John Rolfe grew up in the heart of Dixie. After stints at Virginia Tech and the University of Florida, he took a job doing broadcast research in New York City, convinced that "if I can make it there, I can make it anywhere." In 1993, after concluding that Frank Sinatra had sold him a bill of goods, John entered the Wharton School of Business, where he edited The Wharton Vulgarian. Following his sentence with DLJ, he was a principal with a private investment organization. Currently, John is a freelance man of sport and leisure, and is honing his panhandling skills for the next bear market.

Peter Troob grew up on the rough-and-tumble streets of Scarsdale, New York, and while in grade school starred in James and the Giant Peach. Peter attended Duke University, then worked for Kidder Peabody in New York City. In 1993 he entered the graduate program at the Harvard Business School, where he edited the humor section in the Harbus and wrote the "Kosher Korner" column. This made his mother proud. Peter is currently a partner with a private investment organization and is anticipating many happy years there.

次贷风暴、金融海啸为什么会发生？

投资人的钱是怎么蒸发的？

投行里的人都在做什么？

他们吃什么？穿什么？

他们的女朋友长什么样？

他们每月挣多少钱？

他们满足吗？

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本书讲述两位年轻银行家罗尔夫和特鲁珀在华尔街的人生经历，这是特鲁珀和罗尔夫的个人成长经历，更是所有新入行的年轻银行家所必须经历的磨难。无论就职于哪一家银行，相信任何一位银行助理都不乏同样的感受。

其实，投资银行的生存原则说到底就是“愿者上钩”。要么像鱼儿一样，牢牢咬住诱饵，享受美味佳肴之余还可以借助鱼线的拉动往上跃，越高越好，哪管人格的沉沦；要么保持大度的胸襟，冷眼看待银行里发生的一切，用幽默和自嘲安抚自己失去平衡的心灵。但实际上，想要保持头脑的一半清醒，对心理平衡似乎帮助不大，这就好像一只脚踩在干冰上，而另一只脚踏在炭火里一样，虽然冷热相抵后计算出的平均温度正好合适，但人的双脚注定会皮开肉绽，痛苦难忍！不是吗？

这本书是作者罗尔夫和特鲁珀讲述自己在投资银行的奋斗历程。从最开始梦想到投资银行工作到最后拼命想挣脱，两位作者回顾了一路走来的工作体验和心路历程，展现了一个真实并且不为人知的投行，让我们看到了投资银行家特别是底层从业人员风光背后的艰辛、无奈，更读到了一种对于人生和生活的选择。

面对金融业尔虞我诈的两面人生，他们是要赔上一生的幸福，还是平安脱险,在风暴来临之前全身而退……