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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. 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, here, in Jordan Belfort’s own words, is the story of the ill-fated genius they called the Wolf of Wall Street. In the 1990s, Belfort became one of the most infamous kingpins in American finance: a brilliant, conniving stock-chopper who led his merry mob on a wild ride out of Wall Street and into a massive office on Long Island. It’s an extraordinary story of greed, power, and excess that no one could invent: the tale of an ordinary guy who went from hustling Italian ices 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 Belfort’s] 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 Wolfe’s The Bonfire of the Vanities and Scorsese’s 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
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"Really good book about success and failure. It outlines what this 100 millionaire does with all his money and how he got to the top and then how he set himself up to come crashing down legally, financially and personally. It really shows how excessive wall street can be, and details his drug, hooker and party filled life to the point where you absolutely despise him, but also goes into detail of his family life (with his kids) that really makes you pity him. Overall I couldn't put this book down, and it just had me glued to it. It really is one that you'll either absolutely love or absolutely hate though."
— Pro (4 out of 5 stars)
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Raw and frequently hilarious.
— The New York Times -
A rollicking tale of [Jordan Belfort’s] 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 Wolfe’s The Bonfire of the Vanities and Scorsese’s 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
The Wolf of Wall Street (Movie Tie-in Edition) Listener Reviews
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" I didn't particularly care for this book, it wasn't my usual genre but I wanted to give it a chance but it really just seemed like a very amateur attempt at writing a bio and trying to make it exciting. it didn't come across as honest or genuine or real. i think the author would have been better off just writing it off as fiction. "
— Krissy, 2/19/2014 -
" Greed and crazy scheme, all supposedly true. "
— Vaidotas, 2/12/2014 -
" I couldn't believe the things this guy has been through. Some of this stuff just doesn't seem possible. A really entertaining read. "
— Justin, 1/30/2014 -
" Can't wait for the movie "
— Sadie, 1/29/2014 -
" WOW!!! What a wild ride! Life IS stranger than art. It reads like a novel and is quite the page turner. "
— Nicole, 1/20/2014 -
" Finished in 3 nights this was a fun little read that got a bit boring with the drug stuff but never the less was entertaining and touched on some rather profound material. Won't read the follow up (catching the wolf of Wall Street) but this was certainly a light hearted fun little book. Little. "
— Andrew, 1/18/2014 -
" GREAT!!!!! I couldn't put it down & it's a true story "
— Grayson, 12/22/2013 -
" This is a quick,easy read. You get a feel for what happened on Wall Street and where it all went wrong. The money these guys ran through is unbelievable. I liked that this was a true story. "
— Cheryl, 12/19/2013 -
" Killer book! Great stories involving dick heads with lots of money. Drugs, frat boy behavior, and tons of shenanigsans, antics, hijinx, tomfoolery and buffoonary (sp?)! "
— Dan, 12/4/2013 -
" The author tries hard to justify his actions, but, in the end, it is very easy to dislike him. I think this type of books needs to build empathy with the reader. This failed. "
— Barry, 12/3/2013 -
" Interesting read about how corrupt it can be on wall street. Always amazes me oh how jacked up a person can get with a whole lot money to burn. I heard that they were making this into a movie with Leo D. to star. "
— Jason, 10/10/2013
About Jordan Belfort
Jordan Belfort He is the author of the two internationally bestselling memoirs, The Wolf of Wall Street and Catching the Wolf of Wall Street, which have been published in over forty countries and translated into eighteen languages.has served as a consultant to more than fifty public companies and has been written about in virtually every major newspaper and magazine in the world, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, The Times (London), Forbes, and Rolling Stone. He is the author of the two internationally bestselling memoirs, The Wolf of Wall Street and Catching the Wolf of Wall Street, which have been published in over forty countries and translated into eighteen languages.
About Bobby Cannavale
Bobby Cannavale is a film, stage, and television actor. He has appeared in numerous television shows and films, but he is perhaps best known for his role as a reincarnated matchmaker on ABC's Cupid. He won an Emmy for his guest appearance on the hit show Will & Grace.