The Predators' Ball
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The Predators' Ball
| Author | Connie Bruck |
|---|---|
| Published | 1988 |
| Pages | 385 |
| Recommended | 2 times |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Connie Bruck’s account of Michael Milken, Drexel Burnham Lambert and the junk-bond machine that financed the 1980s takeover boom. |
Where I heard about it
- A Goldman Sachs reading list — listed under Industry Background and Flavor, in the group the list introduces as “exaggerated depictions of the darker side of the industry,” on Goldman’s recommended reading list (from its careers site), shared by @F_Compounders on X, July 2025.
- @WillManidis’s thread — a reply to his question “what is the single best book you can read that will explain an entire industry?” in the thread, June 2025. Full list of replies: what is the single best book… (tweet).
Connections
- Connie Bruck — author.
- Goldman Sachs Recommended reading list… (tweet) — the list this came from.
- what is the single best book… (tweet) — recommendation #2: named in this crowd-sourced thread.
What links here
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