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

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

Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street
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Author: Michael Lewis
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1990-10-01
ISBN: 0140143459
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)

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

Book Review: Disappointed
Summary: 2 Stars

After reading the reviews on Amazon, I was excited when this book finally arrived. However, after reading 3/4 of the book, I felt the reviews were highly misleading. Lewis is by no means a highly gifted writer. This book is sloppy and disorganized. He throws around dates and names in random pages, which leads the reader out of the loop. Most of the names could have been left out and weren't important to the story. A brief synopsis of the story goes like this "Yah, we made a lot of money in the 1980s at Salomon Brothers". And for the a whole synopsis, reiterate that 100 times in a 100 different ways. I'm so disappointed with this book.

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

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.

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