Liar's Poker Author: Visit Amazon's Michael Lewis Page | Language: English | ISBN:
039333869X | Format: EPUB
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As described by Lewis, liar's poker is a game played in idle moments by workers on Wall Street, the objective of which is to reward trickery and deceit. With this as a metaphor, Lewis describes his four years with the Wall Street firm Salomon Brothers, from his bizarre hiring through the training program to his years as a successful bond trader. Lewis illustrates how economic decisions made at the national level changed securities markets and made bonds the most lucrative game on the Street. His description of the firm's personalities and of the events from 1984 through the crash of October 1987 are vivid and memorable. Readers of Tom Wolfe's The Bonfire of the Vanities ( LJ 11/15/87) are likely to enjoy this personal memoir. BOMC and Fortune Book Club selection.
- Joseph Barth, U.S. Military Acad . Lib., West Point, N.Y.Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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“The funniest book on Wall Street I’ve ever read.” (Tom Wolfe)
“Often profane, always hilarious, right on the mark.” (People)
“So memorable and alive . . . one of those rare works that encapsulate and define an era.” (Fortune)
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- Paperback: 310 pages
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; Reprint edition (March 15, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 9780393338690
- ISBN-13: 978-0393338690
- ASIN: 039333869X
- Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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