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Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street

Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street

zoom enlarge 		Author: Michael Lewis
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 223 reviews
Sales Rank: 295

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 4.9 x 0.8

ISBN: 0140143459
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.620973
EAN: 9780140143454
ASIN: 0140143459

Publication Date: October 1, 1990
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Product Description
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. Now in trade paper. First serial to Manhattan Inc.

Customer Reviews:   Read 218 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars Leaves something to be desired   November 30, 2008
First half = interesting. Second half = kinda boring. Lewis has inspired me to write a better insider's account of Wall Street.


4 out of 5 stars Pretty Darn Interesting   November 11, 2008
 0 out of 1 found this review helpful

This was a pretty good book because it tells you things that make you want to keep listening, it holds your attention. You will learn some things from this book. The only bad thing about this book that i didnt like was how the author occasionally went off on unusual/complicated tangents when describing things. The kind of sentences you have to read atleast 3 times.....but i still recommend it. FIASCO was also very good.

sayanora


5 out of 5 stars Must Read   October 26, 2008
Anyone looking for an idea of what its like to work at an investment bank MUST read this book.


5 out of 5 stars Unbelievably Superb!!! A Masterpiece!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   October 4, 2008
 1 out of 2 found this review helpful

This book was so inspirational and superb it may have changed my life. It changed my perspective on things and it was so funny and enlightening it in a way contributed to helping me go from a Junior Manager in a Fortune 500 company to Head of Division with responsibility over 15 countries in an International Fortune 500 Company...a must read for any MBA or graduate diving into the corporate rat race and wanting to know - is anything possible? the answer is yes. Depends how you do it...A great read. Thanks!


5 out of 5 stars it is enough   September 23, 2008
 1 out of 2 found this review helpful

Michael Lewis describes his corner of wall street pretty well. The 1980s bond market. He continually contrasts the practice and culture of trading bonds with the dogma of Economics.

Over the course of the book it becomes easy to draw parallels between Wall Street and Feudal Europe. The Economists are like the Catholic Church in Feudal Europe. The Traders are like the Nobles and Royalty in Medieval Europe. The Job of the Nobles is to fight other Nobles over the right to control land, rent, and protection fees. The Job of the Church is to teach people who aren't Nobles that they should do what the Nobles tell them to. In exchange, the Church will occasionally ask the Nobles to behave a little better.

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