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Benjamin Graham: The Memoirs of the Dean of Wall Street | 
 enlarge | Author: Benjamin Graham
Creator: Seymour Chatman
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill
Category: Book
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 618062
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 351
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 6.5 x 1.5
ISBN: 0070242690
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.6092
EAN: 9780070242692
ASIN: 0070242690
Publication Date: July 26, 1996
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Product Description
When Benjamin Graham died at 82, he was one of the great legends of Wall Street: brilliant, succesful, ethical--the man who invented the discipline of security analysis. Time has only enhanced his reputation, with disciples such as billionaire investor Warren Buffet's continuing to praise Graham and crediting his work in their own successes. Now, 20 years after his death, his memoirs are reaching the public at last. Graham's story is a hugely satisfying chronicle of one of the richest and most eventful lives of the century. Here is a life that will captivate Wall Streeters and history buffs alike. Graham recounts his immigrant childhood in old New York--his excellent education in the city's public schools and on scholarship at Columbia University--the first crucial deal in his professional life--the devastating effects of the Crash of '29--and the tactics that helped him and his clients survive the Depression. Graham's fascinating account also encompasses his bold efforts at currency reform--his involvement with such towering figures as FDR, Churchill, Eisenhower, and Baruch--and looks at how success took its toll on his marriage and family life.
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 A book about Ben Graham, the man April 28, 2008
Cheng Eng Aun (Singapore)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book concerns Benjamin Graham, the man (well, he wrote it). There has been virtually no mention about investment principles other than his career. But I like the book because I wanted to find out more about the man who was arguably the greatest original thinker in security analysis and investment. [And I do derive consolation from the fact that one does not have to be good at everything to be a good investor - Ben does has his dose of shortcomings as well! :P] Sadly, it is out of print; I am fortunate that I obtained a pristine used copy at a reasonable price. Nowadays the book can fetch a very high offer price.
the dean of Wallstreet December 14, 2001
Thomas Simotas (Wilmington, NC)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The book is very appropriately titled. The story is told directly by Ben, and it covers his life from his family when his father passed away to his education at Columbia after losing his scholarship the first time. Ben was a colorful person, and reading an autobiography like this allows the reader to see the paths a great person chose in life to really become what we remember him for. Of course, the fact the Warren Buffet was his best student and biggest advocate was probably the reason I picked the book up in the first place, but after reading it, I discovered the Ben was wise in more than just Wallstreet. My favorite wisdom derived from Ben is on the subject of sex and relationships, as he had so many of the latter while becoming the great investor that we first associate with him. I feel that I learned skills that will help me grow to be wiser by reading his bio. I definitely suggest the book to anyone who is interested in not only Ben's life but in contemplating how to improve his or her own.
A Good Read! September 6, 2001
Rolf Dobelli (Luzern Switzerland)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
The Dean of Wall Street confesses. That would be a great lead, except that Benjamin Graham has little to confess. Rather, Graham, considered the father of modern security analysis, tells us about his life, career, and his intellectual passions. He shares his thoughts about a range of issues, and about his experiences. For instance, did you know that he valued his intellectual pursuits more than making money? Or that he was a Broadway playwright? These memoirs are more concerned with Graham's story than with his investment techniques. We [...] recommend this book to those who want to learn more about Ben Graham, the man. It is not for those who want to learn more about Ben Graham, the founder of value investing.
 This is a pure biography September 2, 1999
11 out of 18 found this review helpful
I bought this book after reading Roger Lowenstein's book 'Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist' (1996) to read on value investing. Unfortunately, this book covers very little about techniques. And I mean VERY little. If you want to get to know the person Graham is, get this book. You can skip this book and still produce superior investment returns (this, known as rational allocation of capital). For value investing, read Intelligent Investor, by Ben Graham. This book gets 3 stars bcoz it serves its purpose as a biography but at the same time managed to discourage me from spending time finishing it, despite my passion for Graham's investment principles.
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