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Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street
Liar's Poker Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street
Author: Michael Lewis
In this shrewd and wickedly funny book, Michael Lewis describes an astonishing era and his own rake's progress through a powerful investment bank. From an unlikely beginning (art history at Princeton?) he rose in two short years from Salomon Brothers trainee to Geek (the lowest form of life on the trading floor) to Big Swinging Dick, the mos...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780393027501
ISBN-10: 0393027503
Publication Date: 10/1989
Pages: 249
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4.1 stars, based on 17 ratings
Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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Really fun book to read for anyone interested in money markets. I'm typically not into "financial" books (that's my hubby's territory), but I thoroughly enjoyed this one. Highly recommended.
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In fiction there was Bonfire of the Vanities; in reality, there is Liar's Poker--the fascinating insider's account of what really happens on Wall Street. This irreverent and hilarious birds-eye view of Wall Street's heyday will appeal to anyone intrigued by the allure of million dollar deals.
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These are two audio-cassettes totalling three hours. An ex-library copy in a plastic clamshell case.
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My boyfriend read this and really enjoyed it. He has read other books by this author and enjoyed them also. He is in the financial field so this was especially interesting
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Funny, insightful. A terrific read.
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"One of the Ten Best Business Books of the Year" Business Week
"Hilarious....one of the season's best financial books." Forbes
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Incredible book about the greed of the junk bond traders.

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