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Publisher's summary
Without speaking a word of Japanese, with barely a penny in his pocket, Malcolm was thrown into the bizarre life of an ex-pat trader. Surrounded by characters ripped right out of a Hollywood thriller, he quickly learned how to survive in a cutthroat world, at the feet of the biggest players the markets have ever known.
Malcolm was first an assistant trading huge positions for Nick Leeson, the rogue trader who brought down Barings Bank, the oldest in England. He was the right-hand man to an enigmatic and brilliant hedge-fund cowboy, Dean Carney, and grew into one of the biggest derivatives traders in all of Asia. Along the way, Malcolm fell in love with the daughter of a Yakuza gangster, built a vast fortune out of thin air, and came head to head with violent Japanese mobsters. Malcolm and his twentysomething, Ivy League-schooled colleagues rode the crashing waves of the Asian markets during the mid-to late 1990s, culminating in a single deal the likes of which had never been seen before, or since.
A real-life mixture of Liar's Poker and Wall Street, brimming with intense action, romance, underground sex, vivid locales, and exotic characters, Ugly Americans is the untold, true story that will rock the financial community and redefine an era.
Critic reviews
"In a truly engaging look at how an innocent who thinks he knows the world does actually end up understanding a small but significant piece of it, Mezrich manages to incorporate solid journalism into a narrative that just plain works." (Publishers Weekly)
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-09-05
Very entertaining
If you like Liar's Poker and other anecdotal accounts of high finance, you will enjoy this book. It is very entertaining, and not too complex; very interesting insights on Japanese culture, at least from an expat's perspective. I recommend it.
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- Arthur
- 10-04-10
Worth it
A great read. What else can i say? enjoyable, fast paced and filled with interesting facts.
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- J. Johnson
- 09-26-08
Decent read. Entertaining...
I bought this book because I really liked Bringing Down the House, one of Ben Mezrich's other books. I think the real difference in the two is that Ben reads this book. He's definitely not the best narrator. Overall though the book is entertaining and gives some interesting insight into Japanese culture.
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- Peter
- 02-06-08
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I found it to be a good story, but the author should use a professional narrator. I found him far too cold and monotone. The delivery killed the story in my humble opinion.
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- Gilbert J. Bradshaw
- 10-18-05
Great book with an entertaining reader!
This book was captivating. The plot was awesome and the story is almost unbelievable, I found myself really hoping that every bit of it was true. The reader was one of the best that I have heard and it wasn't too long of a book--I found myself wanting more in contrast to other 12-15 hour unabridged books that I have listened to. Really the only downside to this book was the fact that there was so much unneccessary swearing. The narrator would even swear sometimes, which kind of turned me off. I appreciated the cultural lessons that I learned and felt like it had the perfect combination of intellectual stimulation and relaxation. I highly recommend this book to anyone--but maybe not for to anyone's mother.
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- Annas
- 11-11-04
Great writing style
The book had very exciting likeable characters and it was written in a style that sounded realistic.
Very interesting story if you are into finance and economics, or just plain suspense.
I recommend it. The only thing I don't like is the silly music that keeps coming up every section.
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- Joseph T.
- 04-02-21
Tl:Dr Japan is weird.
Dated view of Japan, overly focused on sex, unrelated trade at the end solves everything.
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- Dave
- 07-08-20
Entertaining but confusing
I found myself confused from time to time about which part of the story I was reading. I’m glad I read it though.
It’s rare to find really good business fiction. Those was “good.” Just not great.
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- J. Van Der Zwaag
- 01-17-20
Really enjoyed all aspects of this audiobook.
The narrator (and writer) has a calm voice which is great, doesn’t arouse irritation and kept me focused on the story. The story was good, very descriptive and therefore i felt totally submerged into it. I like how things are kept realistic and not over the top. in this way, it’s more believable and thus more enjoyable. I’m going for the next book, preferably narrated by the writer again.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-03-19
Good and easy read
Good read, very remanent of The Richest Man in Babylon. Explains basic investing terms and strategies very well and entertaining. Definitely worth a read or listen.
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- Rugbyjock
- 07-22-19
Great story telling and easy listening
Great story telling and easy listening.
it's my second audio book wrote by Ben Mezrick within 2 weeks. now I am onto the third.
Bitcoin Billionaires been the first.
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- paul
- 06-23-15
One of my favourite books
Well written and a great story of true facts
The narrator is easy to listen too
Not like others who I found annoying
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Best-selling author Ben Mezrich offers a gripping, beat-by-beat account of how a loosely affiliate group of private investors and internet trolls on a subreddit called WallStreetBets took down one of the biggest hedge funds on Wall Street, firing the first shot in a revolution that threatens to upend the establishment.
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Seemed like Mezrich rushed this book
- By William C Scott on 09-24-21
By: Ben Mezrich
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Rigged
- By: Ben Mezrich
- Narrated by: Ben Mezrich
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
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This is the startling rags-to-riches story of an Italian-American kid from the streets of Brooklyn who claws his way into the wild, frenetic world of the oil exchange. After conquering the hallowed halls of Harvard Business School, he enters the testosterone-laced warrens of the Merc Exchange, the asylumlike oil exchange located in lower Manhattan.
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Another interesting story...
- By Carey Patrick Ryan on 11-27-07
By: Ben Mezrich
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The Midnight Ride
- By: Ben Mezrich
- Narrated by: Corey Carthew
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
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From the celebrated, New York Times bestselling author comes a commercial thriller of an MIT grad student who unwittingly uncovers the hidden connection between the Gardner Museum heist and the most fascinating secret in American history.
