????梅奧意識(shí)到，自己總是與周?chē)娜烁窀癫蝗?，這種意識(shí)使得他的行為和思想可以自由地?cái)[脫行業(yè)慣例的羈絆。這種情緒也是這本書(shū)的核心。通過(guò)此書(shū)，我們可以近距離地觀(guān)察，不管是好還是壞，金融從業(yè)者不隨波逐流究竟意味著什么。很少有分析師像梅奧這樣，從不主動(dòng)巴結(jié)他理應(yīng)親近的銀行高管（明星分析師出席CEO主辦的奢華酒會(huì)和私人晚宴，并非什么稀罕事）。他對(duì)銀行業(yè)從業(yè)者享有的排場(chǎng)和高額薪酬很是不屑。

????《流亡華爾街》一書(shū)突出了這樣一種觀(guān)念：梅奧總是以一個(gè)局外人的眼光，凝視著陌生的銀行家的世界。盡管這種視角有時(shí)或許稍顯沉悶，但它從未給人以虛假之感，部分原因是，梅奧是一個(gè)怪胎，我們很難想象有哪一個(gè)世界屬于他這樣的人。比如，他會(huì)給自己計(jì)時(shí)，觀(guān)察到底是乘坐公寓附近的地鐵快，還是折回到最近的車(chē)站，乘坐特快列車(chē)快。他曾經(jīng)用許多艾倫?格林斯潘的照片來(lái)點(diǎn)綴他的單身公寓。在備考特許金融分析師（CFA）期間，他時(shí)常讓當(dāng)時(shí)的女友（現(xiàn)在是他的太太）攜帶印有CFA課程內(nèi)容的抽認(rèn)卡，這種追求方式可謂別具一格。

????梅奧常常陶醉于他的闖入者身份，但如果說(shuō)他從不在乎別人的看法，那就錯(cuò)了。他特別重視糾正別人的誤解，有時(shí)似乎患上了被迫害情結(jié)癥。他跟摩根大通（JPMorgan Chase）首席執(zhí)行官杰米?戴蒙發(fā)生的一次公開(kāi)爭(zhēng)吵，就是一個(gè)例證。他與戴蒙的爭(zhēng)執(zhí)顯然讓梅奧一直如鯁在喉。當(dāng)時(shí)，戴蒙的重點(diǎn)在于梅奧此前對(duì)第一銀行（Bank One）和摩根大通所作的評(píng)級(jí)是否準(zhǔn)確。在梅奧看來(lái)，戴蒙提出的兩點(diǎn)意見(jiàn)（兩者相隔了很多年）是專(zhuān)門(mén)針對(duì)他的蓄意攻擊。但這很可能只是戴蒙隨口說(shuō)出的話(huà)罷了。此君一向以喜歡作秀言論大膽而著稱(chēng)，當(dāng)時(shí)又剛剛被花旗集團(tuán)（Citigroup）從CEO的寶座上趕下來(lái)，郁郁不得志。如果戴蒙想證明他的銀行正在全力改善，難道還有比聲稱(chēng)連華爾街最謹(jǐn)慎的分析家梅奧都被迫將其評(píng)級(jí)從售出改為買(mǎi)入更好的方式么？但對(duì)于梅奧來(lái)說(shuō)，這些評(píng)論事關(guān)他個(gè)人的聲譽(yù)。他在書(shū)中極其詳盡，不厭其煩地論證了自己意見(jiàn)的正確性。

????《流亡華爾街》另一個(gè)過(guò)于累贅的地方在于，該書(shū)用了整整兩個(gè)章節(jié)（差不多相當(dāng)于全書(shū)五分之一的篇幅）講述花旗集團(tuán)的種種細(xì)節(jié)。雖然花旗集團(tuán)無(wú)疑存在很多問(wèn)題，而且跟許多同行一樣，依然在苦苦掙扎，但把這家銀行的完整歷史硬塞入一本談?wù)撁穵W職業(yè)生涯的著作，顯得笨拙且不適宜。鑒于梅奧長(zhǎng)久以來(lái)一直在跟花旗管理層打嘴仗，偏離主題，深挖花旗銀行【《第一章：一個(gè)漫長(zhǎng)而悲傷的傳奇》（A Long, Sad Saga）；《第二章：令人作嘔的陰謀》（Part II: The Plot Sickens）】的確讓人覺(jué)得這是一種相當(dāng)無(wú)趣的報(bào)復(fù)行為。

????但就大部分內(nèi)容而言，梅奧這本書(shū)是一個(gè)很好的故事，為我們講述了一個(gè)陌生而迷人的職業(yè)。《流亡華爾街》一書(shū)不僅文筆上乘，節(jié)奏明快，而且許多地方還非常有趣。它通過(guò)一個(gè)局外人的眼光，深入揭露了華爾街的種種內(nèi)幕。

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????Mayo's sense of always being different from everyone around him gives him freedom to act and think outside of the conventions of his industry. This sentiment is at the heart of his book, which is a close up look at what it means, for better or for worse, to not go with the flow when you work in finance. Mayo is the rare analyst who doesn't hobnob with the executives he's supposed to cover. (It's not unusual for star analysts to attend lavish parties and private dinners thrown by CEOs). And he scoffs at the pomp and perks that come with a job in banking.

????Exile on Wall Street plays up the idea that Mayo is always an outsider peering into the alien world of bankers. Sometimes this can get a little tedious, but it never seems false, in part because Mayo is such a weirdo that it's hard to imagine a world where he would fit right in. For example, he times himself to see whether it's faster to take the local subway stop near his apartment, or to backtrack to the nearest express train. He once decorated his bachelor pad with photos of Alan Greenspan. And while studying for his chartered financial analyst certification, he wooed his then-girlfriend (who is now his wife) by having her carry flashcards with CFA topics.

????Mayo often revels in his interloper status, but it would be wrong to say that he doesn't care about what other people think of him. He cares deeply about setting the record straight, and at times he seems to have a persecution complex. One example of this is in his account of a public row he had with Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase (JPM). Clearly his dispute with Dimon -- which focused on whether or not Mayo had accurately rated Bank One and JPMorgan correctly -- took a psychological toll on Mayo. He perceives two comments made by Dimon, spread out over as many years, as a coordinated attack. In all likelihood, they were offhand remarks made by a CEO known for making audacious, showman-like statements, and who had a lot to prove after being fired from Citigroup (C). What better way for Dimon to show that his bank was firing on all cylinders than to say that the likes of Mike Mayo, the Street's most circumspect analyst, had been forced to change his rating from sell to buy? But the comments are personal for Mayo, and he describes in great detail his obsession with settling the score.

????Exile also gets bogged down in a two-chapter discussion of Citigroup, which comprises nearly a fifth of the book. While Citi has no doubt had many problems, and continues to struggle along with its peers, shoehorning a full history of the bank in a book about Mayo's career feels clunky and out of place. Given the fact that Mayo has been embroiled in a long-running fight with Citi management, the detour into Citi (Part I: A Long, Sad Saga; Part II: The Plot Sickens) also feels like a rather tedious act of vengeance.

????But for the most part, Mayo's book is a good story about a strange and fascinating career. It's well-written, fast-paced, and often very entertaining. It's a great inside look at Wall Street's inner sanctums through the eyes of an outsider.