Liar's Poker
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4.4 • 1.1K Ratings
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Publisher Description
The time was the 1980s. The place was Wall Street. The game was called Liar’s Poker.
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.
Customer Reviews
Liar’s Poker
Simply amazing! This is my second time reading this title. As a broker in the current environment it is fun to read about the past. Thanks for your honesty Sir!
PS: I believe you have made a MUCH more positive and impactful difference in the world with your literary contributions then you ever would have as a Managing Director.
Did not like it
I guess you have to be “in the business” to appreciate the story. I wanted to like it but it just seemed like repetitive office antics and who made the most money and really no back story outside of the work day. Maybe that’s the point though “all work and no play”. To me even the antics seemed unrelatable. I was familiar with the story but was hoping there was more to it. This peak behind the Wall Street curtain did not hold my attention like Wolf of Wall street or Wall Street. Sorry.
Great book
Loved every bit of this book. Great introduction for anyone interested in financial markets