't tell you anything. But have I got some great stories for you. n nSuccessful hedge fund manager Andy Kessler looks back on his years as an analyst on Wall Street and offers this cautionary tale of the intoxicating forces loose in the world of finance that overwhelmed sober analysis.n