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Why should white guys have all the fun?
First published 1995 · 318 pages
An inspiring, high-stakes look at the relentless ambition and strategic brilliance required to shatter glass ceilings on Wall Street.
What it feels like
Reading this biography feels like sitting across the table from a master negotiator. The narrative moves at a brisk, determined clip, mirroring the iron-willed ambition of its subject as he climbs from a working-class neighborhood to the elite echelons of Wall Street. The mood is intensely ambitious and high-stakes, capturing the electric thrill of finessing phenomenal corporate deals. Written with a clear, journalistic prose style, it offers a rare insider's view into the relentless hunger for wealth and personal achievement. It is an inspiring, authoritative experience that will delight readers who crave stories of brilliant strategists, trailblazing Black businesspeople, and the sheer force of will required to conquer the financial world.
- Mood
- ambitious
- high-stakes
- inspiring
- Tone
- admiring
- driven
- authoritative
- candid
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- the pursuit of wealth · relentless ambition · the art of the deal · Black excellence in business · overcoming barriers
- The writing
- Journalistic and observant, offering a clear, insider's perspective on complex negotiations and personal drive.
- The arc
- Moves from the gritty determination of working-class beginnings to the triumphant, high-stakes thrill of elite corporate success.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love biographies of fiercely ambitious trailblazers and want an insider's look at Wall Street deal-making.
Content notes
- racial barriers in business
- class disparity
About the book
Tracing Lewis's rise from an east Baltimore working-class neighborhood to Harvard Law School and ultimately into the elite circle of Wall Street deal-makers, journalist Blair Walker shows how Lewis's lifelong hunger for wealth and personal achievement drove him to success at whatever he turned his hand to. Walker also provides us with a rare insider's view of Lewis, the iron-willed negotiator and brilliant business strategist in action as he finesses one phenomenal deal after another.
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