Tearing Down the Walls: How Sandy Weill Fought His Way to the Top of the Financial World (Wall Street Journal Book) - Hardcover

Langley, Monica

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 074321613X ISBN 13: 9780743216135

Publisher: Simon & Schuster International, 2003

Synopsis

The riveting inside story of how a rough-edged kid from Brooklyn became a billionaire, shaped the future of financial services around the world and built the world's largest financial empire. Sandford 'Sandy' Weill is the most important player in today's financial world. He has swallowed up one major company after another, from Smith Barney to Travelers to Salomon Brothers and, his ultimate triumph, control of Citigroup - the world's largest financial empire. Yet the Weill story is much more than a business chronicle. It's the enthralling account of a man who made it, lost it, then made it a again. A man who's determination and innovation helped him overcome youthful slights and mid-life failure and to take on the financial titans of our time. In TEARING DOWN THE WALLS, lawyer and journalist Monica Langley reveals the unorthodox management style and surprisingly simple principles that have contributed to Weill's success. By highlighting in new and startling detail one man's life, TEARING DOWN THE WALLS provides the historical context not only of the dramatic changes in business, but also American society in the last half century.

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Review:

Bryan Burrough coauthor of "Barbarians at the Gate" No single figure looms larger in Wall Street history over the last thirty years than Sandy Weill, and until now no single book has captured his boundless energy, street-savvy intellect, and towering ambition. More than a riveting narrative of one man's relentless climb to the top of the financial world, "Tearing Down the Walls" is also a fascinating chronicle of how Wall Street changed in the 90s. Any business person interested in the current world of finance will want to devour the book now, and I suspect it will be mandatory reading on trading floors and in business school for years to come.

About the Author:

Monica Langley has written for THE WALL STREET JOURNAL for over twelve years, specialising in writing their Page One features. As a lawyer for eight years she represented high-profile clients and corporations. She lives in New York City.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster International
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 074321613X
• ISBN 13: 9780743216135
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 464