Liar’s Poker

Description

Michael Lewis’s fast-paced, brilliantly written book Liar’s Poker transports readers to the hectic and cutthroat 1980s Wall Street scene. Lewis deftly, ironically, and with great insight recounts his own unusual path from a Princeton art history degree to a bond salesperson at the giant finance firm Salomon Brothers.
Set against a period of deregulation, avarice, and tremendous financial expansion, the novel reveals the high-stakes, high-stress Wall Street mentality. Millions of traders bet every day; new hotshots rise and fall quickly; “Liar’s Poker,” a bluffing game played with dollar bills, comes to represent the competitive mindset defining the trading floor.
Liar’s Poker, however, is a sharp indictment of the financial system that highlights how frequently ethics and long-term value are subordinated to hubris, risk-taking, and short-term thinking. It is not just fascinating tales. With amazing narrative as instructive as it is amusing, Lewis reveals the ridiculous excesses of finance.
The book also acts as a warning story, showing the manner in which some of the exact attitudes and institutions discussed prepared the stage for next financial catastrophes. For anybody passionate about economics, financial markets, or corporate culture, Lewis’s first-hand observations make Liar’s Poker an indispensable book.
Whether your interest is in finance, trading, or just the ins and outs of Wall Street, this classic is a riveting and perceptive journey.
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