Den of Thieves
by James B. Stewart
Mentioned once across 1 show · first heard Oct 2025 on All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg.
The general take
Andrew Ross Sorkin really loved Den of Thieves, praising it as a character-driven story that stands out among books about financial scandals. He groups it with other favorites like Barbarians at the Gate as a fabulous book that goes beyond just laying out facts to make the people and drama come alive.
About
A #1 bestseller from coast to coast, Den of Thieves tells the full story of the insider-trading scandal that nearly destroyed Wall Street, the men who pulled it off, and the chase that finally brought them to justice. Pulitzer Prize–winner James B. Stewart shows for the first time how four of the eighties’ biggest names on Wall Street—Michael Milken, Ivan Boesky, Martin Siegel, and Dennis Levine—created the greatest insider-trading ring in financial history and almost walked away with billions, until a team of downtrodden detectives triumphed over some of America’s most expensive lawyers to bring this powerful quartet to justice.
Who said what
Andrew Ross Sorkin👍 Recommends
…referencing character-driven books he admired about financial history
“And there's some great books, by the way, about this period. Don't get me wrong. But they didn't have the sort of character-driven story. Like I loved Den of Thieves. I loved Barbarians at the Gate. I loved stories about people. Fabulous books. Fabulous books.”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg — 1929 vs 2025: Andrew Ross Sorkin on Crashes, Bubbles & Lessons Learnedat 02:53
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