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Liar's Poker
Liar's Poker | Michael Lewis
Michael Lewis was fresh out of Princeton and the London School of Economics when he landed a job at Salomon Brothers, one of Wall Street s premier investment firms. During the next three years, Lewis rose from callow trainee to bond salesman, raking in millions for the firm and cashing in on a modern-day gold rush. Liar s Poker is the culmination of those heady, frenzied years a behind-the-scenes look at a unique and turbulent time in American business. From the frat-boy camaraderie of the forty-first-floor trading room to the killer instinct that made ambitious young men gamble everything on a high-stakes game of bluffing and deception, here is Michael Lewis s knowing and hilarious insider s account of an unprecedented era of greed, gluttony, and outrageous fortune."
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Berryfan
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Fantastic! I will definitely be reading more Michael Lewis. Factual, humorous, insightful. A great book by an engaging author. If you have any interest in Wall Street, junk bonds, financial markets, larger-than-life characters or traders v salesmen, this book is for you.

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Brooke_H
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I enjoyed the parts of this book that were more memoir-ish, with Lewis discussing his job at Salomon Bros. The chapters actually outlining bond sales and other Wall Street stuff were pretty dry.

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Brooke_H
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Mehso-so

I enjoyed the parts of this book that were more memoir-ish, with Lewis discussing his job at Salomon Bros. The chapters actually outlining bond sales and other Wall Street stuff were pretty dry.

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JoeMo
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This was an interesting read about the author‘s time at Salomon Brothers in which he climbed from a trainee to a successful trader. If you want a book with interesting and likable characters, this isn‘t for you. This is a book about relatively awful people who care about making piles of money and of self-preservation in a company structure that gave off a Lord of the Flies vibe!

#bookspinbingo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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Michael Lewis might be better than any other writer I've read at explaining complex subjects in an entertaining and understandable way, especially when it comes to the financial industry. I credit him with taking my abstract disdain for Wall Street and giving it myriad, concrete targets to focus on. 🙂

The_Penniless_Author @Milara I've certainly learned to embrace my righteous anger the older I get 😁 3y
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Eggbeater
Liar's Poker | Michael Lewis
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1. I'm an architect. I have an affinity for pit bulls. I can only make meals in a crock pot
2. Fifty Shades of Grey
3. Yes! I've been able to meet several YA authors because my friend @MidnightBookGirl works at @FountainBookstore
4. I would much rather be too hot. I despise the cold!

#LitsyLearn @Alora

Alora Thank you for reposting! 💜💜💜 Is the lie the crock pot?! That 100% sounds like me though! Lol 4y
Rachel.Rencher I'm guessing architect is the lie? 4y
Eggbeater @Alora I really can only cook in a crock pot. 😂 Otherwise, I'm completely helpless in the kitchen. 4y
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Eggbeater @Rachel.Rencher Yes! I got it from Seinfeld. It is the lie George Costanza used to love to tell people. I've always wanted to say that. 4y
Karisa @Eggbeater Vandeley Industries? 😂 Love that show! 4y
Eggbeater @Karisa Yes! That's it! 😂 4y
Dolly Seinfeld had some of the best lines ever. 4y
kimmypete1 You have two lies, those asparagus wrap things were made in an oven and they are delicious!!!!! 4y
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"When you won, people-- all the way up to the top of the firm-- admired you, envied you, and feared you, and with reason: You controlled the loot. When you managed a firm, well, sure you received your quota of envy, fear and admiration. But for all the wrong reasons. You did not make the money for Salomon. You did not take risk. You were hostage to your producers. They took the risk... The money came from risk takers..."

Crazeedi That's so cute! Welcome to litsy!!🎉🎉 5y
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"In any market, as in any poker game, there is a fool. The astute investor Warren Buffett is fond of saying that any player unaware of the fool in the market probably is the fool in the market."

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"The questions a Liar's Poker player asks himself are, up to a point, the same questions as a bond trader asks himself. Is this a smart risk? Do I feel lucky? How cunning is my opponent? Does he have any idea what he's doing, and if not, how do I exploit his ignorance? If he bids high, is he bluffing, or does he actually have a strong hand... Each player seeks weakness, predictability, and pattern in the others and seeks to avoid it in himself."

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"He had, I think, a profound ability to control the two emotions that commonly destroy traders-- fear and greed-- and it made him as noble as a man who pursues his self interest so fiercely can be. He was thought by many within Salomon to be the best bond trader on Wall Street."

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thec0zy
Liar's Poker | Michael Lewis
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Mr. C0zy just gave me a tour of his bookshelf, describing his fiction, finance, and science shelves. He's never been more attractive 😍#truelove

Bookzombie 💟 7y
Megabooks 💜💜 7y
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LindsayReads 💗💗💗 7y
Cinfhen Sweetest 7y
Laura317 Sounds like a keeper!! 7y
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thec0zy @Cinfhen @Laura317 he definitely is 💕 7y
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