Leo T. reviewed on 3/10/2020 + 1775 more book reviews

This is published in 2007, the pb edition having many printings, so it sold well. It begins with his first day as a peon among stockbrokers in 1987 (the first chapter gives readers a good feel for Mr. Belfort's style) and ends in the 1990s. He rises fast, lives high, indulges in drugs, and becomes of interest to the FBI for illegal market dealings, but gets a rather brief prison sentence that he serves in one of those cushy federal institutions.
I bought the book from a branch library sale because a PBS comrade wished for it and read it for the best part of an hour. I do not like yuppies throwing around money and so will wrap it for mailing as soon as I finish typing this. However, it does tell of those prosperous times for those interested.
No index and thus my rating is reduced by one star.

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