Gregory Zuckerman

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Gregory Zuckerman is a Special Writer at The Wall Street Journal, a 22-year veteran of the paper and a three-time winner of the Gerald Loeb award -- the highest honor in business journalism.

Greg is the author of five books: The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution; The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters; The Greatest Trade Ever: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History; Rising Above: How 11 Athletes Overcame Challenges in Their Youth to Become Stars and Rising Above: Inspiring Women in Sports.

Greg lives with his wife and two sons in West Orange, N.J., where they enjoy the Yankees in the summer, root for the Giants in ...more

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Average rating: 4.03 · 8,735 ratings · 477 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Greatest Trade Ever: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History 4.02 avg rating — 5,843 ratings — published 2009 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters 3.97 avg rating — 1,743 ratings — published 2013 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution 4.20 avg rating — 886 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rising Above: How 11 Athletes Overcame Challenges in Their Youth to Become Stars 4.23 avg rating — 167 ratings — published 2016 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rising Above: Inspiring Women in Sports 4.03 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2018 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Greatest Trade Ever: How John Paulson Bet Against the Markets and Made $20 Billion 4.24 avg rating — 21 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Energy Revolution really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Gregory Zuckerman answered Zach Deines's question: Did the extensive research you did in writing this book motivate you to try out different types of trading in your personal account? WSJ rules preclude me from trading. But my research did convince me that it’s folly to try to compete with firms like Renaissance. So best to go long since they are going short.
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Gregory Zuckerman answered Goodreads's question: Where did you get the idea for your most recent book? I was fascinated by a single paradox--Jim Simons shouldn't have been the one to master the market. He does theoretical math. He didn't have any experience trading. He only hires those who know nothing about Wall Street. Yet, Simons became the grea... See Full Answer
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Gregory Zuckerman liked Randy Christie's review of The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters: "Having just started a business operating in the oil and gas sector, and in Oklahoma, where much of the events in the book takes place, it was truly an enlightening read. Well written, with several larger than life characters whose lives are intert..." Read more of this review »
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Gregory Zuckerman and 1 other person liked liirogue's review of The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters: "Bitter-sweet read for me. I picked it up because I worked at Chesapeake for 10 years, including the last 5 years that Aubrey McClendon was CEO. I remember well the frenetic pace the company ran at and the way everything could change on a dime. It..." Read more of this review »
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Gregory Zuckerman liked Rob Mills's review of The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters: "A fun read as the author goes into the history of some of the most famous wildcatters out there and walks through the seminal events of their personal lives and careers. Some very interesting stories, as one might suspect, and the book goes throug..." Read more of this review »
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Gregory Zuckerman made a comment on Shauna Yusko’s review of Rising Above: How 11 Athletes Overcame Challenges in Their Youth to Become Stars " That's wonderful, thanks for spreading the word. We were thrilled so many of the female athletes shared their stories with us and think many are truly ...more "
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Gregory Zuckerman made a comment on Holly’s review of Rising Above: How 11 Athletes Overcame Challenges in Their Youth to Become Stars " That's why writers need editors, sorry :( cheers, Greg "
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Gregory Zuckerman made a comment on Rising Above: How 11 Athletes Overcame Challenges in Their Youth to Become Stars — Rising Above " Hi everyone...a few of the reviews mentioned that Rising Above is mostly focused on male stars...very true and my sons and I are very aware--reason we ...more "
Dec 06, 2016 12:59PM

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“He couldn’t understand why union rules prevented him from helping others at the refinery, or allowed employees to sleep on the job and then complain at union meetings.”
― Gregory Zuckerman, The Frackers: The Inside Story of the New Wildcatters and Their Energy Revolution

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“Truth in life is broad and nuanced; you can make all kinds of arguments, such as whether a president or person is fantastic or awful,” he says. “That’s why I love math problems—they have clear answers.”
― Gregory Zuckerman, The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution

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