false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1157831864m/1171.jpg 1171 16 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. 855103 1 10 1990 Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street total:2307|5:558|4:1079|3:568|2:85|1:17| 2307 8997 3167 283 4 1 false false Wed Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jan 26 07:59:06 -0800 2008 Wed Jun 25 10:51:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sun Mar 25 08:29:29 -0700 2007 Sun Mar 25 08:43:03 -0700 2007 pp 136 is the best explanation of CMO's I've ever read.

Great read. Initially loaned to me by a coworker. I went out and bought it shortly thereafter.

A former art student winds up becoming a bond salesman for Salomon Broth...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Dec 04 13:26:51 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 13:55:05 -0800 2008 Liar's Poker records the author's experience as a bonds trader for Solomon Brothers, at the height of the 80's trading explosion - an accurate, and frightening, account of the ludicrous natu...more...]]> 4 0 false true Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 19:33:20 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 20:08:06 -0700 2009
Interestingly Lewis wrote the book to dissuade people from taking this path. After it came out he was inundated with questions about how to best break into the industry.

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The book, of course, is abou...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Nov 04 08:54:19 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 07:40:01 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 13:13:37 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 09:55:24 -0700 2009
1) If you want to work for Soly in the 80’s the F bomb must be every other word that comes out of your mouth

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Michael does an excellent job of painting the cultural landscape of the firm in vivid detail, and sets even more vivi...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Mar 15 15:40:46 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 15:49:39 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 06:35:40 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 05:32:07 -0700 2009 House of Morgan to be -except 80 years later. This had Lewis' writing - though early Lewis, and was an inside account of investment banking in the 80's. Interesting enough.

Well, schools do a poor job of educating kid's on anything after the civil war, so here's ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 11:29:39 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 20:25:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 20:38:12 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 20:42:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1171