Is Money to Burn Worth Reading?
Ada’s Score
Cohan traces the rise and fall of Leon Black, tracking how the Apollo Global Management founder amassed power and how it unraveled. The financial reporting is authoritative, and Cohan is fluent in the mechanics of private equity most writers botch. The narrative occasionally drowns in transactional detail, and the psychological portrait of Black stays curiously remote. A rigorous business chronicle that's stronger on the balance sheet than the man.
“Cohan actually understands the deals, which makes the finance sing where lesser writers fumble. The cost is that Black the man stays behind glass.”
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AI reading intelligence“Cohan actually understands the deals, which makes the finance sing where lesser writers fumble. The cost is that Black the man stays behind glass.”
Money to Burn Review
Cohan actually understands the deals, which makes the finance sing where lesser writers fumble. The cost is that Black the man stays behind glass.
Rating: 3.9 / 5
Ada’s reservations
The book buries its subject under transactional detail and never brings Black into psychological focus. Readers wanting the person behind the fortune will be frustrated. Authoritative on money, remote on the man.
Ada’s score reflects both strengths and reservations.
Book Details
- Language
- English
- ISBN-13
- 9780593716342
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Ada’s Score
3.9
Ada’s editorial score — not an aggregate of reader reviews.
Common Questions About Money to Burn
- Is Money to Burn worth reading?
- Cohan actually understands the deals, which makes the finance sing where lesser writers fumble. The cost is that Black the man stays behind glass. Ada rates it 3.9 out of 5.
- What are the main weaknesses of Money to Burn?
- The book buries its subject under transactional detail and never brings Black into psychological focus. Readers wanting the person behind the fortune will be frustrated. Authoritative on money, remote on the man.
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