Michael Lewis





Michael Lewis

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October 15, 1960 in New Orleans, Louisiana, The United States

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Michael Lewis attended Princeton University where he received a BA in art history in 1982. He also received a masters degree in economics from the London School of Economics in 1985.

He went on to work with New York art dealer Wildenstein, and then became a bond salesman at Salomon Brothers in London, an experience he described in his first book, Liar's Poker (1989). While at Salomon Brothers, he continued to work nights and weekends as a journalist, an effort he continues to this day with pieces for periodicals like The New York Times Magazine.

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Average rating: 4.03 · 52,316 ratings · 7,938 reviews · 35 distinct works
Moneyball: The Art of Winning...
4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 13,771 ratings — published 2003 — 22 editions
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The Big Short: Inside the Doom...
4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 11,601 ratings — published 2009 — 17 editions
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The Blind Side: Evolution of a...
3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 10,374 ratings — published 2006 — 18 editions
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Liar's Poker: Rising Through t...
3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 7,813 ratings — published 1989 — 25 editions
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Boomerang: Travels in the New...
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 3,054 ratings — published 2011 — 11 editions
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Home Game: An Accidental Guide...
3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 1,100 ratings — published 2009 — 13 editions
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The New New Thing: A Silicon V...
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 980 ratings — published 1999 — 15 editions
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Panic!: The Story of Modern Fi...
3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 403 ratings — published 2008 — 8 editions
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Next: The Future Just Happened
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Coach: Lessons on the Game of...
3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 313 ratings — published 2005 — 9 editions
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October 2011, Michael Lewis
"Where is your money? The nonfiction wizard who gave us Moneyball and The Big Short examines the terrifying state of the world's economy in his new book, Boomerang." ...More

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“Those who know don't tell and those who tell don't know.”
Michael Lewis, Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street

“Everything, in retrospect, is obvious. But if everything were obvious, authors of histories of financial folly would be rich . . .”
Michael Lewis, Panic!: The Story of Modern Financial Insanity

“The men on the trading floor may not have been to school, but they have Ph.D.’s in man’s ignorance.”
Michael Lewis, Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street

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