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 is Michael Lewis’ account of his time at Salomon Brothers in the 1980s, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the greed and excess of Wall Street during a high-stakes era. The book details his rise from a trainee to a successful bond salesman, capturing the reckless, fast-paced environment of the financial world. This unabridged audio edition, read by Lewis, features archival news clips, sound effects, and a bonus episode from his podcast Against the Rules.

Good read, not super spectacular but entertaining. Bought it because of the movie The Big Short. It did not dissapoint.

This is an excellent book from Michael Lewis. Discusses the historical bond market.

It worth reading to anyone who wants to figure out how the markets work and what was on the table during roaring 80s. It’s classic, what else could I say. And it’s a book about the transformation of a good salesman into the writer. It was a risky bet but it paid off very well.