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Inside Out: The Dennis Levine Story Hardcover – 1992

by WILLIAM HOFFER' 'DENNIS LEVINE (Author)

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Product details

Hardcover: 300 pages
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE BUSINESS BOOKS (1992)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0712649328
ISBN-13: 978-0712649322
Package Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
Average Customer Review: 8 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,495,543 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Lou

One Great Story

September 6, 2013

Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase

It is a true srory that grabs one's attention and holds it. I read it twenty-five years ago and found it just as interesting, again. It brings to light the highest level of finance that few Americans are a ware of. If Dennis Lavine had remained an honest stock broker, we would have never heard about him and his interesting story. He amassed millions of dollars in a hiden bank account. All that money did nothing for him but knock him out of a job most of us could only dream about. It is one of the best stories I have read at age 81.
Lou Barber

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Darren Sinclair

An oldie but a goodie

March 16, 2015

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Must read for anyone considering investing.

The insights are basic, but eye opening.

Highly recommended

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Philo

Alongside Levine's side, a great primer on 1980s investment banking

June 22, 2017

Format: Hardcover

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I have read a good dozen books on 1980s investment banking. (My favorites include Bloodsport, A Giant Cow-Tipping by Savages, The Takeover Game, and The New Crowd, each worthwhile in its way.) This book stands apart as having the best plain-spoken explanation of the events, people, deals and concepts. Levine despite his Ferrari and few stock pretensions of the era, was not what you would call Hollywood material, and led an unglamorous personal life. He made his name by digging into data, crunching numbers and formulating sophisticated advice, a process he explains here very well. This lack of "headline" persona may contribute to an effectively calm and plain-spoken view of things (for an investment banker). I don't know how much he and this other author wrote between them, but they managed to produce the most highly readable account I've seen, of the scene and its major aspects. Other reviewers carp about Levine's selective self-justifications, but that is all pretty easy to see through, and barely a distraction. Yes, he seems (of course) to compartmentalize morals, so that colleagues jumping for the (obviously orchestrated) womanizing at the Drexel "Predators' Ball" irked him (portrayed as a truly loving and faithful husband and father), and his Bahamian bankers copying HIS illegal trades were (surprise!) lowlifes (as if HE wasn't skimming the public markets, just one layer above), and oh, he felt great pain when saving himself meant turning on "friends." We come to expect bits like this. (Heck, I used to be a trial lawyer. I've heard it all.) I am very glad I picked up this book, because it may lack the dense technical details of some others, but it is the most elegantly simple tour I have seen of the whole scene.

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November 16, 2010

Format: Hardcover

Greetings

I have found the book to be a very thorough and deeply personal account by a person who made a mistake during the 1980's go go era. The subsequant Dot Coom boom and the boom and bust cycles gives an interesting perspective to insiders to some of the forces that the leveraged buy out pioneers were exposed to. Dennis Levine sums it up with "there for the Grace of God go I.." You had to have been there to understand.

The insiders account is well written, reads well and is full of detail. It is a blistering good read and is a reflection of the journey.

What stands out is that it is a very slippery slope, and that decent people gets swept up in the atmosphere of such a greedy era.

The single great regret of Mr Levines life is that he will forever be remembered for a mistake and a small portion of his life. He is much more than that, and most people miss that. It would seem that industry insiders fear being associated with him, should any of the tarnish and bad rep reflect on him. My personal feeling is that he learned a thing or two about life, intellectual and other types of integrity. Charcater comes from suffering, and that comes to us all. We all have our cross to bear.

The key question for me, is whether we are willing to help others from what our own choices and journey gave and taught us. In this context, Dannis Levine is a honourable man, and shares with an open hand. He may be a pariah in he investment banking community, but he is more than that for the rest of us mortal beings. The question is what do you do with the choices you have. There is a lot to be learned from the man. It has taken me a few years to move from "quick to judge" to "slow to understand". This book was a useful tool on this journey. I recommend it highly. It is not a life wasted an dit will not be time wasted. I fyou have been there, you will understand. For some independant thinkers the basic humanity is heart warming.

Respectfully

JM
South Africa

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March 8, 2007

Format: Mass Market Paperback

Mr. Levine casts himself as a somewhat honorable person in this book. When forced by the SEC to implicate others in insider trading he states he was emotionally devastated but grudgingly complied. He claims his attorney, in 30 years of practice, never witnessed a defendant become so emotional with betraying his work associates.

Hold the presses.

On page 311 of "Den of Thieves" another perspective emerges: "Despite his claims to Wilkis that he'd never cooperate, Levine seemed eager to ensare his fellow conspirators."

This is just one example of Levine's revisionist history. Instead of reading this book, read "Den of Thieves."

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