Monkey Business: Swinging Through the Wall Street Jungle Paperback – 1 Jan. 2001

I really enjoyed this book. It gives a clear and interesting description of how to get into investment banking and what it’s like to be there.

Enjoyed this book. Having previously worked in finance it was a nice throwback to how things used to be. Its boisterous and comical. It was quite up there with liars poker, but Im pleased with the purchase and would recommend.

A great read, hard to put down. Gets into the detail of day to day life and the rare ups & frequent downs of the job

Very funny book that told the story of wall street before times where you had to be more PC. If you take offence easily, this book isnt for you however if you have a good sense of humour I would highly recommend.

Absolutely loved reading this! Great insight into the dark side of banking, disappointed I haven't already read it. Definitely recommend.

As a former City solicitor, I can say that this book reads very true to life. When you are living in the world described in the book, you think that it's normal. It's only once you get out that you realise it was a bizarre and unpleasant way of wasting years of your life. (Of course, there are lots of other bizarre and unpleasant ways of wasting time, and most of them don't pay so well, so maybe potential recruits shouldn't be put off too much.)Anyone thinking about becoming a lawyer should turn to page 182: "As junior bankers, whenever we were feeling low, we'd watch the junior lawyers and start feeling better . . ."Clients of investment banks should read this book too. Exactly why do US banks get 7% commission on new equity issues? I hope companies don't pay that much here in Europe.

If you want to have an insight that what's it like to work in an investment bank, then this is the book to go! Great story telling, extremely funny and in a way bit rough.

Everybody who has worked in M&A would have very likely go through similar experiences to those the authors include in this book (hopefully not all of them). Being enjoyable to read I think "Liar's poker" is much more interesting and a far superior book.