THE WOLF OF WALL STREET

The Wolf of Wall Street by Jordan Belfort - As I read the first few chapters of the book, I couldn't help thinking that the movie was better - more visual and exciting.  But as I got into the book and realized the liberties that had been taken with the events and time line in the movie, the written words started to flow and the story got better and better.  So good in fact, that I want to see the movie again!  Jordan Belfort is one of those guys with the incredible capacity to push over all the lines of behavior and substance abuse and come out on the other side healthy and still rich.  It's quite a story, and the part about his recovery is just as wild as the wildness. I like that Jordan's writing style conveys his own incredulity of all that happened to him.  And is still happening....how crazy would it be to have Leonardo DiCaprio play you in a Hollywood extravaganza of a movie that ends up being critically acclaimed on top of everything else?   A wild ride of a story.  And there's more.....it turns out Jordan wrote another book called Catching The Wolf of Wall Street.  Reserving it now.