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The Wolf of Wall Street
The Wolf of Wall Street | Jordan Belfort
Now a major motion picture directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER By day he made thousands of dollars a minute. By night he spent it as fast as he could, on drugs, sex, and international globe-trotting. From the binge that sank a 170-foot motor yacht and ran up a $700,000 hotel tab, to the wife and kids waiting at home, and the fast-talking, hard-partying young stockbrokers who called him king and did his bidding, here, in his own inimitable words, is the story of the ill-fated genius they called . . . THE WOLF OF WALL STREET In the 1990s Jordan Belfort, former kingpin of the notorious investment firm Stratton Oakmont, became one of the most infamous names in American finance: a brilliant, conniving stock-chopper who led his merry mob on a wild ride out of the canyons of Wall Street and into a massive office on Long Island. Now, in this astounding and hilarious tell-all autobiography, Belfort narrates a story of greed, power, and excess that no one could invent. Reputedly the prototype for the film Boiler Room, Stratton Oakmont turned microcap investing into a wickedly lucrative game as Belforts hyped-up, coked-out brokers browbeat clients into stock buys that were guaranteed to earn obscene profitsfor the house. But an insatiable appetite for debauchery, questionable tactics, and a fateful partnership with a breakout shoe designer named Steve Madden would land Belfort on both sides of the law and into a harrowing darkness all his own. From the stormy relationship Belfort shared with his model-wife as they ran a madcap household that included two young children, a full-time staff of twenty-two, a pair of bodyguards, and hidden cameras everywhereeven as the SEC and FBI zeroed in on themto the unbridled hedonism of his office life, here is the extraordinary story of an ordinary guy who went from hustling Italian ices at sixteen to making hundreds of millions. Until it all came crashing down . . . Praise for The Wolf of Wall Street Raw and frequently hilarious.The New York Times A rollicking tale of [Jordan Belforts] rise to riches as head of the infamous boiler room Stratton Oakmont . . . proof that there are indeed second acts in American lives.Forbes A cross between Tom Wolfes The Bonfire of the Vanities and Scorseses GoodFellas . . . Belfort has the Midas touch.The Sunday Times (London) Entertaining as pulp fiction, real as a federal indictment . . . a hell of a read.Kirkus Reviews From the Hardcover edition.
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DariaSchwarz
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Das Einmaleins der Geldwäsche

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Sheldon.Sawyer
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If you like the stock market and over the top living, this is definitely the book for you. The book is written by a man named Jordan Belfort in which he narrates his crazy life where are you can see Him change from a normal man to a crazy over the top drug addict. The Motive in the book is about how fame, drugs and money can completely change someone for the better or for the worse and in his case he ended up in prison.

MissYaremcio Nice review Sheldon! Can‘t say I‘ve read or watched the film but I‘d be curious to know which one is better! 6/6 4y
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Started off my Canada Day by finishing my book! I enjoyed this read, although I think I'll have to read his second memoir, "Catching the Wolf of Wall Street", to get more of the plot line that I remember from the few movie clips I've seen.

FantasyChick This has been on my shelf for forever! Happy Canada Day 🇨🇦 4y
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Book ✔️
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emilycoc
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Next read is one recommended by my profs in my latest class. #tbr #whatiread #booksevenof2020

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Wow

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Cinfhen
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#SoaringScores Jordan Belfort aka The Wolf of Wall Street was quite the #PartyMan 🥳Loved the movie🍿 TotallyBonkers

CrowCAH Haven‘t read the book or watched the film. I guess Leonardo just likes to party, he did have many a house party in the Great Gatsby. 5y
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Cinfhen This movie was hilariously entertaining but totally shocking to know it was true!!!!! 6y
Cathythoughts For 2 awful seconds I thought this said Wolf Hall - some new take on it - @JillR 😂 6y
JillR @cathythoughts hahahahaha I think that book has traumatised you forever! 🐺 6y
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Cinfhen
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#Aprella One of my favorite memoirs and movies 🙌🏻Jordan Belfort was definitely #HighForThis

emilyhaldi Perfect! 🙌🏻 I still have yet to read this or see the movie 😬 7y
Reviewsbylola You‘ve posted about this book before and it made me really want to read this! 7y
RohitSawant Terrific pick! 7y
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Cinfhen I have posted this book before...definitely watch the movie @Reviewsbylola @emilyhaldi it‘s a fav💓💓💓thanks @rohit-sawant 7y
Reggie Did you know that the financial backers gave a Leonardo DiCaprio a Van Goh that he had to give up to the FBI because the production company of this movie and a couple others were a company used to launder money that was part of billions stolen from the government of Malaysia? 7y
Mdargusch Ha! I remember this! 7y
Cinfhen No...that‘s hilarious @Reggie pot meet kettle 😂😉 7y
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LibrarianRyan 👍🏻🤓👻 7y
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Cinfhen
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Jordan Belfort was living and feeling like #KingoftheWorld until greed and the law caught up with him! I really thought the book & movie was entertaining, although morally depraved. WOW, just realized this book also works for #wolves and #yellowcovers and #bookintomovie 🎉🎉🎉

batsy Nice one #wolves 7y
Kalalalatja I have only seen the movie, but I love Leo D in it. Perfect fit for today's prompt! 👏 7y
LibrarianRyan 👍🏻🤓 7y
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KarenUK 4 challenges with 1 book- Nice! 🙌🙌🙌💕 7y
Jas16 👏👏👏 7y
Reviewsbylola Haven't seen the movie or read the book but I think I would like both! 7y
Cinfhen You have to watch the movie @Reviewsbylola my hubby & I were choking from laughter!!! It's wild and crazzzy and TRUE !!! 7y
emilyhaldi I need to see this movie still too! Maybe this weekend 😄 7y
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The Wolf of Wall Street, chapter 22

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Shyanna
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Way better than the movie. If you are ever interested in "true crime" and perhaps a comedy combo, then this is the book to read. Extremely engaging. If you are a fan of the movie, this book has all the things that drew you to the movie and more.

DebinHawaii Welcome to Litsy!! 🎉📚👍😀 8y
Shyanna Thanks @DebinHawaii I'm still learning the ropes:) 8y
DebinHawaii Just jump in and have fun! Everyone is really nice and just ask questions if you need help! It's a great place! 😀👍 8y
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Shyanna Will do @DebinHawaii 👍🏻😊📚 8y
BookishMarginalia Welcome to Litsy! It's a great place to be! 8y
Shyanna Thanks @BookishMarginalia ? I'm still trying to figure this all out lol maybe you can help? First off is there a way to message people or is it just comments? Secondly, how do I add books to my "read" list? 8y
BookishMarginalia @Shyanna There's no private messaging; it's all through comments and tags. You can add books (read, reading, or to read) by clicking on the book icon next to the comment icon, whether from posts or from the book's own page. (edited) 8y
Shyanna Ok thanks! That makes so much more sense! @BookishMarginalia 😊 thank you for clarifying. Everyone is so friendly and kind❤ 8y
BookishMarginalia My pleasure! Littens are great folk 👍🏼💕 8y
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SealedWithInk
The Wolf of Wall Street | Jordan Belfort

Another book in my #currentlyreading pile that also goes towards #nonfictionnovember