Hedgehogging (Abridged) Audiobook

" I loved the book, gives a real insight into the world of hedgefunds. "

" Barton Biggs is a bit of a polymath, and it shows in this book. His recommendations of other authors led me down various pathways of research subsequent to reading this. He is wide-ranging and very entertaining. "

" A bit specialist I guess but if you like investing or trading well worth a read. "

" Didn't finish (I guess finance is just boring...), but I think I kinda understand what traders and analysts do now. "

" I want to come back to this book, as I really enjoyed it. I felt like I learned a lot about running a hedge fund. It is not necessarily well written, but the content is extremely interesting if you like finance and want to learn more about hedge funds. "

" I enjoyed this book. Barton Biggs took a relatively sleep topic like the financial markets and was able to explain complex issues and theory clearly. "

" Great Book! I expected very dry but instead I got a book I couldn't put down. "

" Really more of a collection of mediocre essays than a book about starting and running a hedge fund. Not a lot of insight or substance. Must be nice to have a billion dollars. "

" As a finance dilettante - I enjoy picking this book up off and on. It's engagingly written - a fascinating insiders look at the world of high stakes investing. The anecdotes are hilarious. "

" Insightful look at the hedge fund and money management industry. Makes you feel very poor. "

" another finance book...he's got quite an ego "

" Excellent view of the hedge fund industry. Maybe a little idealistic, and fails to come to terms with the potential consequences of the industry's practices. But nevertheless, realistic, and completely believable from the trader's perspective. Even his critiques of the system are decent. "

" Decent book. good insight into the hedge fund world and what it takes. didnt need to be so long. worth reading. "

" Fun read and interesting. "

" Great book. Barton Biggs is a fantastic writer, and he really delves into the rationale of hedge funds, as well as the more banal aspects of starting a fund. He also profiles a few hedge fund managers, which is thoroughly entertaining in and of itself. "

" Good Hedge Fund Overview "

" A short treatise on the hedge fund industry. It is moderately interesting, if only to show how even the pros have a difficult time making money. How the heck are us average investors going to make a dime? "

" Biggs was an investor for years at Stanley Morgan then started his own hedge fund. Fun to read. Insightful point of view with some pearls of wisdom. "

" A bit long in places, but very well written and carries the reader well. Overall, it's a nice snapshot of the hedge fund world. "

" I think that this is essential reading to professional money managers, by a professional money manager. "

" Listened to this book: tried to be too funny in an investor-sort of way... "

" I loved this hilarious first-hand account of starting a hedge fund. "

" Really more of a collection of mediocre essays than a book about starting and running a hedge fund. Not a lot of insight or substance. Must be nice to have a billion dollars. "

" As a finance dilettante - I enjoy picking this book up off and on. It's engagingly written - a fascinating insiders look at the world of high stakes investing. The anecdotes are hilarious. "

" A bit long in places, but very well written and carries the reader well. Overall, it's a nice snapshot of the hedge fund world. "

" I think that this is essential reading to professional money managers, by a professional money manager. "

" Biggs was an investor for years at Stanley Morgan then started his own hedge fund. Fun to read. Insightful point of view with some pearls of wisdom. "

" Great book. Barton Biggs is a fantastic writer, and he really delves into the rationale of hedge funds, as well as the more banal aspects of starting a fund. He also profiles a few hedge fund managers, which is thoroughly entertaining in and of itself. "

" I want to come back to this book, as I really enjoyed it. I felt like I learned a lot about running a hedge fund. It is not necessarily well written, but the content is extremely interesting if you like finance and want to learn more about hedge funds. "

" It's about hedge funds (in case you were wondering). It bugs me that our society respects and pays these professional gamblers so much. This book was way to "inside baseball" for me. "

" Decent book. good insight into the hedge fund world and what it takes. didnt need to be so long. worth reading. "

" A short treatise on the hedge fund industry. It is moderately interesting, if only to show how even the pros have a difficult time making money. How the heck are us average investors going to make a dime? "

" I loved this hilarious first-hand account of starting a hedge fund. "

" Entertaining book filled with interesting personalities and stories from the hedge fund world. "