Stock market multimillionaire at 26, federal convict at 36, he partied like a rock star, lived like a king, and barely survived his rise and fall as an American entrepreneurial icon.
Belfort was bankrupt at 24, a stock market multi-millionaire at 26 and a federal convict at 36. A story of excess, from sinking a 170-foot yacht during a binge to running up a ¢700,000 hotel tab. Optioned for film by Warner Bros., with Martin Scorsese to direct and Leonardo DiCaprio to star. Now in paperback
For those not completely familiar with Wall Street, this is an important read. Think of it as a tour of the sort of underbelly of the financial market scene, the dark side of which, in some form, is always out there. For those more experienced, this can be, plain and simple, a fun read.
