The Greatest Trade Ever: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History (0670918369)

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

Short this book:

This book appears to have received some of the finest reviews among the financial press, and I cannot understand why. The subject is worthy of a serious treatment, but Zuckerman writes as if he is a high school junior trying to please his English teacher. His analysis is simplistic, his characterization of Paulson is superficial, and he really doesn't have much in the way of behind the scenes information. All in all, you may want to spend a couple of hours with it, but no more.

Gobsmacked... Wow:

As I turned the last page I noticed my mouth wide open in disbelief. An amazing, financial roller coaster ride I didn't want to end. Don't hesitate, just read it.

Do Yourself a Favor, Get This Book!:

I really enjoyed this book. I read it in an afternoon, couldn't put it down. Reminded me of a Ben Mezrich book but I actually liked this author's style better. Amazing story about a little understood, huge event in the world of finance. I came away with a much clearer understanding of why the financial crash occured (and I thought I had understood it fairly good previously). I was really glad the author was even-keeled in his account (many financial books I read seem to have a political axe to grind) and I... more info

Beating the odds:

There are only a handful people like John Paulson that can beat the odds and pursue investments expecting the housing market to plunge while the market is still surging upward. And it earned him billions of dollars beating George Soros by a mile. The book illustrated the intense pressure that John experienced thinking what if he had made a mistake in anticipating the future housing plunge.
In the end the money he got in billions of dollars was a sweet vindication

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