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Summary: An eye opener!
Review: A tedious book, poorly written, boring, superficial, and lacks credibility. The author has changed some names and left others alone, which makes me wonder which names are true and which are phony. Or I would wonder, if I cared--which I don't. It is skimpy--just about 260 pages--though I am not sure if that is a blessing or a curse. It covers much the same ground as a much better book called Born to Steal, as I only discovered after buying the book and reading a short way into it. Even writes about some of the same gangsters and stock promoters, such as Roy Ageloff and Frank Coppa, but what was vivid and fascinating in Born to Steal is limp and uninteresting here. A shame, as this is a subject that definitely warrants another book.
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Summary: Awful
Review: Boring and lengthy.....Born to steal is a much better read. Lauria is full of himself and lacks real credibility. I would recommend staying away from this book as it will bore you and will only help Mr Lauria steal from the public again.
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Summary: The scam continues
Review: I had to buy this for a class, and otherwise I would not have bought it in a million years. It is nothing more than a clone of Born to Steal, which I also had to read and is much more interesting. Lauria originally didn't want to use his real name in telling this story, and there was a suit over it, which he lost. I don't know if this book would have been better if he had been able to lie about his own identity. There is very little in this book that has not been reported elsewhere, or has been told in a better and more interesting and comprehensive way in Born to Steal.
Some of the companies that he mentions do not exist in any reference book or on the Bloomberg of a company called "All-Man" that he dealt with at one time. There is a similar-sounding company that was being pushed by stock swindlers at the time. Why doesn't he just mention it? Similarly the names of a prominent short-seller and even some gangsters are changed, while other gangsters and companies get their real names used.
Would've been nice if he had said he was changing names. Guess this liar and scam artist--not to mention informant and rat--just can't stop lying and scamming.
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Summary: No wonder this book is a bomb
Review: Self-serving, poorly written, uninformative. The "readers" who gave favorable reviews to this book are obviously pals of the author, if he has any left, as no one else would find anything even the slightest bit worthwhile about this book. This patently dishonest tripe is simply not worth buying. Take it out of the library if you want to read some boring garbage some evening you have insomnia and need to sleep.
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Summary: No wonder this book is a bomb
Review: Self-serving, poorly written, uninformative. The "readers" who gave favorable reviews to this book are obviously pals of the author, if he has any left, as no one else would find anything even the slightest bit worthwhile about this book. This patently dishonest tripe is simply not worth buying. Take it out of the library if you want to read some boring garbage some evening you have insomnia and need to sleep.
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Summary: Boring...Boring...Boring!!
Review: The 5 star review was obviously given by the author Mr Lauria as he is trying to pump the sales of this book just like he pumped and dumped stocks. Sal Lauria is nothing short of a weasel who ratted out his childhood friends and others just so he can keep his little tooshy out of jail. There is no reason to buy this book.......it is a horrible read and only helps out a rat.
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Summary: Fascinating
Review: This book brought me into a world distant to me, however I felt like I was living a life of deciet and fraud. I found the book exciting and Concerning. I highly recommend reading this book before you take your next step forward.
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Summary: Rehashing the same old line
Review: This book was BORING. Lame and displayed the same old storyline. Only thing I hope for is that this guy, if he really did the items purported in the book, has served some serious jail time. And, its my understanding that he is now selling hot tubs and continues to rip people off.
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Summary: the guys who panned this book must work for the mob
Review: this is a really good book. lauria has a great story to tell, david barry does a great job of telling it. a fascinating but chilling account about what really goes on behind closed wall street doors...
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