A Billionaire's Apprentice by Anita Raghavan

[GeorgeO]

Just finished it, great read, highly recommended. It's about Raj Rajaratnam, Rajat Gupta and related events-a riveting read.

This was lent by a friend, and after starting it, I ordered two copies to be circulated among family and friends through Flipkart yesterday morning around 9.30. List price is 499, Flipkart sells it for 299, and free shipping for orders above 500, to my surprise it was at my door by 1.30PM today. Great service, and great price!

Amazon has some great reviews of this book

 

[GeorgeO]

BTW, this was my very first transaction with Flipkart.

 

[jawedsoft]

I agree....
I read this book in the first week of July..Its interesting...and gives an insight into how hedge fund managers operate.....

Even though Raj is shown as a bad man...I still ended up admiring him....takes courage to stand up to the justice system and accept a jail sentence...his other co-perpetrators pleaded guilty and got off cheap..

Additionally he concludes in the end (incorrectly though)that of all the people whom he helped..he was betrayed only by the Asians(Indians and Pakistanis)..his American friends stood by him...

All in all its a very good read...even for someone who's not interested in in high flying finance...

best regards,
jawed

 

[mitware]

Great review about this book on NYTimes

 

[GeorgeO]

Yes, the reviewer is correct-the book is an excellent read.