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What Goes Up: The Uncensored History of Modern Wall Street as Told by the Bankers, Brokers, CEOs, and Scoundrels Who Made It Happen

The rise and fall—and rise and fall—of modern Wall Street is told by the tycoons and crooks who made it all happen.

Audience
adult
Length
long · 503 pages

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