Liar's Poker
Michael Lewis
(Author)
Description
Michael Lewis was fresh out of Princeton and the London School of Economics when he landed a job at Salomon Brothers, one of Wall Street's premier investment firms. During the next three years, Lewis rose from callow trainee to bond salesman, raking in millions for the firm and cashing in on a modern-day gold rush. Liar's Poker is the culmination of those heady, frenzied years--a behind-the-scenes look at a unique and turbulent time in American business. From the frat-boy camaraderie of the forty-first-floor trading room to the killer instinct that made ambitious young men gamble everything on a high-stakes game of bluffing and deception, here is Michael Lewis's knowing and hilarious insider's account of an unprecedented era of greed, gluttony, and outrageous fortune.Product Details
Price
$16.95
$15.76
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Publish Date
March 01, 2010
Pages
320
Dimensions
5.54 X 8.22 X 0.76 inches | 0.56 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780393338690
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About the Author
Michael Lewis is the best-selling author of Liar's Poker, Moneyball, The Blind Side, The Big Short, The Undoing Project, and The Fifth Risk. He lives in Berkeley, California, with his family.
Reviews
Often profane, always hilarious, right on the mark.
So memorable and alive . . . one of those rare works that encapsulate and define an era.
The funniest book on Wall Street I've ever read.--Tom Wolfe
So memorable and alive . . . one of those rare works that encapsulate and define an era.
The funniest book on Wall Street I've ever read.--Tom Wolfe
