--- product_id: 30860729 title: "Tearing Down the Walls: How Sandy Weill Fought His Way to the Top of the Financial World. . .and Then Nearly Lost It All (Wall Street Journal Book)" brand: "monica langley" price: "1782370₫" currency: VND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.vn/products/30860729-tearing-down-the-walls-how-sandy-weill-fought-his-way store_origin: VN region: Vietnam --- # Tearing Down the Walls: How Sandy Weill Fought His Way to the Top of the Financial World. . .and Then Nearly Lost It All (Wall Street Journal Book) **Brand:** monica langley **Price:** 1782370₫ **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Tearing Down the Walls: How Sandy Weill Fought His Way to the Top of the Financial World. . .and Then Nearly Lost It All (Wall Street Journal Book) by monica langley - **How much does it cost?** 1782370₫ with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vn](https://www.desertcart.vn/products/30860729-tearing-down-the-walls-how-sandy-weill-fought-his-way) ## Best For - monica langley enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted monica langley brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Tearing Down the Walls: How Sandy Weill Fought His Way to the Top of the Financial World. . .and Then Nearly Lost It All (Wall Street Journal Book) ## Images ![Tearing Down the Walls: How Sandy Weill Fought His Way to the Top of the Financial World. . .and Then Nearly Lost It All (Wall Street Journal Book) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51y2Ob3Dn-L.jpg) ![Tearing Down the Walls: How Sandy Weill Fought His Way to the Top of the Financial World. . .and Then Nearly Lost It All (Wall Street Journal Book) - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/519L0f5+8-S.jpg) ![Tearing Down the Walls: How Sandy Weill Fought His Way to the Top of the Financial World. . .and Then Nearly Lost It All (Wall Street Journal Book) - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/311pfCFYhRL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best Business Biography I have read! *by R***L on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 16, 2003* I like business biographies and specifically those concerning investment banking. Sandy Weill's career is so diverse with so many companies turned around that this book is the best I have read in detailing a man's lifetime case study. For those who may not be familiar with Sandy Weill, he started on Wall Street with a small firm as Wall Street was struggling with sheer back-office paperwork and quickly grew that into a force challenging Merrill Lynch. After a merger with American Express, Weill was eventually forced out. He returned to corporate management buying a Baltimore finance company in trouble, Commercial Credit. After merging with Travelers Insurance, Weill eventually merges with Citicorp creating the largest financial institution in the world.What makes this book interesting are the character flaws of Sandy Weill. While he has strengths in cost cutting efficiency, he has many management flaws. Temper management, delegation of authority, public speaking are but a few of the flaws detailed in this book. Of particular interest is his relationship with Jamie Dimon, his long-time younger protégé, who is eventually let go and now runs Bank One.There is one complaint I have with this book. At the takeover of Commercial Credit, there are significant discussions of the changes in management philosophy that are quite interesting. But after significant work and allusion of improvement, no report of financial performance was provided to demonstrate mathematically how positive the improvement was. Obviously, it was significant given the mergers that took place after the turnaround of Commercial Credit.I must compliment the author on a thorough research job. It was clear from the dialog that this book would have been impossible without interviews with many different people including Sandy Weill. I did not find this book tipped to Weill's favor as a "fluff" piece but rather I thought the author balanced the good with the bad.In summary, if you like business summaries dealing with finance you will like this book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Just the Facts, Ma'am": A good history of who did what and when, but not of why or to what end *by C***A on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 14, 2018* Well-researched and very readable, with great insight into both Sandy Weill and Jamie Dimon. However, this book is more of a narrative of what happened, when it happened, who did it, etc. than it is a consideration of Weill's legacy or the implications of his choices on our current financial system.Part of this weakness is structural: the book was published right before the financial crisis which thoroughly trounced Citi's books and places Weill's backroom dealing against government regulation in a different, very dangerous light. The book also doesn't interrogate Weill's disgust of CapEx investment into technology and data capabilities; co-CEO John Reed's long-term investments into online banking now seem entirely prescient compared to Weill's passion for branches, but this point is not made.However, even when bigger questions could be addressed with the information available at the time, the author stays narrowly focused on sequential storytelling rather than delivering any opinions on questions like "Is all this M&A to create gigantic banks actually good or bad for the end customer? for society?"I recommend this book if you are specifically interested in Sandy Weill, Jamie Dimon, Travelers or Citi, but it is not the best read if you are trying to understand an era, the system or any broader arc of context or complexity. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ that there are a lot of lives that are ruined in such companies of people that get tossed aside and wasted. I liked Sandy Weill *by M***N on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 30, 2016* It is important that a company moves fast enough to adapt to the changes in its environment and one of the characteristics of Sany Weill is that he always led a company that was changing, usually by growing. It should also be stated, to be fair to everyone, that there are a lot of lives that are ruined in such companies of people that get tossed aside and wasted. I liked Sandy Weill as he was described, and have more than once crossed paths with him in my personal account without either one of us being aware of it at the time, probably, (Travellers, Chase) and I think that I offered a lot more of myself than I got for it. The effort away from the top is being used more than it is being valued. This is both as a customer and an employee. Don't get the wrong impression that I'm bitter or not loyal though. I was rooting for him to succeed and closely following his path as I read this account of his career. It is richly interesting and informative. I would recommend this book to anyone that is interested in banking and Wall Street. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vn/products/30860729-tearing-down-the-walls-how-sandy-weill-fought-his-way](https://www.desertcart.vn/products/30860729-tearing-down-the-walls-how-sandy-weill-fought-his-way) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vietnam* *Store origin: VN* *Last updated: 2026-04-25*