Street Freak

In Street Freak, Jared Dillian recounts his tumultuous journey at Lehman Brothers, where he fulfilled his dream of working on Wall Street amidst a chaotic corporate culture. As an ex-military, working-class outsider navigating the ultra-competitive environment, Dillian rose from checking IDs to becoming a key player in the firm's trading operations during its final years. The intense pressures of the job, coupled with his undiagnosed mental health issues, led him to a breaking point, ultimately landing him in a psychiatric ward. This engaging memoir offers a vivid, behind-the-scenes look at Lehman Brothers leading up to its historic collapse.