Liar's Poker
Liar's Poker is a book by Michael Lewis that portrays the Wall Street bond trading culture at Salomon Brothers. Intended to be a cautionary warning about questionable and deceptive practices, this book is also designed as a blueprint to seek personal profit. This book contains two stories: one which might have been controversial in its time, and an insightful chunk recounting the history of the mortgage-backed security and the key people behind it.
“The funniest book on Wall Street I’ve ever read.”
— Tom Wolfe
“Often profane, always hilarious, right on the mark.”
— People
“So memorable and alive . . . one of those rare works that encapsulate and define an era.”
— Fortune