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Great idea, mediocre approach
- By Josh on 10-14-22
By: Ben Mezrich
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Once upon a Time in Russia
- The Rise of the Oligarchs and the Greatest Wealth in History
- By: Ben Mezrich
- Narrated by: Jeremy Bobb
- Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
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The best-selling author of Bringing Down the House (63 weeks on the New York Times best seller list and the basis for the hit movie 21) and The Accidental Billionaires (the basis for the Academy Award-winning film The Social Network) delivers an epic drama of wealth, rivalry, and betrayal among megawealthy Russian oligarchs - and its international repercussions.
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Oligarchs, Operatives, Explosives & Intrigue!
- By Michael J Canning on 07-26-16
By: Ben Mezrich
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Bitcoin Billionaires
- By: Ben Mezrich
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
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Ben Mezrich's 2009 best seller, The Accidental Billionaires, is the definitive account of Facebook's founding and the basis for the Academy Award-winning film The Social Network. Two of the story's iconic characters are Harvard students Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss: identical twins, Olympic rowers, and foils to Mark Zuckerberg. Bitcoin Billionaires is the story of the brothers’ redemption and revenge in the wake of their epic legal battle with Facebook.
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Misleading Title - Mostly "Winkelvi Memoirs"
- By kameir on 06-07-19
By: Ben Mezrich
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21
- Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions
- By: Ben Mezrich
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
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In the midst of the Go-Go '90s, the culture of greed infused the MIT campus. A small blackjack club sprang up, dedicated to counting cards and beating the house at major casinos around the country. The Club grew slowly at first, but by the late 1990s, the right people had come up with the right system to take some of the world's most sophisticated casinos for all they were worth.
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Killed by Narrator
- By Harry JD on 03-12-08
By: Ben Mezrich
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The Accidental Billionaires
- The Founding of Facebook: A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal
- By: Ben Mezrich
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
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The high-energy tale of how two socially awkward Ivy Leaguers, trying to increase their chances with the opposite sex, ended up creating Facebook. Eduardo Saverin and Mark Zuckerberg were Harvard undergraduates and best friends - outsiders at a school filled with polished prep-school grads and long-time legacies. They shared both academic brilliance in math and a geeky awkwardness with women. The Accidental Billionaires is a compulsively listenable story of innocence lost - and of the unusual creation of a company that has revolutionized the way people relate to one another.
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Ears still bleeding
- By Maria on 01-28-10
By: Ben Mezrich
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Straight Flush
- The True Story of Six College Friends Who Dealt Their Way to a Billion-Dollar Online Poker Empire--and How it All Came Crashing Down…
- By: Ben Mezrich
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
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Based on extensive insider interviews and participation, acclaimed author Ben Mezrich's Straight Flush tells the captivating rags-to-riches tale of a group of University of Montana frat brothers who turned a weekly poker game in the basement of a local dive bar into AbsolutePoker.com, one of the largest online companies in the world. But then the U.S. Department of Justice placed a bull's-eye on Absolute Poker. Did they fold - or double down and ride their hot hand?
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Typical Mezrich Trash
- By Munster Monster on 08-01-19
By: Ben Mezrich
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Sex on the Moon
- The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History
- By: Ben Mezrich
- Narrated by: Casey Affleck
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
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Thad Roberts, a fellow in a prestigious NASA program had an idea - a romantic, albeit crazy, idea. He wanted to give his girlfriend the moon. Literally. Thad convinced his girlfriend and another female accomplice, both NASA interns, to break into an impregnable laboratory at NASA - past security checkpoints, an electronically locked door with cipher security codes, and camera-lined hallways - and help him steal the most precious objects in the world: the moon rocks. But what does one do with an item so valuable that it’s illegal even to own?
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Good book, horrible narration
- By M. Jordan on 07-27-11
By: Ben Mezrich
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Bringing Down the Mouse
- By: Ben Mezrich
- Narrated by: Tonya Mezrich
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
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Charlie Lewis is a nerd. All he’s ever been good at is math - and he’s really good at math. So good that he’s recruited by a group of kids determined to game the system at the biggest theme park in the world - and win the grand prize. Soon Charlie is caught up in the excitement and thrill of using his math skills for awesomeness, but what’s at stake may be more than he’s willing to risk. How far will Charlie go for a chance at the ultimate reward?
By: Ben Mezrich
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The 37th Parallel
- The Secret Truth Behind America's UFO Highway
- By: Ben Mezrich
- Narrated by: Ben Mezrich
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
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This real-life The X-Files and Close Encounters of the Third Kind tells the true story of a computer programmer who tracks paranormal events along a 3,000-mile stretch through the heart of America and is drawn deeper and deeper into a vast conspiracy.
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Misleading Title and Marketing But Still Good
- By Reggie on 02-05-18
By: Ben Mezrich
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Breaking Twitter
- Elon Musk and the Most Controversial Corporate Takeover in History
- By: Ben Mezrich
- Narrated by: Will Collyer
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
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BREAKING TWITTER takes listeners inside the darkly comic battle between one of the most intriguing, polarizing, influential men of our time—Elon Musk—and the company that represents our culture’s dearest hope for a shared global conversation. From employee accounts within Twitter headquarters to the mission-driven team Musk surrounded himself with, this is the full story from all sides.
By: Ben Mezrich
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