The Wolf of Wall Street by Jordan Belfort

The Wolf of Wall Street

Extended Synopsis

In the 1990s, Jordan Belfort became one of the most infamous kingpins in American finance. A brilliant, conniving stock-chopper, Belfort led his merry mob on a wild, chaotic ride from Wall Street to a massive, sprawling office on Long Island. The Wolf of Wall Street is a riveting, no-holds-barred look at the wild excesses of the financial world, narrated in the raw and unfiltered voice of Belfort himself. By day, he made thousands of dollars a minute. By night, he spent it as fast as he could. From sinking a 170-foot motor yacht and racking up a $700,000 hotel tab to managing the high-octane world of fast-talking, hard-partying stockbrokers, his life is a whirlwind of extreme success and even greater excess.

This New York Times Bestseller, which inspired a major motion picture, chronicles the astonishing rise and spectacular fall of a man who transformed from hustling Italian ices to making hundreds of millions. It is a story of unimaginable wealth, explosive ambition, and an ultimately self-destructive lifestyle that captivates and warns in equal measure. Whether you are fascinated by the inner workings of Wall Street or simply love an epic tale of rise and ruin, this book stands as a testament to an era of unbridled financial greed.

Critical Acclaim

• "Raw and frequently hilarious." — The New York Times
• "A rollicking tale of [Jordan Belfort's] rise to riches as head of the infamous boiler room Stratton Oakmont... proof that there are indeed second acts in American lives." — Forbes
• "Crazy... Classic... Epic." — Bust-Down Finance
• "A cross between Tom Wolfe's The Bonfire of the Vanities and Scorsese's GoodFellas... Belfort has the Midas touch." — The Sunday Times (London)
• "Entertaining as pulp fiction, real as a federal indictment... a hell of a read." — Kirkus Reviews

Reader Targeting

• Finance professionals and students eager to understand the historical extremes of Wall Street boiler rooms.
• Readers of gripping, fast-paced personal memoirs detailing monumental rise and fall narratives.
• Fans of the major motion picture looking to experience the unvarnished primary source material.

Author Biography

Jordan Belfort is a former stockbroker who founded Stratton Oakmont, a brokerage house that functioned as a boiler room, marketing penny stocks and defrauding investors. Following his conviction for fraud and subsequent imprisonment, Belfort authored two memoirs—The Wolf of Wall Street and Catching the Wolf of Wall Street—and now works globally as a motivational speaker and sales trainer.

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