The Banker's Life

By George Stanley Moore

Book Overview

George Moore's story is a peculiarly American one: humble beginnings in Hannibal, Missouri; a scholarship at Yale; and a spectacular rise through troubled times in the banking world to the pinnacle of success as chairman of First National City Corporation (now Citibank). It is a story full of anecdotes, unorthodox wisdom, and surprises.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393331512
• ISBN13: 9780393331516
• Release Date: February 1987
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Connecting the Dots: A Life in Wall Street

Some books are to be tasted, others are to be swallowed, and some few are to be chewed and digested. -- Francis Bacon I strongly recommend Mr George's Moore book to young and experienced bankers. "The Bankers Life" successfully reveals the common denominators of a great leaders and their carreer in banking: disciplined people, disciplined thought and disciplined action. A great benchmaark for anyone working at Wall Street.

The Bankers Life

This is a book that should be read by all young bankers. The is a great example of how banking plays a real role in the modern world. Moore highlight the depression and that the best is yet to come. As a banker, I found that this book can be used as a tool in the day to day of any banker, wanting to be one step ahead of the rest.

a wild ride at citibank

george moore had a fascinating career at the firm now known as citibank. starting before the depression, the chronicle of his career is a snapshot of banking over the past century.from the lessons of the depression, to rediscovering lending to companies, from creating a consumer lending business to the idea of foreign branches spanning the principal trade routes, moore was there. he hired and retained talented individuals who helped him raise the citibank banner from an also ran in the world of banking to the premier global franchise it was at his retirement.as his successor, moore named walt wriston to lead the bank forward. he excelled in a ceo's principal job, to pick the right person for the company to not just succeed but to thrive.